AFTER TWO and a half years of renovations and building works, Bobby’s, a historic building in the heart of Bournemouth, is celebrating an important landmark in its renovation schedule. Thanks to a £5.6 million investment, the multifunctional building’s extensive roof and fabric works will be completed in March making the building waterproof for the first
THE LIGHTHOUSE Construction Industry Charity has received a £50,000 donation from the Persimmon Charitable Foundation to support their work. The charity specialises in providing emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families. The funding will go towards ‘MakeItVisible’ building site visits where Lighthouse teams deliver sessions and promote their support services. Last
NEGATIVE STIGMA and a lack of proper training opportunities are blocking many people with criminal records from construction jobs. That’s the headline finding of a Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) report. The report, called Building Opportunity: Employing People with Criminal Convictions in Construction, shows individuals with a criminal record face significant barriers to gaining employment
THE SHORTLIST for the UK Roofing Awards 2024 has now been finalised, and NFRC has announced the finalists in each of the sixteen project categories, in a broad range of roofing and cladding disciplines. The Roofing Awards will be taking place on Friday 10 May 2024 at the Intercontinental London—The O2. Tables for the event
THE STATE of the Roofing Industry member survey from NFRC and Glenigan for Q4 of 2023, highlights late payment and the continuity of public non-residential RM&I as key issues for the UK roofing sector. Public non-residential RM&I is expected to be the fastest growing sector with 33% of firms anticipating that their workload will increase.
TRADITIONAL ROOFING was launched in 2023 to great acclaim from architects, other specifiers and roofing professionals alike. Please click on cover image to open Inspired by this fantastic response, 10,000 printed copies and 15,000 digital editions of the 2024 Traditional Roofing supplement were once again distributed to readers. Packed full of guidance, technical know-how and
THE BREYER GROUP has appointed Jess McCarthy in the role of finance director following incumbent Neil Fisher setting in motion plans for retirement. Breyer Group, ranking third in the 2023 Roofing Today Top 40, is a property services provider in the South and South East. Breyer’s specialist roofing, responsive repairs and refurbishment teams – also
THE GREEN ROOF Organisation is lending its support to International Women’s Day on 8 March 2024. The Green Roof Organisation (GRO) is standing up to celebrate the achievements of women worldwide and reaffirm its commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). The organisation is backing the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Charter for Horticulture, Arboriculture, Landscaping
THIS YEAR, International Women’s Day is being celebrated on 8 March with a theme of Inspiring Inclusion. The public perception of the UK roofing sector is one of a male-dominated industry. That may be true of roles ‘on the tools’ but there are many women working in the industry. Roles women excel at in the
PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt visited Selco Builders Warehouse on one of the most significant days in the political calendar. Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt were welcomed into the Old Kent Road branch on Wednesday 6 March just hours after the Spring Budget was delivered to a packed House
