SIG HAS partnered with nationwide supermarket chain Morrisons and its Community Champions to provide much-needed donations for local food banks. All across the SIG network, select branches will be donating supplies via Morrisons to their local communities in an effort to give back. This time of year is a particularly challenging one for those who
THE INSTITUTE of Roofing (IoR) has announced a new Chair, Graeme Millar (FIoR), and Vice-Chair, Mark Dunn (FIoR); both who joined the IoR Board earlier this year. As an IoR Fellowship member since 2014, Graeme’s experience in the construction spans more than 40 years when he began his career as a trainee slater at William
THE RATE of project starts on site remains in a state of decline in December, falling 12% against the preceding three months, and finishing 25% lower than 2022 figures. As the wider economy remains depressed, private investor confidence remains low. It’s led to a persistent slump in activity, with many pausing or pushing back start dates
TWO-THIRDS of construction professionals are now using digital tools to calculate environmental-related metrics, a sign that sustainable design is now intrinsic to construction processes. That’s the headline finding of NBS’s Digital Construction Report tracking the industry’s evolving relationship between digital technology and safety and sustainability – the sector’s biggest challenges. Significantly, four in ten use
A FURTHER two companies have been fined after a dad died when he fell from the roof of a building site. Dennis Vincent, 36, and a colleague were using ropes to install a lightning protection system to the front of an office block being converted into flats. Dennis was lowering the access equipment from the roof,
STUDENTS from Fife College’s Roof, Slating and Tiling first-year apprenticeship course have been given a special tour of ongoing roofing renovation works at the Kirkcaldy Campus. Organised by the College’s estates team in partnership with contract partners undertaking the work, Marshall Construction and AtkinsRéalis, the development day provided the students with an in-depth overview of
NEW SOLAR planning rules on permitted development rights will mean more homeowners and businesses will be able to install solar panels on roofs without going through the planning system. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLHC) have changed the rules to avoid having to go through the planning system and waiting for a
IN A GROUNDBREAKING initiative, Kasssh, the innovative online cash payment solution, and Roof Giant, the foremost online roofing retailer, have joined forces to introduce the first-of-its-kind cash payment option for online roofing solutions in the trade industry. This historic partnership signifies a major leap forward, providing roofing professionals and DIY enthusiasts with a pioneering method
PHILIP WHITE, HSE’s Director of Building Safety (DoBS), will continue in his current role leading the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) on a permanent basis. Philip has been leading the work to fully establish the BSR in HSE since taking over from Peter Baker in April 2023. Ahead of the BSR becoming fully operational next year,
NEW RESEARCH has found tradespeople are seeing growing demand for projects to make UK homes ‘greener’ but many do not feel they have the skills needed to take on the jobs. The research carried out by Kingfisher plc, owner of B&Q and Screwfix, found over half (54%) of tradespeople said they’ve noticed an increase in
