HUGE WASTE COSTS for construction and demolition companies are being risked in disposing of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste wood which could be recycled. That is the message from the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). To stop those costs, it is urging construction and demolition companies to test certain ‘amber’ waste wood items from
FLEX-R, supplier of flat roofing products, has introduced LQD-PUR, a liquid waterproofing system for professional roofing contractors. It’s now in stock and ready for despatch to customers. LQD-PUR is a complete roof waterproofing system. Based on a single-component polyurethane, the system is applied as a basecoat and topcoat, incorporating chopped strand mat reinforcement. It has
THE JULY Construction Index shows that overall sector decline continues June’s gradual levelling out, with starts down a modest 2% on the preceding quarter when seasonally adjusted. The latest figures from Glenigan also show however, that the value of underlying work starting on-site decreased 19% compared to a year ago. Residential starts experienced a minor
THE NHBC Foundation has published a new report following up on research it undertook more than ten years ago examining whether Passivhaus could address climate change objectives. The report, The UK’s progress towards a Passivhaus standard in new homes, considers why the delivery of Passivhaus at scale remains a challenge, as well as highlighting where progress
Role: Site Manager – Roofing & Cladding Location: Nottingham Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 Are you ready to take the next step in your roofing career? The Externals Group is partnering with a well-established and family run roofing and cladding contractor based in Nottingham, to find a skilled site manager to cover the surrounding area. If
Role: Site Manager – Roofing & Cladding Location: London Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 Are you ready to take the next step in your roofing career? The Externals Group is partnering with a well-established and family run roofing and cladding contractor based in Nottingham, to find a skilled roofing & cladding site manager to cover the
Role: Contracts Manager – Industrial Roofing Location: Blackburn Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 Are you the contracts manager we’ve been looking for? The Externals group are working with a well established contractor looking for a contracts manager due to a fantastic pipeline of work available. As one of the leading industrial roofing and asbestos sheeting &
THE NEW CHANCELLOR of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves has confirmed mandatory housebuilding targets in her first speech in the post. Rachel Reeves announced mandatory housebuilding targets for England, and the loosening of planning rules to encourage more new homes. The housebuilding target, already provided in the Labour Party manifesto, is 1.5 million homes over the
SR TIMBER HAS LAUNCHED a ‘Going for Gold’ promotion for its merchant and installer customers to celebrate the Olympic games in Paris. Focusing on its Premium Gold® roofing batten, they are asking customers to share their roofing projects that include the batten to enter into a prize draw. The winner will receive a weekend break
TODAY saw a landslide election win for the Labour Party and Sir Keir Starmer – so what is the agenda for construction? The Labour manifesto has pledged to reinstate UK housebuilding targets delivering 1.5 million houses (including social housing) over the next five years of Labour’s parliamentary term of office. Pledging to stabilise government, grow
