CONTRACTORS who want to see Whitesales’ rooflights and brand-new roof lantern up close can view all the products – and a whole lot more – at the 2023 FIT Show in May. The show takes place at the NEC from the 23rd to 25th May and is primarily aimed at the window and door market.
A SCOTTISH CIVIL ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR has been fined £800,000 for safety breaches after a 10-year-old boy died as a result of falling down a building site manhole in Glasgow. Shea Ryan went out to play with his friends on the evening of 16th July 2020. He got onto the construction site where he was able to
THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS (RIBA) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) have published a free guide to managing Safety-Critical Elements (SCEs) in buildings. The Guide to Managing Safety-Critical Elements in Building Construction helps to identify high-risk elements in and around buildings. It outlines systems that should be adopted to ensure that SCEs
A CALL FOR EVIDENCE seeking to create a comprehensive view of the impact of nutrient neutrality advice on developments has been launched by the government. Nutrient neutrality controls are designed to prevent the release of reactive nitrogen into the environment when new housing developments are built. Nutrient pollution is currently impacting permissions for development and
DOWNING CONSTRUCTION has declared it is seeking to recover a £9.8m provision it’s set aside for remedial cladding work on completed projects. The Liverpool headquartered company’s subsidiary, George Downing Construction Ltd, settled a long-standing court case in October last year brought by Unite Students. The claim was for compensation for composite cladding, water ingress and fire
Delegates at the Futurebuild conference learned how plastics have a role to play in the circular economy, alongside discovering how next-generation Ravatherm XPS X ULTRA 300 SL insulation is helping architects create attractive, versatile, and sustainable buildings. THOUSANDS OF SPECIFIERS who attended the Futurebuild conference at ExCel in London were challenged to set aside their preconceptions about
MONTHLY CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT is estimated to have increased 2.4% in volume terms in February 2023. This is according to the latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The monthly rise in February 2023 follows a 1.7% fall in January 2023, with February 2023 being the highest monthly value at £15,558 million, since records
A HIGHLAND ROOFER with a creative flare is being praised worldwide for his original rooftop artwork. Gary McIntyre began adding his personal designs to roofs in 2019. He first featured his work on a friend’s roof after pitching him the unique idea of incorporating a lead stag design. Gary’s friend was so pleased with the
AN UNLICENSED ASBESTOS REMOVAL COMPANY has been fined £80,000 for failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos from a property in Stockport. This follows the sentencing of the company’s director last month. In September 2021, a joint investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Stockport Trading Standards revealed Asbestos Boss Limited removed
THE BUILDING SAFETY REGULATOR has now opened the registration process for high-rise residential buildings in England. All high-rise residential buildings 18 metres tall or higher, or at least 7 storeys tall, with two or more residential units must be registered with the Building Safety Regulator by 1 October 2023. The registration service is now open and
