STATISTICS RELEASED by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show 50 workers died due to a fall from height in Great Britain in 2023-2024. Falls from a height account for 36% of 138 worker deaths over the year and remain the leading cause of fatal injury to workers. HSE Statistics 2024 The 2023/24 figure for
SFS GROUP Fastening Technology and Kingspan Insulation have pooled their respective expertise in rainscreen cladding support systems and insulation materials, to launch an optimum performance solution offering A2-s1, d0 reaction to fire presenting the potential to optimise envelope design on buildings of any height. The NVELOPE®NVS-RP range of stainless steel brackets has been developed specifically
ROOFING AND CLADDING specialist Longworth and main contractor Urbanise are working together on the early stages of a cladding remediation project at the Exchange Building in Croydon. Longworth will be involved in the stripping and replacement of the existing cladding to meet the requirements of the Building Safety Act (BSA). The two businesses have previously worked
OUTPUT continued to rise in the UK construction sector as the second quarter of the year drew to a close, although the overall expansion softened amid a renewed fall in housing activity. A slower rise in new orders was also recorded, in some cases linked to election uncertainty, but the pace of job creation picked
A RECORD number of visitors attended this year’s InstallerSHOW at the NEC Birmingham. The format of this year’s show gave over 20,000 professionals from the heat, water, air and energy space access to more than 300 speakers and 650 exhibitors across two halls and 40,000m2 of floorspace. The 10 live content theatres blended practical demonstrations of the
THE LATEST Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report for June 2024, shows builders’ merchants’ value sales were up +3.9% in April compared to the same month a year ago. Volume sales increased +4.7% and prices eased -0.8%. However, with three additional trading days this year, like-for-like value sales were down -11%. June’s BMBI report shows that
ANNUAL housebuilding cost inflation continued to cool in Q1 2024, standing at 0.7%, down from a peak of 15.3% in Q2 2022. The findings, by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) Private Housing Construction Price Index (PHCPI), show this represented a 0.3% increase compared with Q4 2023. The BCIS Private Housing Construction Price Index is
THE DEADLINE to renew Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards issued via Industry Accreditation (IA) has now passed. All remaining cards obtained under the IA route are due to expire before the end of 2024. IA is to be removed entirely from 2025. Existing cardholders are required to achieve a construction-related vocational or academic qualification
UK HOUSEBUILDERS have signed up to a new initiative to support wildlife on their new development sites. The Homes for Nature commitment will see a bird-nesting brick or box installed for every new home built. Additionally, hedgehog highways will be created as standard on every new development taken through planning from September 2024, for participating companies.
THE LAING O’ROURKE Centre for Construction Engineering and Technology has launched its 2020-2023 Review today, 2 July. The review aims to generate the evidence and tools required to challenge the status quo and pave the way for a new era in the construction industry. 2020-2023 Centre Review Promoting a constructive engagement between academia, industry and policymakers, the
