Engineering heritage delivers dependable roof safety
James Gooder, Business Unit Manager at SFS Fall Protection Systems, explains why today’s horizontal safety line systems provide assured roof safety without compromising building performance and aesthetic goals.
Top methods for onsite water tightness testing for curtain walling
As sponsors of Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT), Premier Guarantee is part of a unique forum that drives forward research and training projects. Clive Everett, Facades Technical Standards Director, discusses the top methods Premier Guarantee promote for onsite water tightness testing
The most common cause for façade failures...
Property Level Resilience: A holistic and unique approach from Aquobex
Property Level Resilience (PLR) is a new strategy that aims to address the whole concept of flood mitigation and management.
Which insurance do you need for your self-build?
Advantage Home Construction Insurance tell us which insurance policies to consider when thinking about builiding your own home.
LHC frameworks: Helping you navigate the procurement minefield
Ian Brown, Client Support Manager for LHC’s north region, shares his views on why framework providers, LHC’s partnerships work.
The new generation of spray foam insulation products
Kiwa Building Products Technical Project Manager, Simon Lloyd, looks at the new generation of spray foam insultation products coming on to the market.
Police Crime Prevention Academy: A new generation of crime prevention qualifications
September 2018 marks the launch and delivery of the first externally accredited crime prevention learning and development programme for more than 50 years
Hackitt calls on construction industry to ditch “value engineering”
"Value engineering" should be driven out of the construction industry as part of the root-and-branch reform of the sector following the Grenfell disaster, Dame Judith Hackitt has said
New rules to protect thousands of private renters
The government has issued new policies to protect at least 850,000 people in privately rented homes from poor living conditions and overcrowding.
Government measures to improve fire safety bring security into the refurbishment sector for the...
New suggested standards for front doors to flats released in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy for the first time bring security compliance into the refurbishment sector
Combustible cladding ban should apply to all high-rise buildings, says IOSH
A ban on combustible cladding in the UK should apply to all new high-rise buildings, according to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
New report calls for tighter abestos safety measures in schools and workplaces
The latest white paper from Lucion Services explains how the UK’s historic record in the import and use of ACMs has contributed to the country’s position as having the worst asbestos health related problems in the world.
FPA aims to speed up tests for cladding systems
The Fire Protection Association has opened up its research and experimental test rigs in Moreton for commercial use due to concerns about lack of market capacity and to speed up the UK testing process
Carillion used combustible cladding on Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Inspections have revealed that Carillion used non-complaint cladding on the Royal Liverpool University Hospital that it was building at the time it went into liquidation
