As rising interest rates present an obstacle for property developers across the UK, Peter MacAllan, director at J3 Advisory, explains how to reassess strategies amidst a rapidly changing financial landscape.
In this article, learn about SFS Group's commitment to going beyond standard offerings, providing innovative cladding support systems that elevate building performance and user experience.
The possibility of extreme coastal flood events could increase from the current rate of once every 100 years to every year by 2050, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
With Scotland setting ambitious net zero carbon goals, Lindsey Mitchell, architect director at BDP’s Glasgow Studio, discusses her experiences in designing successful, sustainable school projects.
When it comes to bidding for new clients, design and construction specialist Dan Grimshaw of Beam Developments explains why he walks away if the process involves competitive tender when it’s based on cost alone.
Rob Hopwood, planning partner at planning consultants Bidwells, discusses the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and highlights the key priorities for realising the area’s potential as a major economic powerhouse for the UK.
Structural warranty provider ABC+ Warranty has reported another high level of activity in the construction industry from new build to conversion works.
A recent Technology & Construction Court case has underlined the importance of being clear on payment regimes and mechanisms in contracts. Ryland Ash and Alexander Creswick of law firm Watson Farley & Williams take a look.
The newly appointed business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng has written an open letter to the construction industry praising “the crucial contribution” the sector is making.
348,000 homes could be built on brownfield land that is not being registered as available for development due to problems with the quality of the data in the planning system, a new report by U+I has found.
Jon Bower, planning and infrastructure head at Womble Bond Dickinson, examines the government’s proposed changes to planning for the delivery of key public service infrastructure.
Stephen Good, CEO of Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, examines five key themes for the construction sector from collaboration, digital transformation and skills to supply chain resilience post-Brexit.
Assent delivers building control solutions on over 30,000 projects annually; our growing network of 60+ offices means that we are always within one hour of a site anywhere in England and Wales.
In this article, we talk to Iain Thomson, CEO of Assent, and Adam Melrose, director at Clarke Banks, about some of the issues affecting the world of building control and what the industry needs to do to tackle them head-on.