SFS Group Fastening Technology has launched a brochure outlining its NVELOPE® Capability range which supports rainscreen subframe systems, as well as the myriad design solutions to meet virtually any project’s requirements.
A coalition of business groups from the property and construction sectors have urged the next UK government to cut VAT on maintenance and home improvements to spur a green housing revolution.
Ascena has been appointed as the hotel operator for the £120m Guildhall development in Nottingham, the scheme will be submitted for detailed planning over the next few weeks.
Liverpool Football Club (LFC) has revealed its plans for the proposed expansion of the Anfield Road Stand, which will see more fans watch some of Europe’s best live football in a facility in the heart of Liverpool.
The steel bridge is the first of three components to be installed over the next few months to create a Roll On – Roll Off facility into the new terminal at the Tilbury2, under construction by Graham.
CityFibre has awarded Granemore Group a £39m contract for its fibre rollout in Northampton as part of CityFibre’s £2.5bn Gigabit City investment programme.
In its manifesto, ‘Infrastructure for everyone’, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) argues for denser brownfield development, to help deal with the national housing crisis.
47% of small business owners and managing directors in the construction sector admit they’ve had to stop their own pay due to the impact of unfair payment practices by their buyers.
Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew’s has reached its halfway point, a significant milestone in the construction progress of the independent hospital development.
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has said local authority planners are ‘vital’ in balancing the support and promotion of council-led developments with impartial scrutiny of all developments.
The £95m Park East development will be delivered by Wates Residential and Orbit, it will see 320 new homes built, 80% of which will be shared ownership and affordable housing.
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.
