The complexities and sometimes confusions of sustainability in construction put specifiers in a daunting position, with even apparently responsible choices of material –including picking recycled aluminium – leaving a host of questions still to be answered.
The complexities and sometimes confusions of sustainability in construction put specifiers in a daunting position, with even apparently responsible choices of material –including picking recycled aluminium – leaving a host of questions still to be answered.
The construction sector is losing its patience with Brexit uncertainty, according to Q2 2019 RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey, as workloads for social housing construction rises.
Councillors are to consider the next phase of Cheshire East’s development plan, which will provide the framework for housing, employment and other key infrastructure sites up to 2030.
The construction industry is not properly prepared for major VAT changes set to start in October, so the government needs to delay its implementation to avoid chaos, according to the FMB.
18 more businesses have been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time, the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) has revealed.
Subject to formalising contracts, One Housing has selected Countryside as a preferred development partner to enter into a joint venture partnership to deliver Camden Goods Yard regeneration.
Construction can be a tough old game for subcontractors and HMRC’s plans to introduce a domestic reverse charge on certain building and construction activities from 1 October 2019 is certainly not going to make life any easier for them!
With the UK due to leave the European Union on 31 October, PBC Today has launched a survey to take the pulse of the architecture, engineering and construction sector.
A new Housing First project has been launched on the Isle of Wight to help rough sleepers with complex needs get off the streets and into affordable housing.
HS2 has revealed the designs for its new “people mover” which will provide frequent transport between its Interchange Station in Solihull, through to Birmingham Airport.
On 4 July 2019, the country’s oldest building company, and the third oldest company in the UK still in operation, R Durtnell & Sons, ceased trading due to a consistently falling level of net assets.
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.
