Hugh Simpson, chief executive and registrar of the Architects Registration Board, discusses the revision of the Architects Code of Conduct & Practice to ensure it continues to hold the profession to the highest standards of integrity.
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.
Hailsham-based architectural designer and planning consultant, Glenn Moore, is shocked after the announcement last week that Wealden District Council would be not receiving additional funds from the Government’s new Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF)
Bennett Architectural will undertake its largest DfMA project to date, providing high quality glazing solutions for the £350m New Grange Hospital in Cwmbran, South Wales
Construction output growth faded to "near-stagnation" levels in January as residential building activity contracted, new orders declined and business activity growth fell to a four-month low
Peter Webb, Partner at Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants, offers a warning to construction industry bosses about their responsibilities when it comes to paying workers/subcontractors
Plans for a new campus for Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) were unveiled today (2 February) as the Prime Minister continues her trade visit to China accompanied by University of Liverpool Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Janet Beer
FP McCann’s prestressed concrete hollowcore planks and blended grouting ballasts have been put to use at the new £24 million speculative office and laboratory...
New plans have been submitted by the University of Wolverhampton for its School of Architecture and the Built Environment at its £100m Springfield Campus development
Capita's shares have plunged by more than 40% after the outsourcing giant issues a profit warning, a £700m cash call and a series of disposals, including the planned sale of Constructionline
Script&Go release a whitepaper highlighting how stakeholders in the construction and infrastructure sector can improve their productivity through the use of mobile digital solutions
As the economy continues to come to terms with the collapse of Carillion, the latest figures suggest that on the day of liquidation, Carillion was the main contractor on 57 construction projects worth a total of £5.7bn, including a £1.3bn HS2 contract
New research carried out among more than 2,000 UK adults by SPCE has revealed the challenges faced by Generation Rent when attempting to claim back their deposit
Ryan Simmonds, sales director of framing at voestalpine Metsec plc, discusses the keys to successful collaboration and how promoting cooperation and coordination delivers construction project success
An inquiry has been launched into KPMG's audit of financial statements issued by Carillion leading up to the company's profit warning issued in July 2017
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.
