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ICW: Partnerships built on trust

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Health and safety training provision

Over 25 years providing effective and efficient health and safety advice and training to the construction industry and others… Callsafe Services Limited has been providing...

CDM2015 and domestic projects

James Ritchie of The Association for Project Safety answers the questions most raised about the new CDM Regulations with regard to domestic projects… The phone...

A smoke alarm victory

Graham Ellicot, CEO of the Fire Industry Association details the long campaign to ensure that smoke alarms are installed in all privately rented homes… In...

SP205 certification for success

PBC Today outlines how the BAFE SP205 UKAS accredited certification scheme can increase business for those offering fire risk assessment services… The SSAIB’s BAFE SP205...

PROFILE: New NHBC registration benefits revealed

NHBC reveal new registration benefits for builders and developers… With NHBC’s annual registration statistics showing a 9% increase in 2014 over the previous year and...

PROFILE: A plan for evacuation

Disabled people may need extra assistance to evacuate a building safely. Here, Ian Streets explains the procedures… It is vital for a business to have...

PROFILE: Building Control and planning working together

The government’s on-going initiative to simplify new build housing regulation should see Building Control Bodies and Planning Authorities working closer together to apply the...

Proactive building control

Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI outlines the benefits of a proactive building control service delivering competence and independence in the construction sector… There is...

Scaffolding training – ensuring best practice

CISRS announces new requirements for the CISRS Part 1 Scaffolding Training course… CISRS has announced that as of 1st September 2015 it will be a...

PROFILE: NHBC — Coping with demand

NHBC outline the successes from its latest recruitment campaign to cope with demand … Last June, NHBC, the leading warranty and insurance provider for new...

The structural Eurocodes

Dr Graham Couchman, CEO of the Steel Construction Institute details the evolution of Eurocodes and what they mean for today’s practitioners… The lineage of international...

PROFILE: BIM3 Initiatives launched by government – but what about BIM2?

David Wigglesworth, Managing Director of UK Specification, a division of ASSA ABLOY UK, looks at BIM3 in terms of its objectives and likely levels...

PROFILE: Wienerberger BIM objects

Wienerberger BIM objects now downloadable directly from its website 1 April 15: Wienerberger, the leading provider of wall, roof and landscaping innovations, launched its fully...

The BIM menu of information

Steve Thompson, Chair of BIM4M2 and Market Manager for Construction and Infrastructure at Tata Steel discusses the game-changing potential in efficiency improvements that BIM...

A coordinated approach to BIM

Previously architects did not always have the most efficient way of sharing information, so their design intent could be lost. Andy Murphy, Non-Residential Sector...

Nationwide: UK house prices increase

According to the Nationwide building society house prices across the UK are resuming an upward trend... With house prices estimated to grow over the next...

The practical challenges of BIM

Hinesh Mistry, Water Global Technology Leader – BIM, at CH2M HILL outlines the current challenges of BIM, but also the confidence within industry that...

The BIM Delivery Cube

Tim Cole, Executive Vice President, Research & Development at Causeway and Bill Healy, Chair of the BIM Technology Alliance explains how the BIM Delivery Cube...

PROFILE: Large scale refurbishment and retrofit using BIM

Neill Ryan, CEO of VRM Technology Limited asks if large scale refurbishment and retrofit using BIM is worth it Neill Ryan is CEO of VRM...

Surviving the BIM revolution

Karen Alford, BIM Project Executive at the Environment Agency discusses how industry can adapt to the BIM revolution by utilising the standards and data...

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