When engaged from the start of a project, a structural warranty partner such as ICW becomes a strategic asset, offering the technical insight and risk management needed to streamline the development.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is a complex mixture of materials and components that because of their hazardous content can cause major problems...
With a national drive to redevelop brownfield land across the country, planners and developers are increasingly faced with sites that may have been contaminated...
Steven Pearson, planning consultant and legal author at legislation analysts Cedrec, discusses the implications of recent changes to UK planning law…
In May 2015, the...
Mark Thackeray discusses recent announcements made about planning processes from the top players in the Tory party…
Remember the good old days when the only...
Keith Burge, Director at the Institute of Economic Development outlines the recommendations made to help under-performing towns and cities overcome their challenges…
The Institute of...
CITB NI research indicates that whilst growth in the local construction industry is lagging behind the UK, construction employment in NI is expected to...
Corina Crețu, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy outlines how Europe should be exploiting urban areas to their full potential…
An important responsibility was bestowed upon me...
Steve Evans BSc (Hons) MBA C.Build.E FCABE
Senior Area Technical Manager
National House Building Council (NHBC)
Hello and welcome to this edition of Planning and Building Control...
Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s Head of Infrastructure, Building and Construction, forecasts a positive outlook for the construction industry in 2016 and calls on all businesses...
Andy Moffat and Danielle Sinnett of the British Land Reclamation Society summarise how land reclamation, or brownfield development, can be used to address a...
A new housing company has committed to investing around £100m in the social housing and mid-market rental sector…
Ediston Homes has pledged to boost the...
After a successful inaugural year, ASSA ABLOY UK Specification looks ahead to 2016 and how it believes the construction industry will respond following a...
Whatever your trade or profession, credibility counts.
You wouldn’t place an important legal matter in the hands of a bar room barrister any more than...
A strong quarter from the infrastructure sector has boosted the number of new construction orders…
Infrastructure, which formed a major part of the government’s Spending...
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has announced a new development has been selected as a national pilot for large-scale custom build…
A development in Basingstoke has...
