PBC Today April 2015 Articles
PBC Today April 2015 Related News
The ground you work on
Kevin Minton, Director of the Construction Plant Hire Association highlights the levels of risk involved in ground conditions for machinery and how it can...
Fast Flexible Finance
JCB outline their fast, flexible finance.
Our aim is to ensure that our UK customers benefit from over 40 years of knowledge and experience in...
PROFILE: JCB Insurance Launch ‘Tailormade Solutions’
Commoditised Insurance
JCB Insurance Services are an Insurance Broker specialising in arranging all of the insurance a business needs.
As you would expect from a name...
Combatting machinery theft
Commander Neil Basu of the Metropolitan Police outlines his involvement with the CEA’s Security and Registration Scheme – CESAR, and how machinery theft is...
Building a home? Build a solar home
Paul Hutchens, Chairman of the Solar Trade Association New Build Working Group and Managing Director of Eco2Solar explains the benefits of fitting solar panels...
Schöck performance verified by the OISD
As a leading specialist in the provision of advanced solutions for thermal energy structural insulation, Schöck demands extremely high product performance standards. The company...
The NIA insulation service
The National Insulation Association (NIA) announces the introduction of a new service for Local Authorities and Housing Associations looking for insulation companies to work...
Investment in energy efficiency
Paul King, Chief Executive of the UK Green Building Council highlights why infrastructure investments for energy efficiency should be a priority for the government…
Blind...
PROFILE: The fabric of thermal comfort
When we typically spend 90% of our time indoors or in vehicles, it’s fair to say that the buildings we live, work or play...
The INCA Manifesto – A future for EWI
INCA has published a manifesto ahead of the General Election calling on any future government to set out a clear role for EWI
Bridging the performance gap
Buildings rarely perform as well as their designers predicted – energy consumption can be as much as double what was expected, so annual energy...
PROFILE: Thermal Performance
Halfen outline the innovations available to mitigate cold bridging and improve thermal performance…
With the ever increasing need to improve the thermal performance of our...
Energy efficiency and housing: what next for Local Authorities?
Ian Hutchcroft, Head of Local Delivery at the Energy Saving Trust explains how local authorities can retrofit for energy efficiency and deliver benefits for carbon reduction, health, jobs and growth
Isover’s Optima IWI system insulates Bolton Home
As part of a trial into solid wall insulation by the Energy Saving Trust, Saint- Gobain Isover installed its newly launched Optima Internal Wall...
Competent retrofit
Mark Weaver, Project Director for Retrofit at Saint-Gobain in the UK describes how the retrofit industry can become competent experts…
It is widely recognised that...
Warm Up Bristol: City-wide energy efficiency
A part of Bristol’s status as 2015 European Green Capital involves becoming the UK’s most energy efficient major city. Here, the Council outline their...
PROFILE: The evolution of Party Walls
Masonry party walls have seen many changes over the years, driven by the need to improve acoustic performance, prevent thermal bypass and reduce the...
The issue of fees for a party wall
Sara Burr, Chair of The Pyramus and Thisbe Club warns of the potential under the Party Wall etc Act 1996 of escalating fees should...
PROFILE: Party wall and neighbourly matters
Orpwood Associates offers a full range of professional services relating to Party Wall, Neighbourly Matters, and Rights of Light on projects throughout London and...
Following the correct party wall procedures
James Jackson, Head of Training and Education with the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors emphasises the correct procedures to follow under the Party Wall...
CDM 2015 for FM
Mike Packham, Partner of Bernard Williams Associates and BIFM member examines how the new CDM regulations are likely to impact the FM sector…
Like many...
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...