The Government has moved to secure vital talent needed to build the UK’s recovery from Covid-19, protecting employment for thousands of people working in the construction sector. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, yesterday [read more…]
With the nationwide attention Isabella Tree’s bestseller Wilding has received, the creation of ‘Heal’ a charity crowdfunding large-scale purchase of land with the goal of rewilding it, and the transforming public attitudes to green spaces [read more…]
The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, HHIC, together with the heating industry has created a useful guide offering advice to frontline heating engineers on operating safely during the Covid-19 crisis. These are based on Government [read more…]
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is working with the Construction Products Association (CPA) to monitor the manufacturing and distribution of their respective members in order to meet the needs of housebuilders, contractors and SME builders [read more…]
Nadhim Zahawi MP, the Minister for Business and Industry, has acknowledged the vital role the building materials industry will play in the development and delivery of new technologies that will significantly reduce carbon emissions, to [read more…]
The revolving door was invented by Theophilus van Kannel from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1888. An old urban legend says that revolving doors were invented to prevent horses from entering buildings. This may seem like a humorous statement [read more…]
Last year, the number of people employed in the British Armed Forces numbered nearly 150,000. Of those, over 80,000 employed in the British Army and over 30,000 in the Royal Navy. However, over 14,000 people [read more…]
Nowadays lofts are one of the most desirable housing solutions and the industrial style has been dominating showrooms for many seasons. The open spaces and huge windows, as well as simplicity reminiscent of functional minimalism, [read more…]
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) believes that leaving the EU without a deal would be more catastrophic for the construction industry than the financial crisis of 2008, when it lost more than 250,000 skilled [read more…]
A survey by The Institution of Structural Engineers has revealed that many UK homeowners have not consulted structural engineers on key structural home improvement projects. Among the survey’s key findings are: Creating open plan kitchen/diners: [read more…]
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