The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) will work in partnership with TrustMark to ensure that homeowners can be confident of the quality of both the materials and the workmanship of projects completed under the new Green [read more…]
The Government’s recent consultation on extending the ban on combustible materials to more building types and lowering the height restriction in England from 18m to 11m closed on 25th May. Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of [read more…]
Mike Harrison, a structural and mechanical engineering sector specialist at R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, argues that the Government’s Future Homes Standard falls short in its environmental aims and won’t make a significant impact on [read more…]
Futurebuild 2020 opened its doors yesterday (3rd March) with a clear mission, to tackle the biggest challenges facing the industry head on. Bringing together 450 innovative and inspiring brands alongside a world class knowledge programme, the [read more…]
The government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO) regulations to make houses in the UK more energy efficient and improve quality and installation standards across the energy industry have been formalised by parliament. The new regulations (ECO3: [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…]
Shareplant – the UK-first company bringing the sharing economy to construction plant and tool hire – has challenged construction site managers to do away with paper-based forms, launching a free 14-day trial of its newly-expanded [read more…]
Leading LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) supplier Flogas Britain has announced that it will be offering environmentally-conscious construction customers the opportunity to offset their carbon emissions – by supporting a selection of verified sustainability projects that deliver quantifiable [read more…]
While welcoming the government’s new ‘net zero’ carbon target, Aggregate Industries has been quick to assert that a much greater commitment to innovation, in every respect of the construction process, is vital if the industry [read more…]
The construction industry can play its part in the battle to address climate change, by looking to the roof. Currently, around 10% of the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions are directly associated with construction*. Increased use [read more…]
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