The year-on-year decline in construction apprenticeships threatens the UK’s ability to ‘build back better’ from the coronavirus pandemic, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the Department for Education’s apprenticeship and traineeship [read more…]
Heating and cooling in buildings and industry account for half of energy consumption and governments across Europe and the UK have begun to recognise the scale of this challenge and opportunity through financial incentives and [read more…]
The quality of Ravago Building Solution products has been recognised by the UK’s leading specialist building envelope contractor Prater, which utilised Ravatherm XPS X 300 SL and MK for Prime Development’s new luxury London hotel [read more…]
Panthera Group has been appointed as the official hoarding supplier to the Silvertown Tunnel project. The company’s sustainable EnviroHoard™ system is being installed to secure and protect the site whilst enhancing the strict eco credentials [read more…]
Rapid growth at Norwich-based glazing manufacturer, Norwich Aluminium Limited, has seen the company move to new 80% larger premises and employ five new staff as it continues to fly the flag for UK manufacturing in [read more…]
Last week, the government responded to the 2019 consultation on its Future Homes Standard, confirming that all new homes will have to have low carbon heating and be ‘zero carbon ready’ by 2025; achieving net-zero [read more…]
It is an understatement to say that the industry still needs to make greater strides to bring more women into the construction industry. With data showing that women still comprise only 10% of the construction [read more…]
Derbyshire roofing firm Permaroof has taken unprecedented steps to protect its workforce by investing £2,000 in coronavirus safety equipment. It has installed three Radikal Health systems – which purify and eliminate viruses and bacteria from [read more…]
A new survey of SME[1] decision makers conducted by YouGov on behalf of World Kinect Energy Services has revealed that some construction businesses still need to set sustainability goals to help reduce their carbon footprint [read more…]
Kensa Group CEO, Simon Lomax, has welcomed the Government’s long-awaited response to the recent Part L Future Homes Consultation published on 19th January, which states that from 2025, no new homes will be built with [read more…]
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