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Construction Manager of the Year Awards goes virtual for 2020

Thursday, 24th September 2020

The Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) ‘Construction Manager of the Year Awards’ (CMYA) event has been moved online for 2020. As more restrictions are imposed in the UK to limit gatherings, the CIOB has made the decision to move this... View Article

Programme launches to prevent employee addiction crisis

Thursday, 24th September 2020

e UK’s leading addiction treatment specialists UKAT have launched a new Addiction Awareness programme, aimed at helping those working in the Building & Construction trade across the country. The programme is set to support employers and employees as the Government... View Article

Persimmon Homes appoints new land director for South Yorkshire

Thursday, 24th September 2020

The new land director for a South Yorkshire housebuilder is focused on bringing more new homes to the region. Matt Barker brings with him more than 20 years’ industry experience as he joins Persimmon Homes South Yorkshire, and aims to... View Article

Three is the magic number for modern housing development

Thursday, 24th September 2020

An innovative combination of three reflective, insulating and low emissivity construction membranes from Glidevale Protect has been used to deliver the magic formula for a new build apartment scheme in Plymouth, Devon, helping achieve the key driver of energy efficiency... View Article

The Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating Autumn Show returns to people’s homes, supported by headline sponsor the Royal Institute of British Architects

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

Following a successful virtual summer event where over 70 per cent of visitors reported having an excellent or good online experience that they considered better value for time and money than attending a live show, the Virtual Homebuilding & Renovating... View Article

Duravit and Cecilie Manz expand the successful Luv series with the introduction of Almond Satin Matt

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

The Luv series created for Duravit by Danish designer Cecilie Manz invokes the Scandinavian concept of living with a sense of wellbeing. Carefully conceived materials that appeal to the sense of touch and a harmonious colour palette help to complete... View Article

Call for Government to level-up rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19

Wednesday, 23rd September 2020

A coalition of thirteen leading rural organisations is today urging the Government to commit to more equitable funding in rural areas to support England’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The Rural Coalition has published Rebuilding Rural: Growing Back Better, setting out... View Article

New design body must meet the rural challenge, says CPRE

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Commenting on the appointment of Nicholas Boys Smith to establish a new design body, Crispin Truman, chief executive at CPRE, the countryside charity, said: “Good quality design that promotes healthy, low carbon living can and should be the foundation of... View Article

Sapphire steps up to the challenge at Allen Court

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Sapphire’s balcony design and manufacturing expertise has addressed the technical challenges posed by the renovation of a London housing estate by Linden Homes and Notting Hill Genesis. The transformation of homes at Allen Court in Greenford included an intricate perforated... View Article

Active drainage ventilation and HDPE systems from Marley Plumbing & Drainage provide top performance for Wembley project

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Marley’s versatile HDPE soil system and its Studor Positive Air Pressure Attenuation (P.A.P.A) system, are being installed on a property on Phase 2 of the South West Lands development; currently nearing completion close beside the capital’s iconic Wembley football stadium.... View Article

PROTEK: The new home warranty provider you can rely on, now and in the future

Tuesday, 22nd September 2020

Backed by an ‘A’ rated, exceptionally secure insurer, offering free registration, fast quotation turnaround and great customer service both during the build and post completion, Protek should be your first choice for structural warranty provision. Protek prides itself on delivering... View Article

60% of local authorities delay fire door maintenance and inspection programmes – leaving safety to chance

Monday, 21st September 2020

Over half (52%) of UK local authorities responding to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reported delays to planned fire door maintenance and replacement in the first half of 2020. The number rises to 60% when inspection delays are also... View Article

FMB Elects First Woman National President

Monday, 21st September 2020

Members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have elected Jan Etchells as their new National President at their Annual General Meeting, held virtually on 18 September. Jan, of Syntonic Kitchen Technicians Limited, and a long-term member of the FMB’s... View Article

Dementia-friendly places could reduce burden on social care, says RTPI report

Monday, 21st September 2020

Good quality housing and well planned local environments could reduce the burden on social care by ensuring people living with dementia stay in their own homes for longer, according to new advice published by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).... View Article

Luxury Bracknell apartments completed 4 months ahead of schedule

Friday, 18th September 2020

The transformation of the former One Thames Valley commercial office building into a luxury apartment development has been completed four months ahead of schedule. Leading UK property developer SevenCapital, which acquired the premises in May 2019 with permitted development rights... View Article

Assael Architecture win planning permission for Connected Living development in Southall

Thursday, 17th September 2020

Connected Living London has been given the go-ahead for a new scheme at Southall Sidings, designed by award-winning architect, Assael Architecture. The development at Southall Sidings, close to Southall station in the London Borough of Ealing, will provide 460 apartments... View Article

New social housing scheme in Lewisham given the go-ahead

Thursday, 17th September 2020

The City of London Corporation has been given the green light to build 110 new social housing homes in the borough of Lewisham. On Thursday (27 August) Lewisham Council’s planning committee unanimously agreed the development on the land at Sydenham... View Article

2025: New Homes Without Gas – a new guide from the NHBC Foundation

Thursday, 17th September 2020

Current Government proposals indicate that from 2025, newly built homes will not be allowed to be heated with the use of fossil fuels under the ‘Future Homes Standard’. This standard aims to significantly reduce the energy use of new homes... View Article