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SFS – Fastening solutions in the building envelope

SFS is a global market leader for mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components for the building envelope.

Revolutionary rainscreen retention solution AlphaCore® and NVELOPE® proves less is more

SFS Group Fastening Technology and Kingspan Insulation have pooled their respective expertise in rainscreen cladding support systems and insulation materials to launch an optimum performance solution offering A2-s1, d0 reaction to fire, presenting the potential to optimise envelope design on buildings of any height in the AlphaCore® Pad.

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Contractors could face market volatility until 2021

Contractors may face damaging market volatility until at least 2021 due to the Covid-19 crisis, according to Mace’s latest Market View for Q2 2020.

Planning applications begin to rise as lockdown eases

As lockdown eases and furloughed staff return to work, planning application submissions have begun to rise again, a new report has shown.

Insurers can tackle UK’s infrastructure funding gap, says L&G

Insurers can tackle a fifth of the UK’s infrastructure funding gap over the next decade and encourage ‘inclusive capitalism’, according to a new report by Legal & General.

Interserve completes £4.4m Ridgewood High School development

Interserve has completed the £4.4m Ridgewood High School development, in Stourbridge on behalf of the Department for Education.

Bouygues UK to use ‘revolutionary’ air-purifying paint

Bouygues UK has signed a partnership with Airlite to use its air-purifying paint to improve sustainable environmental performance and air quality.

CLC welcomes IPA’s procurement pipeline plans

The CLC has welcomed the Infrastructure and Project Authority’s (IPA) procurement pipeline which identifies plans to go forward throughout the 2020-21 financial year.

Design flaws put cancer patients ‘at risk’ at Glasgow hospital

There is no clear evidence linking failures in the design, build commissioning and maintenance to avoidable deaths of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital for Children, according to a new report.

Barnsley bridge to reopen after vital upgrade

Network Rail has announced that Hough Lane road bridge in Wombwell will reopen for motorists on Thursday (18 June) following vital work to upgrade it.

Winvic secures first hotel contract

Winvic has secured its first hotel contract to deliver a luxury four-star hotel in Milton Keynes which will comprise of 261 bedrooms.

Government appoints Arup to £3.6bn towns fund programme

The ministry of housing, communities and local government (MHCLG) has appointed Arup to lead a consortium to help local authorities across England access the £3.6bn Town Fund.

Go-ahead for U+I & TfL’s mixed-use scheme in Southwark

U+I and Transport for London (TfL) have been given the green light to transform an empty Southwark site into a new mixed-use scheme.

Steel vortex system delivered at Hammersmith site

A giant stainless-steel vortex system and a single piece of pipe, large enough to house an entire Tube carriage, have been delivered to Tideway’s Hammersmith site.

Interserve wins £3.8m contract to create two roundabouts in Suffolk

Interserve has been awarded a £3.8m contract from Suffolk County Council, through the Eastern Highways Alliance Framework 2, to create two new roundabouts on the A140 located to the north and south of Eye Airfield, Brome, Suffolk.

CIOB calls for Covid-19 testing station on all major construction sites

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called on the Government to set up COVID-19 testing stations on major construction sites around the UK.

Major industrial development complete in Wolverhampton

Stoford Developments, with Bridges Fund Management and RLAM, has completed Pantheon Park, one of the biggest developments in Wolverhampton.

BAM wins £15m Aintree Hospital renovation

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed BAM Construction to transform the main entrance and tower block of Aintree Hospital.

Guidance on trade credit insurance to support construction supply chain

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) Covid-19 task force has published Trade Credit insurance guidance to support construction businesses.

Plans granted for £200m warehouse in Dartford

Plans have been given the go-ahead to Tritax Big Box and Bericote Properties for a 2.3 million sq ft warehouse in Dartford.

Graham completes £1.9m wastewater pumping station in Newtonards

Graham has completed a new wastewater pumping station and storm screening facilities on behalf of NI Water at Portaferry Road, Newtownards.

Plans for £500m 8 Albert Embankment redevelopment called in

The housing secretary Robert Jenrick has called in plans for the £500m mixed-use scheme at 8 Albert Embankment on the Thames riverside.

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