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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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MEDITE PREMIER attends Cartography Exhibition

Installations made from MEDITE PREMIER showcase Contemporary Cartography at the Building Centre’s Contemporary Cartography Exhibition.

Systra acquires British Steel subsidiary, TSP Projects

TSP Projects Ltd, a subsidiary of British Steel, has been sold to French engineering group Systra, in a move that will save over 400 jobs.

Are you ready for the new construction industry VAT rules?

Stuart Crook, Partner at accountancy firm Wellers, talks to us about the domestic reverse charge (DRC) rule coming into effect from 1 October.

Atkins reveals design for Ryanair’s new office development

Atkins has revealed its design for Ryanair’s new office campus in Dublin, comprising a state-of-the-art six-storey office development.

Glasgow Council injects £3m to regenerate town centres

Glasgow City Council approved just over £3m funding for a number of projects which promise to regenerate a number of town centres in the city.

More than 250 jobs saved as John Parker & Son goes into administration

More than 250 jobs have been protected at steel provider John Parker & Son Ltd after the Canterbury yard was rescued from administration.

£12m Horwich link road scheme gets the go-ahead

A £12m link road scheme in Horwich has been given the green light by Bolton Council as part of the £262m Rivington Chase regeneration site.

Hammerson proposes flagship hotel in Leeds regeneration

Hammerson has launched plans for the regeneration of a 1,670 sq m site in Leeds City Centre, which will see the creation of a 14-storey hotel.

Midlands Connect asks government for £596m for 11 road schemes

Midlands Connect has requested £596m funding from the Government to deliver 11 road schemes across the Midlands.

Plans approved for 50 new affordable homes in Callander

50 new affordable homes are to be built in Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, as the National Park Authority approves plans.

L&G’s Guild Living acquires site for later living scheme in Walton

Guild Living, Legal & General’s new operator and developer of urban later living accommodation, has announced the acquisition of a 2.5-acre town centre site in Walton-on-Thames.

Amey designs innovative demolition process for Churchill Flyovers

Amey Consulting has designed an innovative dismantling process which will see the half-century-old Churchill Flyovers in Liverpool demolished by December this year.

Kier to deliver £13.9m framework at Barnsley blood centre

Kier has been appointed to deliver a £13.9m full internal fit-out at Barnsley blood centre in Capitol Park, Dodworth by NHS and Blood Transplant.

Willmott Dixon recycles single-use plastic into roads

Residents at Bristol City Council’s Ashton Rise development are set to drive on some of the UK’s greenest roads when they move in next year.

Social housing construction continues to defy downturn

Work on social housing construction is set to rise from 2019-2020, according to Glenigan’s construction market analysis.

Galliard Homes secures planning for £83m Newhams Yard scheme

Galliard Homes has received planning permission from Southwark Council for Newhams Yard, a new £83m mixed-used development in Bermondsey.

Asset management and performance in the built environment

Alan Somerville, head of the Building Performance Group and executive director at BRE, outlines how the measurement of asset performance within the wider context of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) and delivers long-term value.

The impact of Brexit: Construction and civil engineering

Ross Keatley of the Immigration Advice Service, an organisation made up of immigration solicitors, examines the potential impact of Brexit on the construction and engineering workforce.

UK construction contract awards up 11% in July 2018

The latest edition of the Economic & Construction Market Review from industry analysts Barbour ABI, highlights the value of all construction contract awards in July 2019.

TRADA’s Better Timber Buildings Conference returns for 2019

A one-day conference intended to educate, inspire and empower architects, engineers, suppliers and clients to design and build better timber buildings.

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