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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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Balfour Beatty wins £34m Warwickshire Highways extension

Balfour Beatty Living Places has been awarded a one-year extension worth £34m on its Warwickshire Highways Maintenance Contract.

Logan Place gets green light from RBKC

Mayfield has secured planning permission from the RBKC for two penthouse apartments at its historic Logan House development on Logan Place in Kensington.

Kier reappointed to £3bn London construction programme

Kier has been reappointed to the London Construction Programme (LCP) major works 2019 framework.

Transport interchange for South Tyneside reaches final destination

The £21m transport interchange facility in South Shields, which incorporates a modern bus station and relocated Metro station, will welcome first passengers.

CMA disqualifies 3 more office fit-out directors for illegal cartel behaviour

Three more office fit-out company directors have been disqualified for illegal cartel behaviour, bringing the CMA’s total number to six.

Get your business ready for major changes to VAT

Andrew Dixon, commercial director of specialist finance at Aldermore looks at how construction firms can prepare themselves for impending changes to VAT.

Architects unveil designs for 100 Broad Street tower

Glancy Nicholls Architects has released their design for 100 Broad Street, set to be one of the tallest buildings in the UK outside of London.

Willmott Dixon wins £17m leisure and cultural centre in Harpenden

Willmott Dixon has teamed up with St Albans District Council again to deliver a new leisure and cultural centre in Harpenden.

Construction sector prepares for downturn, warns FMB

Construction sector reorganising their workforce for a potential downturn, with higher levels of subcontracting and lower levels of direct employment.

ENGIE wins University of Leicester contracts worth over £200m

ENGIE has secured over £200m in contracts for state-of-the-art student accommodation and regeneration scheme with Freemens Common Village LLP, for the University of Leicester.

Work begins on Notting Hill Genesis homes

Work has begun on the first 229 Notting Hill Genesis homes of the Aylesbury regeneration project, 84% of which will be let at social rents.

Graham completes Weavers Quay residential development

Graham has completed building work at Weavers Quay, the waterfront build-to-rent scheme in New Islington, East Manchester.

Constructing the value of social impact

Chris Farrell, managing director of Impact Reporting discusses the importance of reporting on social value in the construction sector.

Interserve wins £5.6m contract to build special needs academy

Interserve has been selected to design and build the new £5.6m Discovery Special Academy in Sheffield, as part of its Free School programme.

Demolition starts on London’s biggest housing regeneration scheme

Demolition has begun on one of London’s largest housing regeneration projects, as the £1bn scheme takes a step forward.

Hammerson submits plans for City Quarters concept in Birmingham

Hammerson has submitted a planning application to Birmingham City Council for the regeneration of its Martineau Galleries site as part of its City Quarters concept.

Hanzo Design fined £24,318 for illegal use of ‘architect’ title

Tatsiana Aliaksavana and her company Hanzo Design were each convicted of four charges of the criminal offence of misusing the title ‘architect’ and were fined £24,318.

John Sisk to deliver new M6 junction at Walsall

Contractor John Sisk & Son has been appointed to design and build the new M6 junction at Walsall which will replace the bridges over the motorway.

CPA anticipates 0.3% decline in construction output figures for 2019

Output figures for Britain’s construction industry are expected to be less than previously, giving concerns about the ability to deliver on major projects.

ACAI urges government to review insurance for Approved Inspectors

The ACAI has called on newly appointed Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to urgently review the government-regulated Approved Inspectors Scheme of Insurance.

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