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.
Heathrow’s team has now visited all 65 sites around the country that are longlisted to become offsite hubs for the airport’s £14bn third runway expansion
Paul Miner, head of strategic plans and devolution at the Campaign to Protect Rural England, discusses why the organisation strongly supports the green belt policy in the UK
High performance construction fasteners and rivets supplied by the UK division of SFS are being used in the construction of the Riyadh Metro, the world’s...
The Construction Products Association’s State of Trade Survey for 2018 Q2 shows that the £56bn UK construction products industry is making up for activity lost during the adverse weather conditions in the first three months of the year
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) launched by the Government yesterday (Tuesday 24th 2018), has garnered mix reviews from professionals across the planning sector.Â
Despite Brexit woes, construction SME workloads continued to rise in Q2 2018, according to the Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) State of Trade Survey
UK construction and materials companies issued six profit warnings in the first half of 2018, with 17% of the sector putting out warnings, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings Focus
Kim Vernau, CEO at BLP Insurance, highlights key points raised by guest speaker Alex Notay of Places for People, on the need for collaboration and innovation in the construction industry, with a particular emphasis placed on offsite construction
Property and construction consultants McBains have announced the completion and partial completion of two major multi-use developments in London’s Southwark Regeneration Area
Peter Vinden MD of the Vinden Partnership discusses the importance of thoroughly reading through construction contracts before signing them, in order to avoid any nasty shocks
The world's first public register is set to increase transparency and reduce criminal activity by forcing foreign companies who own UK properties to reveal their ultimate owners.
Martin Baker, the director of construction company C.J.M Tiling Limited based in Cradley Heath in the West Midlands, has been disqualified for seven years after failing to declare all the company’s sales income.
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