“Combustible cladding has no place on any building and must be...
The comment comes after Oxford City Council makes decision to remove the high-pressure laminate (HPL) cladding from Hockmore Tower
APPG for the Timber Industries launches inquiry into housing
The House of Commons Library has estimated that between 240,000 and 340,000 new homes need to be built in England per year in order to tackle the existing housing shortfall
First 11 ZEDPod modular houses to be built in Bristol
Bristol City Council gives the green light to Bristol Housing Festival’s ZEDPods Scheme
New report: freelancers contribute £145bn to UK economy
Self-employed drive growth, innovation and enterprise
Working at height deaths increase by 11% over five years
In 2018/19, 40 fatal injuries to workers were due to falls from a height. This compares to 35 in 2017/18 and an annual average over the period 2014/15-2018/19 of 36
Revealed: Professionals reveal how they are benefiting from building information modelling
Sellhousefast found that professionals’ view reduced rework through better coordination and clash detection (76%) as the biggest advantage of harnessing BIM
Survey reveals high job satisfaction amongst UK tradespeople
The poll, completed by over 950 tradespeople, saw 72% of respondents rate themselves as ‘happy’ or ‘very happy’ in their current role, with 70% saying they would recommend their job to others
British brick on the up
The latest Monthly Statistics of Building Materials and Components has been released and is said to show that the UK brick industry is meeting the ever-growing demands of the UK housing market
Freelance earnings rally in June
Weekly earnings for freelance tradespeople in the construction sector bounced back last month, according to latest figures released by Hudson Contract
Five ways the UK construction sector can reduce its plastic waste
To celebrate ‘Plastic Free July’, Insulation Express has uncovered five ways the construction industry can lessen its plastic consumption on a day-to-day basis