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The first thing that springs to mind when you look at The Dairy in the Yorkshire Dales might not be that it's a holiday cottage suitable for guests…
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N.B. these training courses have already taken place. View our current courses. We  offer a wide range of courses for members and non-members alike,…
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Local Authority Building Control prevents at least 476,000 things going wrong on site every year before construction even begins. LABC has released…
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The independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety is being led by Dame Judith Hackitt  and the interim report was published in December…
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Open Doors, which is delivered by Build UK in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) as part of the Inspiring Construction…
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Most of us are familiar with the treatment of timber to protect it from rot and woodworm, both for new work and in remedial treatment once damage is…
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For the past few decades, satellites have been taking high definition pictures of the United Kingdom and Europe from space. The images are analysed…
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It's 200 years since Captain George William Manby invented the "Extincteur" in 1818. It was the first ever portable pressurised fire extinguisher and…