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Fire Door Safety Week is giving these tips for a 5 Step Fire Door Check that anyone can do:
Check for certification: Is there a label or plug on top (or occasionally on the side) of the door to show it is a certificated fire door? If there is, that’s good news, otherwise report it to…
The LABC South West Building Excellence Awards took place at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth on Friday 24 May 2019. The annual event had over 350 guests come through the doors representing companies across the industry including: Kier Group, Highfield Homes of Distinction and The Larkfleet Group…
Everyone wants the plumbing in their buildings to be silent. Waste pipe drainage systems can be noisy and irritating and that’s why acceptable noise levels are now specified by legislation.
Silent operation matters and for this, you need a solution such as Wavin AS’ low noise drainage system.…
More than 750 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to acclaim best practise, quality and standards in construction.
These were the first Building Excellence Awards since 2019 following the global pandemic and LABC…
Our award-winning qualifications are the most comprehensive and relevant, of any other public service building control qualification within our industry. Content is developed by highly experienced public service building control technical experts and delivered through a mix of online and face…
LABC – the independent organisation representing more than 3000 building surveyors working for local councils – has welcomed changes which should lead to higher quality building work and clamp down on rogue builders.
Previous rules had meant that building sites could only be inspected at set…
More than 850 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as…
More than 750 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to acclaim best practise, quality and standards in construction.
These were the first Building Excellence Awards since 2019 following the global pandemic and LABC…
Construction is the UK's most dangerous employment sector.
In the past five years alone, 221 workers have died, on average 44 people per year.
Health & Safety Executive figures for 2015/16 show that 43 construction workers were killed in the workplace in the year to 31st March 2016.…
Last year the now annual Fire Door Safety Week (FDSW) campaign run by the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) reached some 19 million people, through the support of a wide range of organisations and companies helping to spread the word that fire doors save lives and protect property.…