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Shortlisted Finalists Broadacre, Lytham Saint AnnesProject Team: BIG Partnership, Morris Homes NorthLocal Authority: Fylde Borough CouncilRegion: North West Cae Rwgan, CeredigionProject Team: K & S Cymru Group Ltd, Datblygiadau Moelfre Developments, Cartrefi Moelfre…
We want to help our customers, the SME, through this crisis, from helping you win work to assisting with current ongoing projects.
Because LABC supporter Build Aviator is part of a much larger organisation, Saint-Gobain, we know building materials will become increasingly difficult to get…
The West of England 2017 winners from Herefordshire Council, back in the office.
Employees from 12 England and Wales local authority building control regions were given LABC Superstar awards on the 20th March, at a Gala Dinner in Leicester.
Speaking at the awards ceremony, …
The challenge
The seven-storey, 215-bedroom, 29-apartment Wave Hotel at Butlins, Bognor Regis, cost £22.5 million to build and used a unique lightweight modular system to save on costs and materials. It opened in July 2012 and is a crucial part of the ongoing redevelopment of the West Sussex…
Shortlisted Finalists Camden Row, BathProject Team: Mitchell Eley Gould Architects, Greengrove, White Space EstatesLocal Authority: Bath & North East Somerset CouncilRegion: West of England Grange Farm, Great Raveley, Nr HuntingdonProject Team: Distinctive Developments…
Shortlisted Finalists Clifford Reservoir, CliffordProject Team: William Powell & Sons (Builders) Ltd, Loyn & CoLocal Authority: Herefordshire CouncilRegion: West of England Frant Road, KentProject Team: OPEN Architecture, Full Works Projects, Colin LongLocal Authority…
If you’re working on any compartment wall such as an attached garage to a dwelling, or a protected staircase in offices, then you must make sure that the integrity of the wall isn’t compromised.
A common problem is running service pipes or internet cables through parts of the building. Even…
One of our surveyors had a bit of a shock recently when visiting a site for a domestic extension.
They were called out to inspect reinforcement prior to concreting foundations but hadn’t been to site previously for an excavation or commencement inspection. The ‘builder’ proudly stood back and…
Front Door – because every home has one.
One year ago, LABC launched Front Door and this month Front Door celebrates its first birthday! Front Door is a home improvements website providing impartial advice for homeowners embarking on a home improvement project.
Front Door is a great…
Before you start work, taking a few moments to run through this list could make your build a lot easier, saving time, money and frustrating delays!
CIL: Once planning permission is granted you should have been sent a liability notice setting out any Community Infrastructure Levy and when it…