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Three million new fire doors are bought and installed every year in the UK. They resist fire, stop smoke and allow precious time for people to escape or survive until rescue.
As a building contractor, delivering a job in, on, or under budget is constant pressure - and one of the tempting areas…
A private sector approved inspector, PWC Building Control Services Ltd (PWC), filed for voluntary liquidation in August 2024. The active building projects that it was working on, if they haven’t already transferred, will almost inevitably now have to revert to public service building control…
Insulation specialist Actis will be presenting its popular SAP training sessions at two LABC virtual roadshows next month.
The first takes place on Wednesday 3 March from noon until 1:30 pm and, despite its virtual nature, is aimed at construction professionals in Cornwall and Devon.…
There's encouraging news in the world of housebuilding, according to the DCLG...
New home completions at a 7-year high
The Department of Communities and Local Government reports that there has been a 12% increase in the number of new homes completed in 2015-2016 (to March) compared with…
Some cable manufacturers are producing ‘golden samples’ to cheat the system and get dodgy cables onto the market.
A Chinese cable manufacturer has recently been found to have supplied ‘golden samples’ from another legitimate cable producer to secure an order in the UK, according to the Approved…
You may have come across Approved Document Q - Security by now if you’re involved with building or designing new dwellings.
The document ensures reasonable provision to resist unauthorised access through ‘physical attack by a casual or opportunist burglar’.
The requirement applies to both…
LABC Warranty have produced a resource 'Fire Safety for Relevant Buildings' that brings together fire safety legislation and guidance for a range of elements that make up the external wall/envelope of relevant buildings.
Aimed at architects, engineers, property developers, build…
Public service building control work closely with the police, fire service and other agencies to help ensure public safety when buildings and structures such as boundary walls, fences and hoardings become dangerous.
This can be due to various reasons:
old age
design defects…
Published in November 2020 by the UK Government 'Smart meter installation in domestic new build premises' supports the roll out of smart metering for the new build housing sector.
Aimed at developers and architects, the guidance is especially useful for meter installations in new build…
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