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The LABC Grand Finals 2024 took place on Friday 24 January 2025, at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. A celebration recognising excellent projects and individual contributions within the construction industry.A panel of expert judges carefully reviewed a diverse range of exceptional projects,…
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Japanese knotweed (fallopia Japonica) is considered to be one of the most invasive plants in Britain but would you recognise it if you came…
The LABC Grand Finals 2024 took place on Friday 24 January 2025, at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. A celebration recognising excellent projects and individual contributions within the construction industry.A panel of expert judges carefully reviewed a diverse range of exceptional projects,…
This week has been Women in Construction Week, organised to celebrate women working in construction and encourage more women to join the industry.
We hear from two LABC surveyors about how they ended up in Building Control and their experiences so far.
“I did…
The LABC Grand Finals 2024 took place on Friday 24 January 2025, at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. A celebration recognising excellent projects and individual contributions within the construction industry.A panel of expert judges carefully reviewed a diverse range of exceptional projects,…
CITB chief executive Adrian Belton has resigned after three years in the job. He stepped down at the end of December, with chief financial officer and corporate performance director, Sarah Beale, becoming acting chief executive. When Mr Belton became chief executive of the CITB in January 2014, his…
The following serves as a warning to companies who fail to comply with the building regulations, and homeowners who can find themselves dealing with unscrupulous or unprofessional contractors...
In January, South Gloucestershire Council prosecuted a local builder to the tune of £11,689 when he…
If you’ve ever found a storm tank on site you will know how they can impact on building work.
They’re commonly found at the back of terraced properties and originally acted as a soakaway for rainwater drainage.
Built in brickwork they can range in size from 900mm diameter and 900mm deep…
Prior to the government’s announcement on limiting non-essential travel, LABC Acoustics had already taken the decision to stand down our survey engineers with immediate effect.
This decision was not taken lightly but we must consider our responsibility to proactively manage and do our part to…
London Borough of Camden’s building control team has won LABC Warranty’s Bricks & Mortar Partnership award for 2015. The award was in recognition of the team’s outstanding work in promoting the warranty scheme, which was set up by LABC to provide a structural warranty service exclusively to…