A North West building firm and its director have been fined after a family of four were hospitalised due to exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) at their home. Manchester (Minshull Street) Crown Court heard that SJW Joinery & Building Ltd… Continue Reading →

Moves to bring the former Wolverhampton Royal Hospital site back into use will take a significant step forward next week as plans for the redevelopment of the site are unveiled.   The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) will be holding… Continue Reading →

Fit-out specialist Havelock Europa issued a profit warning to the City last week. The Fife based firm said “results for the year ending 31 December 2017 will fall considerably below expectations.” The warning was blamed on delays to work starts… Continue Reading →

Rockwool has cast doubts over the value of government fire tests in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. And the insulation giant is calling for a simplification of the building regulations to simply classify materials as combustible or non-combustible…. Continue Reading →

Construction companies are trying to hire staff at their fastest rate for more than a decade. But a lack of skilled workers means many vacancies could go unfilled. The latest survey from recruitment giant ManpowerGroup reveals construction as the most… Continue Reading →

ONS figures published today show that construction output in July fell by 0.9% and was 0.4% lower compared with one year earlier. In addition, new orders in Q2 declined 7.8% and fell 12.6% on an annual basis. Rebecca Larkin, Senior… Continue Reading →

Large, timber-framed sash windows are one of the most recognisable and desirable features of Georgian architecture, but they are also well known for their poor energy performance. This was the challenge facing St Gerard’s school, a Catholic co-educational school in… Continue Reading →