Technical guidance for the construction and design of blue roofs has been released by the National Federation of Roofing Contractors. The information was put together by the NFRC Joint Flat Roofing Technical Committee whose members included membrane and system manufacturers,… Continue Reading →
Two Nottingham City Homes construction projects have been named national winners of prestigious safety awards. A new-build development in the Meadows area of Nottingham, which was created using BIM (Building Information Modelling) by appointed architect Arcus Consulting, was given BIM… Continue Reading →
Basildon Council has awarded build contracts for two developments from its ambitious New Homes Programme. At a recent meeting of the Housing and Community Contracts Sub-Committee councillors awarded Wickford-based Indecon Building Ltd the contract to design and build 15 houses,… Continue Reading →
Planning permission has been granted for five new shared ownership homes in Vange. The plans, which were submitted by Sempra Homes, Basildon Council’s house building company, were granted by the council’s planning committee last night (Tuesday 7 November). The development,… Continue Reading →
Following the recent publication of the RICS report that house prices were falling in certain pockets of the UK, David Knapp, Partner, and Head of Residential Property at law firm Hart Brown, agrees that there is clear evidence for this… Continue Reading →
The Welsh Government has earmarked a further £2.3 billion to modernise education infrastructure, which will be added to the £1.4bn of ‘Band A’ funding. The money will allow the flagship 21st Century Schools and Education Programme (a major, long-term and… Continue Reading →
The Remembrance Centre at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, on which construction consultancy Edmond Shipway was appointed project and cost manager, has been named UK Project of the Year by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Having scooped… Continue Reading →
Cembrit has expanded its growing portfolio of roofing accessories with the Cembrit Slate Mono Ridge Ventilation, a practical fibre cement product that provides ridge capping for pitched roofs. Cembrit Slate Mono Ridge Ventilation is specifically designed to provide a high… Continue Reading →
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