A builder from London has been given a six month prison sentence suspended for eighteen months after an employee fell from height. Southwark Crown Court heard how, on 11 November 2016, James Gibson was undertaking a refurbishment project when a… Continue Reading →

The former Brymbo Iron and Steel Works, and Fossil Forest near Wrexham will receive a National Lottery grant to transform it into a major visitor attraction. Brymbo Heritage Trust has received a National Lottery grant of more than £800,000 to… Continue Reading →

Another huge warehouse fire has once again brought into sharp focus the vulnerability of unsprinklered buildings. About 120 firefighters and 25 fire engines were called to battle the blaze on September 18th which destroyed much of a warehouse and a… Continue Reading →

Leading washroom designer and manufacturer, Washroom Washroom, has recently completed the construction of a full sized mock-up washroom for a prestigious central London office refurbishment. Created off-site at the company’s factory in Essex, the mock-up was built to full scale… Continue Reading →

Leading building services provider J S Wright has secured a contract worth almost £1.4m for a major new affordable housing development in South-East London. The mechanical and electrical design and build specialist, which has its headquarters in Birmingham and offices… Continue Reading →

A major new £20m student accommodation scheme in Durham has utilised Durapipe HTA pipework for the domestic hot and cold water services. Developed by Alumno Developments, Sheraton Park is the result of a complete transformation of a former derelict college… Continue Reading →

London architecture firm Inglis Badrashi Loddo has won the 2017 ‘Self Build on a Shoestring’ ideas competition, which this year focused on devising compact, low cost homes for older people. The firm was awarded the £5,000 prize by Grand Designs’… Continue Reading →

A hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic would be damaging to the NI construction sector, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key findings from the research include: • Over half of construction SMEs… Continue Reading →