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Crown Paints forecasts next season’s hottest colour influences
Crown Paints’ colour experts have unveiled three new colour trends which are set to influence colour schemes for the next season. With a real passion for colour, Crown’s panel of
Insulation specialist Actis welcomes Theresa May’s £2 billion social housing boost
Theresa May’s announcement this week that housing associations would be given an extra £2 billion to fund projects until 2029 have been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis. The cash injection,
Fire door safety ignored despite Grenfell tragedy
Despite the shocking tragedy of the Grenfell fire in London last summer, an online poll has revealed that 50% of tradespeople don’t feel confident in advising customers on fire door
Planning permission granted for construction of new college campus
Basildon Council’s Planning Committee last night (Tuesday 11 September) approved an application for the construction of a new college campus on the site of the current Basildon Market. The existing
London overtaken by rest of Great Britain in housebuilding growth
London’s homebuilders have been outpaced by the rest of Great Britain as investment in housebuilding dropped to its lowest value in six years. Residential contracts awarded in London in 2017
Renewable energy specialists Narec Distribution Energy provides fully funded accredited training
One of the North East’s leading renewable energy specialists, Narec Distributed Energy (Narec DE), will be providing fully funded accredited training to electricians, plumbers and heating engineers on Solar PV,
What actually goes into making a building sustainable?
Kay Killmann, President of the German Green Building Association (GGBA), has a mission: ensuring that environmental product declarations are available for every product installed in a building. During a presentation
Brexit: 44% Believe house prices will remain static in event of ‘No-Deal’
In the event the UK leaves the European Union without some form of deal, 44% of the UK population believe that house prices will remain “about the same”. That’s according
Edgar Wood designed Grade II* Listed Building opens its doors once again
One of the most important historic buildings in Greater Manchester has been restored as part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI); a £2.8m Rochdale Borough Council and Heritage Lottery Fund
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) launches new course in construction quality management
The CIOB Academy is launching a brand new course focussed on managing and delivering quality in construction. This follows months of work by a Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Commission
