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Government issues updated advice on building safety

Making buildings safe, including progressing the remediation of high-rise buildings...

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Pipe and fire sprinkler boxing from UK Boxings

For more than 20 years, UK Boxings has been manufacturing and supplying a wide range...

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Government urged to designate builders as “essential...

Following the Government’s confirmation that the current lockdown will be extended...

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RTPI calls on government to prevent development delays

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has called on the government to urgently...

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The 2020 Brick Awards cancelled due to Covid-19

In line with Government advice on Covid-19 pandemic, the Board of the Brick...

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Grants needed for small building companies to survive,...

Almost two thirds (65%) of small building companies won’t last more than two months...

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Howarth collaborates with Derby College Group to...

Leading builder’s merchant, Howarth Timber & Building Supplies’ has joined forces...

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Vital building safety work to continue during pandemic

Essential safety work to replace unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings will continue...

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Modular systems meet demand in wave of refurbishments

The 2018 Building (Amendment) Regulations and two subsequent government advice...

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Workload confidence plummets, reports RIBA

The impact of the coronavirus crisis on architects is starkly illustrated by the...

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Waterloo Air Products Open for Business - Working Hard...

The Waterloo team were heartened last week to see Alok Sharma, the Secretary of...

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Firms still awaiting funds from furlough scheme

Results from the third BCC Coronavirus Business Impact Tracker reveal that the...

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Government gives green light for HS2 construction to...

Following the decision to proceed with HS2 earlier this year, HS2 Ltd has marked the...

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Marley Business Support Update

We know this is a time of uncertainty, but at Marley we’ve made provisions to...

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Homes England ramps up development pipeline

Homes England, the government’s housing agency, has revealed that it acquired 19...

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