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Dame Judith Hackitt confirmed as Keynote Speaker at CABE Conference

Monday, 3rd September 2018

The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) has today announced that Dame Judith Hackitt will be providing the keynote speech at its Annual Conference and Exhibition in October. A chemical engineer, Dame Judith is the author of Building a Safer... View Article

New perspectives on Alvar Aalto’s foreign networks

Monday, 3rd September 2018

lvar Aalto (1898–1976) was one of the most internationally oriented Finns of all time. He was skilled in networking and established enduring contacts with colleagues around the world already in the 1920s. After 1929, when he first attended a CIAM... View Article

Builder fined following NAPIT’s intervention

Monday, 3rd September 2018

NAPIT has called for more prosecutions to be brought against electrical work which does not comply with Part P of the Building Regulations, after playing a key role in a conviction in South Gloucestershire by conducting a full Electrical Compliance... View Article

Newcastle’s tallest ever crane heralds new era for city’s property market

Monday, 3rd September 2018

The installation of a 110m tall loughing crane over the August bank holiday weekend marked a new era for Newcastle’s residential accommodation, according to leading property investment agency Surrenden Invest. The crane was installed to enable the next phase in the... View Article

Brexit is expected to boost UK apprenticeship programme – S.M. Lodha, Indian Industrialist and Chairman of Western Thermal Group comments

Monday, 3rd September 2018

Regarding the news that Brexit is expected to boost the UK’s apprenticeship programme, S.M. Lodha, an Indian Industrialist with interests in Iron & Steel, and Chairman of Western Thermal Group, has said: “Given the past reported shortage of apprenticeship programmes within the... View Article

Government shielding dangerous employers from legal action as workers face bar on workplace injury claims

Monday, 3rd September 2018

Unite, the UK’s largest union, is accusing the government of using a bill due to return to the Commons this week, to shield employers who play ‘fast and loose’ with the safety of workers from having to pay compensation to... View Article

IP Investment Management and Maven sell student housing portfolio to KWAP and 90 North for £39.8m

Thursday, 30th August 2018

IP Investment Management Ltd (IPIM) and Maven Capital Partners have sold a portfolio of two newly developed purpose-built student accommodation assets totalling 360 beds to Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP) and 90 North Real Estate Partners. The portfolio consists of... View Article

Trend alert – Recycling & upcycling for your garden

Thursday, 30th August 2018

The cost of keeping your garden in tip-top shape can quickly get out of control. Whether it’s overspending on plants at the garden centre or investing in some new garden furniture, the cost of being green fingered can be expensive... View Article

Real uplift in July new home registrations with NHBC

Thursday, 30th August 2018

New figures from NHBC have revealed that more than 15,800 new homes were registered to be built in the UK in July, a 35% increase on the same month last year. 12,087 new homes were registered in the private sector... View Article

Blog: Air pollution and existing homes

Wednesday, 29th August 2018

By Wendy Thomas, residential product manager at Nuaire Air pollution is now recognised to be the greatest environmental threat to human health in the UK. Exposure to high concentrations of pollutants is harmful to our health, and the effects are cumulative. Elderly... View Article

Wilson Associates Appoints Beth Campbell as Chief Executive Officer

Wednesday, 29th August 2018

Global interior architecture firm Wilson Associates is pleased to announce the appointment of Beth Campbell as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 20, 2018. With more than 25 years of experience in global design, Campbell is a highly strategic... View Article

5 ways we can have sustainable, ethical and eco-friendly homes

Wednesday, 29th August 2018

Making your home more eco-friendly seems to be the order of the day at the moment, so much so that there are now plans for shipping containers to be converted into new homes in Sheffield! Given this inspiration, here we share... View Article

Barton Willmore urge planners and developers to have their say and complete survey on the Planning (Scotland) Bill

Wednesday, 29th August 2018

Barton Willmore, a leading Planning and Design consultancy, are urging planners and developers to have their say and complete a survey to help influence the Planning (Scotland) Bill. Barton Willmore, who recently expanded its operation in Scotland with the opening... View Article

Covers’ Help for Hospices aiming to raise £30,000 for charity

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

Covers Timber & Builders Merchant will once again be hosting its hugely successful charity initiative ‘Covers’ Help for Hospices’ in September, and aiming to raise £30,000 on behalf of local charities. Now in its fourth year, the charity campaign supports 13... View Article

Four trends for A/W 2018

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

One of the most exciting things about the changing seasons is the introduction of new seasonal interior trends. And here’s what three of the leading home interest brands (The Rug Seller, I Want Wallpaper and Apollo Blinds have in store... View Article

Funding for affordable housing scheme

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

The second phase of an affordable housing scheme in Walgrave is underway after funding was agreed. Ten new homes will be built at Poachers Close in the village after Daventry District Council (DDC) approved a £107,000 funding application from Northamptonshire... View Article

Construction work is on the up but still underperforming

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

The value of new construction contracts in July reached £4.6 billion, a 6.5 per cent increase compared to June and the first month to see growth since March. However, the two largest sectors, residential and infrastructure, continued their slump in... View Article

Architecture consultancy welcomes graduate to team

Tuesday, 28th August 2018

Architectural consultancy LK2 – which has offices in both London and Lincoln – continued its ambitious growth plans with the appointment of a new graduate Part II architectural assistant. Part II architectural assistant, Adam Caffrey joins LK2 after finishing his... View Article