Demonstrating once again that the REHAU TOTAL70 truly is a ‘complete PVC-U system’, Devon based fabricator Interframe has for the first time manufactured innovative, parallel hinged sliding windows using only REHAU TOTAL70C chamfered profile.

Friday, 01 January 2016 00:00

VMZINC for £250m cardiff bay development

VMZINC® standing seam facades and roofs in pre-weathered ANTHRA-ZINC® feature throughout phases 1 and 2 of Cardiff Pointe, a £250m residential project to provide 600 homes in Cardiff Bay.

Ionic Recruitment’s Managing Director, Martyn Makinson, talks to Future Constructor & Architect about the findings in the Farmer report and how it affects the construction recruitment industry.

Andrew Clarke, Associate Solicitor at Gullands, looks at the impact of the health and safety sentencing guidelines on the construction sector.

Managing Director of NAPIT Certification, David Cowburn, discusses the recent consultation on the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and how this could affect those living in fuel poverty in the future.

Unsafe working conditions on Britain’s construction sites are putting the health of builders in serious danger, according to a new report by Hayward Baker Solicitors.

The burgeoning Build to Rent sector requires a change of mindset among designers and specifiers to look at the lifecycle of a building and its elements, says Chris Coxon, Head of Marketing at Eurocell.

Monika Slowikowska, Founder of Golden Houses Developments, explains why she believes that Britain leaving the EU will have a catastrophic effect on the construction industry.

Construction businesses can shore up their supply chains by removing risk, comments Lee Brunsden, BuildingConfidence Community Manager for Achilles.

Wednesday, 01 June 2016 00:00

Is Joint Names insurance under threat?

Many in the insurance industry, and in particular in the construction sector, will have taken note of the recent Scottish Court of Session decision in the case of SSE Generation – v – Hochtief as it relates to the core principle of ‘Joint Names’ insurance. Phillip Lamb of MPW explains more.

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