BM TRADA sponsors fire safety workshop

BM TRADA is sponsoring a workshop at the Fire Sector Summit on 24 October. The session – Is now the time for a national Fire Safe Register? – will consider methods for ensuring quality, competence and compliance in the design... View Article

Vetrotech Saint-Gobain – we know fire!

Vetrotech Saint Gobain are the world’s leading manufacturer of fire resistant glazing. We understand the complex moral and legal obligation required to ensure the correct specification is met on each and every unique project from the initial enquiry through to... View Article

Prof. Doug King urges construction paradigm change

At the Lignacite Lecture 2013 Professor Doug King spoke about Building on Evolution, and called for the need to change the construction paradigm to ensure high performance, low impact buildings, which are essential to the future of humankind. The Lecture,... View Article

Winn & Coales 130th anniversary international conference

Anti-corrosion and sealing specialist Winn & Coales International Ltd recently held their Denso International Conference in September. This event is held at a different location each time and this year the venue was at the company headquarters in London to... View Article

Free timber CPD seminars by BM TRADA

BM TRADA has unveiled the dates for two regional seminars aimed at architects and engineers as part of its recently-awarded CPD (Continuing Professional Development) contract for the UK’s wood promotion campaign, Wood for Good. The first of these events, aimed... View Article

Ancon Technical Seminars now CPD approved

Ancon’s latest CPD technical seminars have been independently assessed and approved by the Construction CPD Certification Service, confirming their educational value to architects and engineers as part of a structured Continuing Professional Development training programme. The seminars, ‘Support and Restraint... View Article

Opening doors to new careers in construction

More than two hundred people took the opportunity to visit one of five Skanska construction sites as part of this year’s Open Doors Weekend. Members of the public, including university students and school leavers wanting to pursue a career in... View Article

Housing summit sets the agenda for growth & sustainability

House building is once again dominating today’s economic agenda. Next month’s Housing Summit in Solihull will throw the spotlight onto the big challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for an industry preparing for growth. The Summit promises to be the... View Article

British Gypsum National Trophy Award open for entries

British Gypsum, leading manufacturer of plaster, plasterboard and drylining solutions, is calling for entries for its 2014 National Trophy Awards. The British Gypsum National Trophy celebrates craftsmanship and skills in traditional plastering and modern plasterboard systems, and is designed to... View Article

Healthcare Estates Exhibition, Conference and Dinner

A radical new blueprint for how the NHS buys and funds everything, from rubber gloves and stitches to hip implants, building work and temporary staff, has been unveiled this week by Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter. The NHS is the... View Article