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Beard calls for new safety standards to be incrementally extended

Tuesday, 7th April 2020

Family-owned construction firm Beard has called for new Government safety standards to be applied across all high-risk buildings over the next few years. The Government’s plans, confirmed in the last week by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, include compulsory installation of... View Article

British Woodworking Federation supports members with 12-week membership fee suspension

Tuesday, 7th April 2020

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has today announced that it will suspend membership fees for 12 weeks to support members through the COVID-19 crisis. The move aims to offer some direct financial relief to members at a time when all... View Article

Tree planting begins on the roof of MVRDV’s Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen

Monday, 6th April 2020

Today sees the installation of the first of 75 trees on the roof garden of Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the first publicly accessible art depot in the world designed by MVRDV Over the next two weeks, 75 large... View Article

Knight Frank releases outlook for UK housing market

Monday, 6th April 2020

Global property consultancy, Knight Frank, has revised its short-term forecast for the UK’s property market. Based on the assumption that the current lockdown will remain in place through April and May, with a gradual lifting through June, the firm is predicting... View Article

Does the Future Homes Standard pose problems we’re not yet ready to deal with?

Monday, 6th April 2020

Richard Payne, Director of Development at Oblix Capital, looks beyond the Covid-19 crisis and considers the problems the Future Homes Standard, due for implementation in 2025, may present for housebuilders. In October 2019, the Government published the first of a... View Article

Perkins and Will responds to virtual planning committees announcement

Monday, 6th April 2020

Steven Charlton, managing director, principal of Perkins and Will said: “With this unprecedented leap to digital working, there is a great demand for policy to adapt to suit the diverse needs of the property sector, so that we can continue... View Article

Comment piece from NBS on government’s building safety measures

Monday, 6th April 2020

Richard Waterhouse, NBS, Response to Building a Safer Future Government Consultation “For those who want to, the government will help the industry to build better and build safer. For those that will try to abuse the system, there will be... View Article

John Mortin joins the FAAC UK team to promote new Magnetic Business Unit

Friday, 3rd April 2020

FAAC UK is pleased to announce its growth and opening of a business unit specifically focused on access control. John Mortin (Dip.GAI Reg.AI M Inst.AI Dip.FD) has joined the team and is promoting the new Magnetic Business Unit which adds... View Article

First look inside Didsbury’s newest secondary school

Friday, 3rd April 2020

As most pupils across the UK take a break from the classroom, the first professional photography of South Manchester’s newest school has revealed how modern design is already impacting daily life for pupils and teachers alike. Didsbury High School, a... View Article

A new speculative office building for Sunderland City Centre designed with health and wellbeing at its core

Friday, 3rd April 2020

‘The Beam’ by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios , has become the first phase centrepiece of the ambitious regeneration of the former Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland City Centre. The first building to be completed on the landmark Vaux site, The... View Article

Alternative solutions

Friday, 3rd April 2020

The skills shortage has been the topic of great discussion within the construction industry for many months, with factors such as Brexit and the difficulties in attracting young recruits often thought to blame for the effect on our country’s construction... View Article

Lacking necessary bite

Friday, 3rd April 2020

From David Bowen, Founder, Logicor. Building regulations, the fundamental tools which help us building better, safer and more efficient homes, are undergoing a significant change. About time too. For too long they have not kept pace with changing practices and innovation.... View Article

Virtual Reality: Government publishes regulations enabling planning committees to be held remotely

Friday, 3rd April 2020

“If nothing else, our current circumstances have certainly proven that the UK’s legislative draftsman are a genuinely exceptional and talented bunch of people. “Exactly seven days after the Coronavirus Act passed into law, we now have the statutory instrument necessary... View Article

LGA responds to government announcement on building safe

Friday, 3rd April 2020

Responding to the Government’s building safety announcement, Lord Porter, the Local Government Association’s (LGA) building safety spokesman, said: “Residents have a right to be safe and feel safe in their own homes. This is even more important during the current... View Article

Royal BAM Group and Populous among key names making up project team that would build Manchester’s new arena.

Friday, 3rd April 2020

Oak View Group (OVG) has appointed the Royal BAM Group (BAM) as its preferred construction partner, and Populous, a global architecture design firm, to lead the world-class team behind a new 23,500-capacity arena in Manchester. The venue would be the... View Article

Housebuilder donates face masks and gloves to NHS

Friday, 3rd April 2020

Persimmon Homes has stepped in to help the NHS by donating hundreds of much-needed face masks and gloves. Persimmon has gathered all of the spare PPE normally used on its building sites and handed it over to be utilised by... View Article

Poly UK appoints Bennett Construction for first phase of £380m Millbrook Park transformation and gets green light for additional 82 homes

Thursday, 2nd April 2020

Poly UK, a subsidiary of international developer Poly Development and Holding Group, has appointed Bennett Construction as the main contractor for the delivery of 257 homes at Plaza Collection in Mill Hill, North West London. It has also simultaneously secured... View Article

CHYBIK + KRISTOF bring back to life the greenhouse where the foundations of modern genetics were laid

Thursday, 2nd April 2020

CHYBIK + KRISTOF Architects & Urban Designers have unveiled the new design for the 19th-century greenhouse of St. Augustin Abbey, Brno, in which scientist Gregor Mendel conducted the experiments at the roots of modern genetics. Nested in the 14th-century Augustinian... View Article

Lead8 Wins International Urban Renewal Competition

Thursday, 2nd April 2020

Lead8, the international award-winning design firm, is proud to announce it has recently won the international competition bid for the Hubei Coordination Urban Renewal Project in Shenzhen. Appointed by China Resources Land (CRL), Lead8 is delivering the overall retail planning... View Article

Farrells win Wakefield City Centre Masterplan

Thursday, 2nd April 2020

Whilst we all navigate through the next few weeks and months, at Farrells we are committed to using this time effectively and communicating on subject matters that relate to our industry. Providing a mix of thought leadership and news from... View Article