Fire safety is the most important consideration for any building. It’s why we’ve recently welcomed government initiatives to appoint a regulator for building safety. The government also intends to introduce stricter controls on construction products. Together, these initiatives should mean that new buildings are constructed to much higher fire safety standards. But it’s not just […]
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Offices and what to do with them
Pete Hammond, senior estimator, looks at what the future might hold for the new office environment. As vaccines are rolled out, we can finally see an end to Covid-19. But as we’ve said, the new reality won’t be the same as the old reality. Many of us have become used to working from home. Employers […]
A ‘W’ for construction?
Jane Embury looks at what recovery might look like. We’ve all seen different predictions on how recovery in the construction industry will look. Most predictions have been for a V-shaped recovery with mass vaccination allowing for a sharp increase in activity. That model has been likened to a V-shaped recovery. Now, the Construction Products Association […]
Money, money, money
Jane Embury welcomes a new government Code. One of the main problems facing any business is being paid on time. No matter what contractual arrangements are agreed from the outset, in many cases invoices are paid late, well after the work has been completed. For bigger companies with larger cash reserves, that’s not so much […]
Green agenda and fire safety
Paula Wilson, operations manager, warns that achieving net carbon zero in the built environment should also be about fire safety. All of us now recognise that we face a climate emergency, and that action is urgently needed. The government’s recent announcement of a £4 billion investment in a green agenda is therefore welcome. The funding […]