Jane Embury looks at what might be in store for 2022 It’s been a turbulent two years for the construction sector, but there are reasons for cautious optimism. The Glenigan UK Construction Industry Forecast 2022-2023 says that the value of underlying project starts is set to rise 7% in 2022 and by a further 5% […]
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Regeneration and the high street
Jane Embury looks at post-pandemic regeneration As we emerge from the pandemic, it’s the construction sector that will help us to build back better. The sector comprises more than 300,000 companies, employs over two million people and contributes over 8% of the nation’s Gross Value Added (GVA). But the sector’s importance goes far beyond mere […]
Fire: the friendly enemy
Jane Embury, director, looks at the risk of fire Fire can be friend or foe. When fire breaks out in a building, it’s definitely an enemy. An enemy that needs to be contained. That’s what our internal and external advanced glazing systems are there to do. Trap fire in one place so that it can’t […]
New thinking for the new normal
Jane Embury looks at a new kind of blended architecture As the UK unlocks, and things start to get back to normal, we all want to know what the new normal will look like. For many, it will mean a return to their places of work or, for some, a blended pattern of partial homeworking. […]
Ecommerce and fire safety
Jane Embury looks at one consequence of rising online sales The past eighteen months has reshaped how we buy things. For example, the UK retail giant John Lewis said recently that there had been a “decade of changes in shopping habits in one year.” John Lewis has managed to maintain sales volumes, with the retailer […]
