Arran Wright (pictured), our workshop and training manager, looks at a new building code. A new building Code is shortly to come into effect. The reason is that some public buildings, particularly social housing buildings, were constructed using systems that were unfit for purpose. In comparison, as a company offering complete and guaranteed glazing systems, […]
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Supply chain quality
Jane Embury reflects on a CIOB campaign to embed quality Quality has once again been in the news this month. The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has warned companies to go beyond the bare minimum of quality. It wants all companies involved in the built environment to seek out the highest possible standards. Indeed, the […]
Glass in the wind
Jane Embury looks at wind loading and glazing systems. We’ve recently seen the chaos that bad weather can bring. Storm Christoph was just the latest named storm to hit the UK. It caused flooding around a factory producing a crucial Covid-19 vaccine in north Wales. It also led to some 2,000 properties in the north […]
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 […]
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 […]
