Jane Embury, director, looks at a recent fire test and dual-directional fire safety in atria. It was the Romans who first made atria fashionable, and gave it the name by which we still know them. Their domestic version was an open central courtyard, often with a sunken pool to catch rainwater. Today, atria remain a […]
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A new normal for retail
Jane Embury, Director, looks to the design of interior retail space Earlier this week we wrote that looking back is also an opportunity to look ahead with a new perspective. That’s true for individuals, companies or countries as we begin to struggle free from Covid-19. It’s a perspective that has shifted, with the pandemic making […]
Safety in supply chains
Jane Embury, director, looks at what the government is planning The government has announced a new building safety regulator, with very sharp teeth. This regulator will sit within the Office for Product Safety and Standards. It will be expanded and given a significant £10m budget. It’s a move we have welcomed, because product safety in […]
Investing for the future
Jane Embury, director, takes a look at the future. It’s easy right now to see the construction industry through the prism of Covid-19. It’s the elephant in the room that we wish wasn’t there. But with a new normal on the horizon, what does the long-term future hold for our industry? More to the point, […]
A ‘W’ for construction?
Jane Embury, director, 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 […]
