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Affordable homes for Wembley

|Date: 07 May 2025

Affordable homes for Wembley

Brent Council, and award-winning developer Wates, is redeveloping Zephaniah House into 54 affordable home ...

Brent Council, and award-winning developer Wates, is redeveloping Zephaniah House into 54 affordable homes, alongside workspace and a cafe that will further benefit the local community. The developmen ...

07 May 2025
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Recommitment to updated TIC policy roadmap

|Date: 11 Apr 2025

Recommitment to updated TIC policy roadmap

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has welcomed the announcement by the Department for Environment, ...

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has welcomed the announcement by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), confirming the Government’s recommitment to the Timber in Con ...

11 Apr 2025
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Brickwork and Construction Site Supervisor Apprentices of the Year

|Date: 10 Apr 2025

Brickwork and Construction Site Supervisor Apprentices of the Year

NHBC announces Brickwork and Construction Site Supervisor Apprentices of the Year House-building apprenti ...

NHBC announces Brickwork and Construction Site Supervisor Apprentices of the Year House-building apprentices have been recognised at the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) annual graduation cere ...

10 Apr 2025
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Why the sustainability debate needs consistent carbon reporting

|Date: 09 Apr 2025

Why the sustainability debate needs consistent carbon reporting

Calum Forsyth, Managing Director, H+H UK examines why the sustainability debate needs to move beyond assu ...

Calum Forsyth, Managing Director, H+H UK examines why the sustainability debate needs to move beyond assumptions and calls for consistent embodied carbon reporting. The debate on sustainability in con ...

09 Apr 2025
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What is the Planning and Infrastructure Bill?

|Date: 07 Apr 2025

What is the Planning and Infrastructure Bill?

At the time of writing, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is the latest big announcement that affects ...

At the time of writing, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is the latest big announcement that affects the housebuilding industry, although that’s doubtless set to change with the Spring budget, whi ...

07 Apr 2025
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The Labour administration continue to prioritise new build

|Date: 10 Mar 2025

The Labour administration continue to prioritise new build

The Labour administration must continue to prioritise new build as a policy, urges the FMB Brian Berry, C ...

The Labour administration must continue to prioritise new build as a policy, urges the FMB Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, commented: “The Government made a promising start, following the Gen ...

10 Mar 2025
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Airborne sound insulation panels

|Date: 21 Feb 2025

Airborne sound insulation panels

MEDITE SMARTPLY’s SMARTPLY MAX DB and SMARTPLY SURE STEP DB OSB panels achieve an airborne sound insulati ...

MEDITE SMARTPLY’s SMARTPLY MAX DB and SMARTPLY SURE STEP DB OSB panels achieve an airborne sound insulation performance of 40dB. Opting for SMARTPLY MAX DB enables a thinner, stronger and 30% lighter ...

21 Feb 2025
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JCB’s 145XR reduced tailswing crawler excavator swings into action

|Date: 19 Feb 2025

JCB’s 145XR reduced tailswing crawler excavator swings into action

With an in-depth product test, the JCB 145XR reduced tailswing crawler excavator swings into action! JCB’ ...

With an in-depth product test, the JCB 145XR reduced tailswing crawler excavator swings into action! JCB’s X-Series of crawler excavators has been a major success for the company, eclipsing the perfor ...

19 Feb 2025
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Encouraging women to consider a career in construction

|Date: 20 Jan 2025

Encouraging women to consider a career in construction

Midlands housebuilder calls for more to be done to encourage girls and women to consider a career in cons ...

Midlands housebuilder calls for more to be done to encourage girls and women to consider a career in construction. Sophie Horgan, director of Horgan Homes, is one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ female lea ...

20 Jan 2025
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Is a four-day work week beneficial?

|Date: 16 Jan 2025

Is a four-day work week beneficial?

Four-day workweek could increase construction turnover by £5.2 billion This figure comes from the sales e ...

Four-day workweek could increase construction turnover by £5.2 billion This figure comes from the sales engagement experts at Sopro, who have analysed the data from the UK's largest four-day workweek ...

16 Jan 2025
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