Reshuffle alone won’t fix construction’s woes, says FMB

New jobs around the Cabinet table will bring little comfort to small, local builders worried about falling workloads and enquiries, if they’re not followed by bold policy action warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), in response to today’s government... View Article

New employability and skills lead for Orbit

Orbit has welcomed a new employability and skills lead as part of its strategy to improve the social, environmental and economic prospects of its customers. Cherise Palmer joins the leading housing provider and housebuilder from Birmingham South and City College... View Article

Four hires for award-winning landscape architecture firm

Landscape architecture practice Influence Landscape Planning and Design has bolstered its team with four new appointments, following a 25% business growth last year and a strong pipeline for 2023. Jake Haywood, Angus Lilburn, and Isabel Stratton all join the East-Midlands-based firm as... View Article

Stepnell announces senior promotions to enhance framework delivery

Complete construction partner Stepnell has announced the senior promotions of Lewis Archibald and Christian White. Both Lewis and Christian will be leading on pre-construction support and frameworks to deliver high-quality design and build projects. Lewis Archibald is now pre-construction director, in... View Article

Go ahead for ambitious Watford Town Hall renewal

The vision for a sustainable and contemporary Town Hall for Watford, at the heart of its civic, commercial, creative and social centre has been granted listed buildings and planning consent. Plans submitted by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, on behalf of... View Article

Senior promotion tops year of growth for GT3 interiors team

The interior architecture team at award-winning practice GT3 Architects has capped an impressive year of growth with a new senior appointment. Charlotte Stone has been promoted to the role of senior interior architectural designer, working alongside associate director Michael Simpson as... View Article

Building Control – For the future

In November, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) released the Building Control Inspector Competency Framework consultation, the outcomes of this important consultation will affect all building control professionals working in English Local Authorities, Approved Inspectors and Building Control Approvers. From... View Article

Future-roofing

With a global gas supply crunch, issues with renewables and strong demand pushing up energy prices, the energy efficient design of roofing and insulation is vitally important for homeowners, as Lisa Grosse from Cedral explains In 2025, The Future Homes... View Article

Sheffield steel

Kitchen thieves, a collapsing roof, and then a pandemic would be enough to make anyone throw in the towel on a renovation project, but Suzanne and David Williamson are made of sterner stuff TEXT & IMAGES HEATHER DIXON The Williamsons... View Article

Paving responsibly for rainwater runoff

Chris Hodson from Interpave explains the importance of taking a responsible approach to rainwater runoff from paving around both new and existing homes to protect them and the wider community Another year of flooding around the UK provides a timely... View Article