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WHY MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS TO BRIGGSAMASCO

Figures show one-in-six construction-based workers suffers from a form of mental illness. Even more alarming is the statistic that reveals suicide kills more people in the building sector than falls...

NEW CODE SETS NEW STANDARDS FOR FLAT ROOFING

The British Standards Institute (BSI) has published the BS 6229: 2018 - flat roofs with continuously supported flexible waterproof covering - code of practice – writes Martin Bidewell, Head of...

Why do you need an Access Door?

When it comes to construction, especially when there is a focus in commercial and industrial projects, access doors and panels are becoming an asset if not being commonly considered for projects. For...

THE HIDDEN STRENGTH OF CARBON REINFORCEMENTS

The catastrophic failure of Genoa's Morandi bridge in August in 2018 has only served to highlight how ageing bridge structures must have a maintenance regime that can ensure the safety of road users....

BETTER PERFORMANCE. LOWER COST - TRUE VALUE ENGINEERING

Value engineering is a phrase that has divided the industry. At a time when the sector is under close scrutiny around the quality of what we build, value engineering – which not so long ago referred...

Can we fix it? Yes we can

A muddy site, a tool belt and hard hat, wolf whistling, dirty finger nails, Bob the Builder and middle-aged men are just some of the perceptions we have when we think of people who work in the...

AN EXPECTATION OF SAFETY

Following a report last week by BBC's Watchdog highlighting the hundreds of new build homes which are a fire risk, we are once again reminded of the dangerous gap between the expectation of safety,...

WHY HAS CONSTRUCTION LOST ITS SHINE FOR TODAY’S YOUTH?

Young people and their lack of interest in construction is a continual conversation within the industry, so as a 23 year old female who works in construction, I have to ask myself ‘Why has the...

ONLY 15% OF NEW SCHOOLS BUILT WITH SPRINKLER SYSTEMS

Of the 673 new schools built and open under the government's flagship school programme, only 105 were fitted with sprinklers. With hundreds of schools in the UK having a fire each year, this...