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Evidence given to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry raised concerns about the process by which cladding materials used on the west London block were tested and approved.

The government’s deadline for developers to commit to fixing unsafe towers could lead to “conflict and costs” as pressures are passed down the

Iain McIlwee is CEO of the Finishes and Interiors Sector For many in construction, Christmas is not the season of goodwill. Sadly Ebenezer Scrooge has

When the Building Safety Act 2022 received Royal Assent at the end of April, it included a five-fold extension to liability for safety defects in

Vital remediation work to improve UK building safety after the Grenfell Tower tragedy is being affected by a lack of rainscreen-cladding trainers, a

The City of London Corporation has established a new Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce, which will look at defining and addressing skills gaps

Set up by the City of London Corporation the Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce is made up of 15 industry chiefs from contractors, developers and

New government plans to claim £4bn from construction and property businesses to fix cladding could harm SMEs and is not “fair and not proportionate”,

Payapps Variations Webinar with FIS, December 2021

Difficulties sourcing labour – following a drop in the number of EU-born workers in the UK – are likely to push up rates by at least 10 per cent, recruiters have warned. A decline in the number of EU-born workers in the UK construction industry, combined with a surge in demand, has created a squeeze on labour. Contractors are reportedly finding it harder to recruit workers at existing rates and are facing cost increases. Darin Burrows, director of recruitment agency City Site, told Constru...