New campaign manager tackles climate emergencyThe timber industry is taking
on the climate emergency with a new campaign manager and a new focus.
Wood
for Good, the timber
industry’s campaign for the use of wood in design and construction, welcomes
Sarah Virgo as the new campaign manager. Sarah will lead the campaign, which
focuses on the benefits of wood as a low-carbon material,…
ENGIE and Gentoo partnership progresses with award of £16m improvement works
Regeneration and energy
specialist, ENGIE, has been appointed to deliver a variety of regeneration programmes
by Sunderland-based housing association, Gentoo Group.
As part of the Group’s wider £317m investment programme across its 29,000 home
portfolio, the scope of the varied £16m work will includ…
ENGIE awarded 10-year maintenance and repairs contract with Tamworth Borough CouncilLeading energy and
regeneration specialist ENGIE has been appointed to provide a £67million
repairs and maintenance service on behalf of Tamworth Borough Council.
As part of the council’s
ongoing commitment to provide high standards of affordable housing for local
residents, the contract – whic…
Carpentry and timber engineering students to benefit from agreement between TRA and IoCCarpentry and timber engineering
students are set to benefit from a reciprocal agreement formed between the Trussed
Rafter Association (TRA)
and the Institute of Carpenters (IoC).
As part of the agreement the TRA will
present at the IoC’s city hub workshops which take place at…
The most common health and safety complaints about the workplace revealed
A recent study of
data from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and a survey of UK workers have
revealed the most frequent health and safety complaints.
The survey of almost 1,000 workers in the UK found that 17%
have made complaints about their workplace, with the most common complaints
raised being about…
New visual checklist sets out the 10 steps to trussed rafter safetyHousebuilders and building contractors are set to benefit from simple
new visual guidance designed to help them comply with health and safety
regulations when working with trussed rafters on site.
The ‘Trussed Rafters
On Site’ one-page
checklist has been produced by the Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) to…
Construction nearly double size of official figures The construction industry is nearly double the scale and importance to the UK economy than recorded in official figures.
This means Government policymakers are working on the basis of a 6% contribution to the whole economy when the industry’s real input is more than 10%.
The discrepancy stems from Government number…
£1bn London Bankside Yards phase 2 approvedNative Land has got the planning green light for phase two of its £1bn Bankside Yards mixed-use development next to Blackfriars Bridge in London.
Bankside Yards scheme
The Eastern Yards phase consists of five buildings ranging from seven to 34 storeys tall. These will deliver 550,000 sq ft of the 1.4m sq ft Bankside Yards site by t…
Increasing The Value Of Your Property In 2020For the first time in two years, house
prices have risen in every region of the UK, which spells good news for
companies, individuals and investors around the country.
This might be a cause for celebration for many, but with the
uncertainty surrounding Brexit, no one can predict how long this buoyant
housing market will last.
As such,…
Top 10 Most Profitable Landmarks to Live Next ToDid
you know that living near some of the country’s most loved landmarks can
increase the value of local homes?
This
research was uncovered by thinkmoney who analysed the house prices of homes
with the postal district of the most reviewed tourism sights in the UK’s major
cities. They then compared the results to the average hous…