Category Archives: Industry News

COP26 Highlights For The Construction Industry

The COP26 climate conference was held from 31 October to 12 November 2021, with a...

The State of Supply Chains in Construction

The global construction industry is going through major shortages of materials since the pandemic started...

All You Need to Know About the Cladding Tax or the Residential Property Development Tax and Housing Associations

Recently the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick announced a new tax on the residential development sector....

Lunch & Learn with Us: The Fire Safety Act 2021

On 29th April 2021, the Fire Safety Bill received Royal Assent and is now known as...

Golden Thread and Building Safety

The Fire Safety Act 2021 was passed on April 29, 2021 introducing a wide range...

Insights from the Building Regulations Advisory Committee, Golden Thread Report

Last week the Building Regulations Advisory Committee published their report on the Golden Thread of...

Key Takeaways: Building Safety Bill and Its Impact on The Built Environment

On 5 July 2021, the government published the Building Safety Bill, 12 months after the...

Housing Updates June 2021

The housing industry has undergone major regulation changes and new developments in the first half...

New Fire Safety Gateways Explained

Documents published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have revealed that...

EWS Crisis – Two Years On

The Grenfell Tower fire sparked a whirlwind of reforms to the fire safety regulations for...

How Rising Material Costs Could Affect the Construction Industry

A record number of construction material firms have reported price hikes due to the shortages...