Living roof fire safety: what you need to know
With the spotlight on building fire safety, Mark Harris, chairman of the UK Green Roof Organisation and Jonathan Brown, Fixfast’s living roofs expert, explains what architects and contractors need to know to design and install safe living roofs.
How to combat the late payment culture
Unfortunately, late payment continues to be a problem in the construction industry. Lee Murphy, founder of Pandle, the cloud bookkeeping software designed specifically for small businesses and the self-employed, talks to RCI about how there are online tools available to support you.
Knauf Insulation delivers for The Royal Marsden Hospital
Knauf Insulation steps in to help Lesterose Builders, who were appointed to design and build a masonry façade for the Oak Cancer Centre which complied with the relevant thermal and fire safety regulations.
Fingerprint drug test rollout underway across European construction sites
Intelligent Fingerprinting has been adopted by Crown Roofing and Cladding in an innovative move to improve health and safety by testing staff members and workers for alcohol and drug abuse from a sweat sample.
Raising the bar: Why rooftop training is crucial for worker safety
Mark Dunn of Sika underscores the importance of adhering to health and safety measures and illustrates how compliance within the industry is effective for maintaining the Golden Thread of Information.
Article: Metal roofing vs shingles: A guide to the pros and...
Emily Newton, editor-in-chief of Revolutionized, outlines the pros and cons of using both metal roofing and shingles, that roofers should be aware of before deciding on which one to use.
Fall protection cost-cutting: a step too far?
James Sainsbury, fall protection sales leader for MSA Safety, explains why a holistic approach to safety is needed, and highlights the potential risks of making ill-informed changes to a defined safety system specification
Working towards zero avoidable waste in roofing
Malcolm Grinstead, director of the Mastic Asphalt Council, talks to RCI about reducing wasted products in roofing, and how it was achieved when renovating one of London’s oldest landmarks.
Getting to know Steve Coppins
In this latest interview in the Spotlight series with the Fixfast management team, we feature Steve Coppins – Head of Customer Service, who explains how the business has built a reputation for great customer interaction.
Businesses must expect more flexible working requests
Employers might have to prepare for the flood of requests to change working conditions to accommodate those staff who have become accustomed to working away from the office.