ARMA respond to Housing Secretary’s cladding directive
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has taken a strong stance on the issue of cladding and forcing the removal and reinstatement of a safer product.
Smoke toxicity of building cladding – new report
New research on the smoke toxicity of building cladding, published by The Fire Protection Association, calls on the government to consider the role that toxicity should play in product approvals.
MHCLG Grenfell update – LABC responds
Last week, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, updated the government’s response to the Grenfell tragedy.
Government bans combustible materials on high-rise homes
Local authorities to carry out emergency remediation work on private residential buildings above 18 metres which still contain ACM cladding
Housing survey reveals 12% affected by mould and damp
Research carried out across more than 300 local authorities in England and Wales has revealed a 12% tenant complaint rate relating to mould, damp and condensation.
Russells makes a splash with special donation
Life-saving charity, Nith Inshore Rescue was the recipient of £2,000 donation from Russell Roof Tiles
Howarth Timber sales graduate named Rising Star of the Year
A sales graduate working for Howarth Timber & Building Supplies won the award at the 2018 British Excellence in Sales Management Awards
CITB outsourcing marks ‘the beginning of the end of the organisation’
If the outsourced jobs are based at a location a significant distance away from the CITB’s current headquarters then Unite believes that the CITB is, in reality, outsourcing a massive redundancy programme
Delivering excellence with Willmott Dixon
Willmott Dixon has sent a number of its staff to attend British Gypsum’s site manager training course
Cambridge researchers developing self-healing concrete
Microcapsules containing ‘healing’ agents can be added to building materials to allow self-repair of small cracks which develop over time