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Brisant Takes To ALPS As New Year Arrives

As the new year started, Brisant Secure acquired the business and intellectual property and critical security patents,...

Dust And Dirt Sees Wood Window Maker Walloped

A joinery firm in south-east London, which specialises in bespoke wooden windows, has been fined £14,000 for...

Smart Home Tech Use Is Growing And Growing

Nationwide research shows smart home devices are being used by a huge number of Brits every day – and some have...

The Installer & DGCOS – Driving Mental Health Awareness

The Installer has been largely responsible for and driving people from all over the industry to the DGCOS mental health...

Green Shoots Of Housing Recovery For 2024?

The construction sector rate of slump was the slowest since the current phase of decline began. While there was a good...

The Seven Strangest Van Parking Laws

Van drivers have been urged to brush up on their motoring knowledge or risk facing £1,000 fines for breaking some...

SchÃ¼co Excellence Awards 2024 – Now Open for Entries

Entries are now open for the 2024 Schüco Excellence Awards – with fabricators invited to enter projects they...

Skip The Loo - Toilet Is Out Of Bounds For Trades

Let them use the toilet. That’s the plea from find-a-tradesperson service MyBuilder.com, after finding a third of...

Future Homes Consultation – Get Involved

Epwin Window Systems has published a guide to the Future Homes Standard consultation document to help customers navigate...

Future Homes Standard – A Missed Opportunity?

The Future Homes Standard consultation document has been released. Although still a ‘consultation’ it...

New GGF & FENSA Jobs Board

The GGF and FENSA have launched a new dedicated industry jobs board that will sit on both organisations’ websites...

Cold And Mould

As temperatures drop further, mould in UK homes begins to grow with 58% of people in the UK experiencing mould in their...

Start At Stockton Scheme

Construction of Stockton’s new urban park, tipped to be a transformational public space for residents and...

No Choice But To Mediate

A hotly anticipated ruling by the Court of Appeal has now been handed down which could see disputing parties forced to...

2023 – Glad To See You Go

In its 2023 assessment, Glenigan says it has been a 44% fall in project-starts against 2022; there has been a 26%...

ADR – What Is It? And Where To Get It

Nearly half of contractors are not part of an Alternative Dispute Resolution scheme. Parties in dispute may be required...

Arlington & McLaren Are Formula 1 For York Central

Homes England and Network Rail have selected McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate as the developers for one of the...

Astrid Arnold – Top Tradesperson 2023

The Screwfix’ Top Tradesperson 2023 winner has been announced as carpenter Astrid Arnold. Her image has been...

Contracts Company Caters For Chelmsford Christmas

The foodbanks in Chelmsford have received donations from The Window Company (Contracts) to help provide a better...

Material Prices Plummet As Building Stalls

UK construction companies indicated a decline in business for the third consecutive month in November, led by another...