Ali lost the brief after it came to light that she had attended a conference sponsored by a cladding firm linked to Grenfell
Alex Norris has been was appointed building safety minister after Rushanara Ali quit the role...
SCI and industry partners from the Light Steel Forum have carried out a series of fire tests on loadbearing light steel framed walls subject to fire from both sides. Loadbearing walls within a fire compartment can be exposed to fire on two sides...
Leading offsite construction manufacturer Remagin, part of Etex Group, is playing a key role in developing a new affordable retirement community in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
The project, called Sydney Grange and set to open later this...
The government has just brought into force three sections of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act that amend the Building Safety Act and have implications for construction. Douglas Rhodes and Cecilia Busby explain these changes.
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NBS, a leading specification and construction product platform for the construction industry, announces its partnership with CPI Ltd, the independently governed, not-for-profit...
Light steel
specialist Frameclad, announced that following a transitional period, Joint
Managing Directors Nicholas Teagle and Martin Jamieson, have acquired the
company from founder Mark Munns and his wife Diane.
Back in...
BCSA launches Light-Gauge Steelwork
Specification (NLSS) to support a national drive to tackle the housing crisis,
as highlighted at an exhibition opening on the 24 October 24 at the Building
Centre, London.
Framecad launches Nexa, the First Cold-formed Steel Production Management Platform
Nexa opens up access from all design software to FRAMECAD roll-forming equipment and delivers customers complete end-to-end visibility and control of their...
Panelised steel frame buildings, constructed
offsite, coupled with genuine consideration of the advantages of intelligent
software models and AI, could help the industry tackle the impacts of the
ongoing construction skills shortage, says Andy...
The Tayfen Court project involves the installation
of 513 UNipanelLB panels for external walls, 397 UNiwallLB
panels for internal compartmentalisation, and the UNifloor system, all
integrated to form UNisystemLB.
This...
FAA Installations has secured the contract to install the
light steel framing system on a planned 82-bed student accommodation building
in York. The scope of FAA Installations work is to install passive fire
protection, internal partition...
Kingspan has been appointed to design the light steel frame
for a new grammar school development in Scotland. Working in conjunction with
Morrison Construction and Ryder Architecture, the Paisley Grammar School
development is expected to cost...
A vacant office building in East London is set to become a
new Travelodge, with light steel frame being utilised in the retrofit. Barnes
Construction is leading the way on the retrofit, with GA Interiors installing
firestopping, drylining and...
Light steel specialist Stanta has lent its hand to the
construction of a major expansion to a junior school in Kingston-upon-Thames. Construction
is nearly complete onsite at Burlington Junior School to deliver major...