All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 102
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NewsVistry names former Styles & Wood executive as new commercial director
Nathan Astley to join housebuilder’s business in the North-west
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NewsWorkloads for SMEs flagging, FMB warns
Number of builders reporting less work increased in Q4 last year, survey finds
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NewsTechnician blames Grenfell insulation testing errors on burn hall being a ‘busy place’
BRE’s Phil Clark tells inquiry testing room could have ‘10 people in on any given day’
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NewsGrowing firms to be given two years to prepare for IR35 tax
Incorporated firms only need to apply new rules in the tax year following two years as a medium-sized firm
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NewsConstruction workers should not have vaccine priority, trade groups say
Chiefs reckon other groups more at risk
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NewsTesting technician denies being aware of rigged fire test, Grenfell Inquiry hears
BRE’s Phil Clark refutes claims he knew magnesium oxide boards had been added to ensure Celotex product passed checks
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NewsSpiralling insurance costs crushing firms, claims advisor warns
Over 40,000 construction companies closed in 2020
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NewsEverton’s £500m stadium gets planning go-ahead
Planners voted unanimously in favour of Laing O’Rourke scheme this morning
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NewsArconic manager warned firm to sell safer cladding ‘as a matter of urgency’ two years before Grenfell fire
But firm continued selling Reynobond PE panels in the UK until a week after 2017 blaze
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NewsCertifications group proposes random testing of construction products already on market
Shake-up outlined in new BBA consultation on safety standards
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NewsKier and Costain among winners on £800m TfL road framework
Deal to boost walking and cycling schemes in capital
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NewsHSE asks industry for views on principal designer role
Hackitt report said position should be requirement of all high-risk projects
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry round-up: What we learnt from Arconic this week
Hearings focused on the degree to which manufacturer had misled customers over the fire performance of its ACM cladding panels
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NewsArconic manager warned colleague that firm was ‘not clean’
President of cladding manufacturer tells Grenfell inquiry that staff lied to clients over fire performance
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NewsLaing O’Rourke hit by covid outbreak at £1bn Edinburgh St James scheme
There have been 11 positive cases
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NewsArconic boss denies withholding test results of Grenfell cladding was ‘deliberate concealment’
British regulator was not told of combustible panels’ ‘disastrous’ 2005 test failure, inquiry hears
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NewsArconic technical manager ‘arranged’ for Grenfell cladding tests to pass, inquiry hears
Test was used as basis for UK rating, allowing ACM to be used on buildings above 18m
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NewsGovernment could review immigration rules for construction trades after covid, minister suggests
Move could allow more workers into UK
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NewsChief of new building safety regulator appointed
HSE veteran Peter Baker to lead ‘biggest change in building safety for a generation’