All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 105
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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’
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FeaturesRICS reforms: Members demand sweeping changes
The recent scandal at the RICS has led to a backlash from its membership. We decided to open our own informal consultation, inviting suggestions from RICS members – here are their responses
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NewsArconic stopped offering French customers Grenfell cladding because of fire safety concerns, inquiry hears
But UK sales manager says he was never given the instruction
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NewsOverbury lands starring role in historic Coventry cinema refurb
Morgan Sindall’s fit-out arm to upgrade art deco building for Coventry university
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NewsSMEs to be hit by Brexit costs, Aecom warns
Increased red tape will affect smaller firms the most, consultant says
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NewsRICS announces details of future purpose review following corporate governance furore
Initiative will be chaired by orgaanisation’s president and chief executive
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NewsGrenfell inquiry round-up: What we learnt from Kingspan and Arconic
Details of combustible materials were kept under wraps, inquiry hears in first week back after two-month pause
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NewsGrenfell inquiry: Arconic did not withdraw combustible cladding because of ‘cost implications’
Sales manager made admission in secretly recorded phone call in the days after the fire
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NewsRICS says indemnity scheme for fire risk assessments on high-rise blocks will ease current bottlenecks
Government initiative targeted at professionals unable to obtain insurance to sign off forms
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NewsHDR Hurley Palmer Flatt raids Atkins for new director
Consultant looking to beef up EMEA engineering business
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NewsArconic sales manager knew Grenfell cladding would burn, inquiry hears
Internal email in 2014 warned of dangers of ACM after Middle East fires