Concrete industry commitment REAPs benefits
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The Concrete Industry Sustainable Construction Strategy and the annual performance report is helping to put concrete manufacturers at the forefront of the construction industry’s efforts to get to grips with issues such as embodied energy, resource efficiency and BIM. Ecobuild 2015 sees the publication of the concrete industry’s seventh performance report, containing the collected data for 2013. While it demonstrates that progress has been considerable, it is recognised that thereremains no room for complacency.
Housing starts uplift welcomed - but planning hold-ups still preventing more
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Housebuilder Redrow has welcomed news that starts* on new homes last year were at their highest annual total since 2007 and 10% higher than in 2013.
However, it says the “slow and tedious” planning process is still preventing developers from providing the volume of new homes required.
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Guild of Builders & Contractors ask: 'CDM 2015 - is the HSE fit for purpose?'
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The HSE have now issued their final version of the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. These new Regulations are due to be placed before Parliament in the coming weeks, with a view to implementing them on 6th April 2015. If Parliament approves the final version, the Guild of Builders & Contractors predicts a 'disaster' for the construction industry in terms of fatal and serious injuries to building workers. Director Ted Goddard puts the Guild's case:
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 were introduced as a result of the European Directive 92/57/EEC to implement a minimum standard of safety and health on temporary and mobile construction sites.
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West Kirby train station showcases refurbishment
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In a standout project by leading national roofing company Briggs Amasco, as part of refurbishment works at West Kirby Railway Station, the main platform now includes 900sq m of Sika Liquid Plastics roofing system.
CDM2015 – legislation to hit small builders
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The proposed amendments to the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations CDM2015 are set to come into force in April bringing additional costs to builders and with a knock on effect to property owners.
From April, it will be compulsory for designers and builders working on domestic premises, to develop a Construction Phase Plan (CPP) for all building work being carried out. This will apply to everything from a contractor who is tiling a bathroom, to having a major extension built.