Many Brits are becoming involved in DIY as a result of the squeeze on incomes, it has been said. Northern Homebuilding and Renovating Show spokesperson Michael Holmes noted before the financial crisis, people would have been willing to hire a tradesman to perform home improvement tasks themselves, but nowadays they Continue Reading
When builders go bust: planning laws a reminder to protect your project
If you are planning an extension or thinking about a self-build project, make sure you have given serious thought to what would happen if the builder goes bust, and whether you would be protected. That’s the advice from Ann and Kevin Ruck, who are embroiled in an “absolute nightmare” after Continue Reading
NAO Campus, the Pole Star indoor positioning solution, is deployed over 6.5 million square feet at the Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris, FRANCE – September 20th 2012 – NAO Campus, the 3D indoor location system developed by Pole Star and already deployed over 2 million square feet at the Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport has been extended to most terminals with a total of 6.5 million square feet covered on four levels. Continue Reading
HBF: Government initiatives could help housebuilders
The government could have a positive impact on the UK’s housebuilding sector as a result of some of its recently-announced proposals, a specialist has said. Home Builders Federation (HBF) head of communications Steve Turner expressed his hope that the Funding for Lending Scheme will strengthen the industry. He predicted that Continue Reading
MCFC hires BAM for City Football Academy construction
Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) has selected BAM Construction as its building partner for the delivery of the City Football Academy. This will form part of the club’s Etihad Campus and should provide a learning centre for as many as 400 youngsters. It will also contain space for MCFC’s operations Continue Reading
Building rules and what the changes mean for homeowners looking to extend
Among the raft of changes to the planning rules announced by the government is a temporary relaxation of laws surrounding domestic extensions in England. The full detail will be in a consultation document, expected to be published soon, but here we look at the current rules and how they might change. What Continue Reading
Free up green-belt land for new housing, says Policy Exchange
According to a centre-right thinktank established by the new planning minister, Nick Boles, green-belt land in England should be freed up for new housing developments. In a report which warns of a “failing cycle” on planning, Policy Exchange says releasing 2% of English land for development would allow for the building of Continue Reading
Cutty Sark is winner of this year’s BD Carbuncle Cup
Grimshaw’s disastrously conceived restoration of the Cutty Sark is winner of this year’s BD Carbuncle Cup, tragically defiling the very thing it sets out to save The world has recently been mesmerised by the case of Cecilia Giménez, the devout octogenarian from Borja in Spain, whose attempts to restore a Continue Reading
Traffic the major barrier to hitting customer service targets
London, September 13, 2012 – Traffic congestion is the number one reason mobile workers arrive late for jobs, according to TomTom research. Ninety per cent of UK van drivers admit to arriving late for customer appointments – with traffic cited as the major cause by 93 per cent of respondents. Continue Reading
Development boom causes backlogs
According to new figures, Local Authorities are approving more housing developments than ever, but a bumper building backlog is being created as a result. Research published by the Local Government Association (LGA) reports that 400,000 new homes have received planning permission but have not yet been built, and of those Continue Reading