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The Building a Safer Future (BSF) Charter has launched its ‘Charter Champion’ company initiative to help companies drive the systemic culture change required to put building safety first. Through robust self-assessment, benchmarking and independent verification, the BSF Charter Champion company initiative will help companies identify potential issues and, in turn, develop continuous Continue Reading

The “How Business Owners Can Use Partitioning and Ironmongery to Help Manage Social Distancing” guide, jointly produced by the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) and FIS, which represents the Finishes and Interior Sector, has been updated following changes to UK conformity marking. Developed to help those involved in managing workplaces understand key considerations they Continue Reading

59% say housing is an issue and undeveloped sites should be committed to modern, efficient housing communities and cultural landmarks. London, UK | With Britain still in the grip of an on-going housing crisis, property developers Romal Capital sought the views of the British public on regenerating derelict land and brownfield sites. The national Continue Reading

London-based construction technology start-up XYZ Reality and UCL, have been awarded a government grant, to develop XYZ Reality’s augmented reality solution into the construction of UK hospitals. The grant has been awarded by UKRI through an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP). Founded in 2017, XYZ Reality developed Engineering-Grade AR Continue Reading

With businesses reopening to the public and employees returning to the office, it’s paramount that facility managers know how to keep all premises safe and secure from any unlawful activity. Theft and business crimes make up 20% of all crime in the UK1. This causes great distress to business owners Continue Reading

Taking a walk back to days gone by could not be easier thanks to a new digital tool developed by UK House Builder, Barratt Homes. The tool has been created to celebrate Barratt Homes building their 500,000 home and shows you just how things have changed since 1958 when Barratt Continue Reading

Trafikverket, The Swedish Transport Administration, is upgrading and modernising the  railway from Varberg to Borås by replacing tracks, overhead line and signal-box and  introducing remote control on selected stretches of line. This will reduce operational  disruptions and create a modern, robust, and reliable railway system from the south east  coast Continue Reading

The Guild of Architectural Ironmongers (GAI) is helping to shape the competency frameworks for the wider construction products industry as part of the drive towards clearer and more robust fire safety standards. Douglas Masterson, technical manager at the GAI, has been appointed as co-chair of Working Group 12, alongside Hanna Continue Reading

You may be thinking that a conveyor belt will help your assembly line more efficiently. Know more about this on this page here. However, with so many choices out there, it’s essential to determine which one will fill your needs in the company. If you want to make a wiser Continue Reading

So, you’ve decided to outsource and utilise the help of an external recruitment agency to hire new staff for your business, but you don’t know where to begin. A specialised recruitment agency can alleviate the burden and source the perfect candidate on your behalf for a fraction of the cost Continue Reading