Tag: business

Second staircases will be required in new residential buildings over 18 metres after ministers confirmed the measure following consultation. The decision closes months of...

Temporary works rarely make headlines when they’re done well, but the misses are depressingly familiar: props sat on soft timber without spreaders, covers on...

The UK government has confirmed that CE marking for construction products will continue to be recognised in Great Britain on an open-ended basis. The...

Exclusion zones around lifting operations are supposed to keep people out of the line of fire, yet too many are flimsy, unclear or ignored...

England’s planning authorities are turning the screw on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) compliance for small developments, with many minor schemes now meeting the same...

Service strikes remain one of the most stubborn causes of injury, disruption and unexpected programme damage on UK sites. A permit-to-dig is supposed to...