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Avoiding delay: complying with the new regime for higher-risk buildings

Contributor — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 11:50:12 +0000

By partner Alexandra Gower, associate director Matt Kyle and senior knowledge lawyer Tessa Garner at Osborne Clarke The government's much-awaited response to the consultation on the new building control regime for higher-risk buildings (HRBs) under the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) has landed, along with…

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London remains a top choice for construction disputes

Contributor — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:32:45 +0000

Deborah Ruff (pictured above-left) is global leader of international arbitration and Charlotte Stewart-Jones (above-right) is senior associate at law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman London has long been the preeminent forum for complex, cross-jurisdictional construction and supply chain disputes. The High Court has a dedicated…

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The month in numbers: August 23

Ben Vogel — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 11:48:49 +0000

FIRE COSTS New-builds account for 76 per cent of fire safety protection costs in England, dwarfing expenditure on repair and maintenance, according to a government report on the economic and social cost of fire. The June report updates estimates that were published more than 10…

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Thieves steal ‘thousands of pounds’ of materials from Notts site

Catherine Moore — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:48:43 +0000

Police are appealing for information after thieves struck at an £8m care-home project in Nottingham. Thousands of pounds worth of copper piping and stainless steel were stolen from the site of the Trent Bridge care-home project in West Bridgford, south of the River Trent and…

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Industry ‘on track’ for less than half of net-zero goals

Catherine Moore — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:01:36 +0000

The construction industry is on track for less than half of its government-backed “net-zero priorities”, according to the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). The CLC has published its sixth progress update to its CO2nstruct Zero Performance Framework, which was launched at COP26 in November 2021 as…

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RAAC: can our schools be made safe?

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 06:00:35 +0000

It’s hard to identify and expensive to fix. But something needs to be done about aerated concrete In July 2018, a primary school was forced to close unexpectedly after its roof collapsed. Fortunately it was a Saturday evening and the structure at Singlewell Primary School…

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Expanding modular specialist TopHat posts £5m loss

Catherine Moore — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:41:56 +0000

Modular builder TopHat has posted a £5.1m pre-tax loss for the year ending October 2022. The Goldman Sachs-backed firm swung to a loss after reporting a £7.8m profit in its previous financial year, although its turnover grew from £7.1m to £13.4m. In a strategic report…

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OHOB records higher turnover but static profit

Catherine Moore — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 14:31:12 +0000

Greater London-based contractor O’Halloran and O’Brien (OHOB) has posted a £20.3m pre-tax profit for the year ending March 2023. This marked a slight fall on the previous year’s £21.6m but the firm said the results are “in line with the expectations of the directors”. Turnover…

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Industry sounds cautious note despite return to growth

Kerry Lorimer — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 06:00:19 +0000

The construction sector bounced back in July, as a surge in commercial building and civil engineering activity offset a further monthly decline in homebuilding. The latest S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) shows total construction output returning to growth last month with a…

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Private housing is sole bright spot amid gloomy outlook

Kerry Lorimer — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 06:00:26 +0000

Residential construction starts have risen by one-fifth during the latest three-month period – but numbers are still down on last year, according to industry data provider Glenigan. Its latest assessment of construction activity found that private housing was the one bright spot between May and…

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