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Precast Concrete Lintels: The Ultimate Guide to Strength, Durability & Installation

UK Construction Blog

Key Takeaways Precast concrete lintels provide essential structural support above windows and doors, distributing weight evenly across surrounding walls whilst offering exceptional durability with lifespans exceeding 50 years.

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Five tier ones sign up to best practice drive

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CCBP connects industry and academia to address these issues head on, not through a talking shop, but by driving practical change through research and collaboration. We want to be part of something that challenges the status quo, shares learning openly, and accelerates change and innovation across our industry.

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Opinion: How to fix the Building Safety Regulator

The Construction Index

And while the government’s reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) announced last week are a welcome move toward a more efficient and responsive system, significant challenges remain. What we need now is clear guidance, consistent decision-making, and collaboration to make the system truly effective.

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Where HS2 went wrong

The Construction Index

However, the delivery, governance structures and the wider government system in which the project operates have followed a relatively standard approach. It selected the contractual approach and is responsible for the contract management. Thats a shame “The HS2 programme is of an unprecedented scale and complexity in the UK.

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Speller Metcalfe in for Droitwich baths

The Construction Index

Works will be delivered through the UK Leisure Framework, managed by Denbighshire Leisure Limited (DLL), with Alliance Leisure heading up a team of leisure development specialists. This team includes main contractor Speller Metcalfe, architect Watson Batty and pool construction specialist Buckingham Pools.

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Government turns to AI to cut planning workloads

The Construction Index

Around 350,000 planning applications are submitted a year in England, yet the system remains heavily reliant on paper documents – some hundreds of pages long. This government is working hand in hand with business to change that. million more homes and deliver a planning system that’s fit for the 21st century.”

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Van Elle and VolkerWessels get close

The Construction Index

Neither the value nor the volume of machinery changing hands has been disclosed. AER recruits MD for site hut division 7 hours Welfare 4 Hire, part of the AER Rents Group, has a new managing director. Togwell takes over at Kier in November 7 hours Kier Group chief executive Andrew Davies has announced his retirement.