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

UK Construction Blog

Available in various types (standard prestressed, high strength and fair-faced options) and sizes (widths from 100mm to 215mm and lengths from 600mm to 3000mm), these lintels can accommodate diverse building requirements. What Are Precast Concrete Lintels?

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Five tier ones sign up to best practice drive

The Construction Index

Robbie Blackhurst introduces his Centre for Construction Best Practice The Centre for Construction Best Practice has been set up by the man behind purchasing agency Procure Partnerships to promote collaboration, innovation and improved delivery standards in the industry. That’s why becoming a corporate partner of CCBP made sense.

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Expansion joint innovation on River Nene viaduct

The Construction Index

The new joint is designed to reduce noise, make future maintenance easier and enable motorists to continue using the road while the repairs are carried out. The joint is designed by the manufacturer in accordance with Eurocode design standards for bridges as implemented by National Highways ’ Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.

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Common Assessment Standard updated

The Construction Index

Build UK has published an updated version of the Common Assessment Standard, and the building safety section must now be completed by all companies that carry out design or building work under the Building Safety Act.

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Opinion: How to fix the Building Safety Regulator

The Construction Index

However, amid this widespread financial and operational strain, the industry has also been coming to terms with the implications of the government’s recent Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). A necessary regulation following the Grenfell Tower fire, the BSA is a response to the long-standing issues around building safety.

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Graham appointed to Manchester brewery regeneration

The Construction Index

The development recently secured Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator, making it one of the first new-build schemes nationally to overcome this hurdle. The proposed buildings will have a traditional brick façade, reflecting the industrial heritage of the area, with aluminium windows and Juliet balconies.

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Where HS2 went wrong

The Construction Index

It sets out how the politicians in a hurry to build the world’s best and fastest railway meant that cost control went out of the window and gold plating ran riot. Unfortunately, the HS2 Programme has failed to deliver on this original vision with the current scope now restricted to building the line from Euston to the West Midlands.