Let’s hope the accident rate for falls from height continues its decline

There are over 13,000 injuries a year from fall from heights accidents on construction sites, some 30 of these are fatal, according to the latest statistics available from the Government. It is the second largest killer after “struck by moving vehicle,” but the good news is that such ...

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The time may come when “similar” is not good enough

At the risk of stating the obvious, most construction projects are usually won or lost on price. It seems that we have reached a situation where cost will frequently succeed over the highest possible quality in a very competitive market place, but you can hardly blame contractors, architects or any other construction professional – it has been that way for years and it’s unlikely to change – or could it? Allegations and unfounded rumours linked to the dreadful Grenfell Tower tragedy have led to speculation that someone chose to save money by agreeing to install inferior cladding. Only a long and detailed investigation will prove if that is true or not but if I was a betting man then I strongly suspect that all the rules and regulations were properly met at the time – so where does it leave us. Right now wherever you go in the construction market this tragedy is the big elephant in the room and no one, understandably, wants to talk about it until more is known. But one thing is f...

SIKA PRESENTS CHEQUE FOR £8,000 TO BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION

Sika is delighted to have presented the British Heart Foundation with a cheque for £8,000 at their Preston office on 24th January 2019. Having raised funds through the annual Sika Cycle Charity Event, Dragan Maksimović, of Sika, was on hand to present the cheque on behalf of the company, ... NULL ["_locale":protected]=> NULL ["_isTranslated":protected]=> bool(false) ["_translatable":protected]=> array(0) { } ["_urlVariable":protected]=> string(1) ":" ["_urlDelimiter":protected]=> string(1) "/" ["_regexDelimiter":protected]=> string(1) "#" ["_defaultRegex":protected]=> NULL ["_variables":protected]=> array(3) { [1]=> string(7) "user_id" [2]=> string(7) "blog_id" [3]=> string(4) "slug" } ["_parts":protected]=> array(4) { [0]=> string(5) "blogs" [1]=> string(3) "\d+" [2]=> stri...

The rise in garden villages

The UK’s media well documents the housing crisis we have dealt with in recent years. However, could the problem be solved by the rise of garden villages? Arbordeck, suppliers of plastic decking, take a look at the regional implications which these villages could have and what these ... http://talk.build/blogs/15/337/the-rise-in-garden-villages

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