Contract Journal articles from July 2007

Contract Journal archives from July 2007

Three shortlisted for Barnsley's [pounds sterling]300m BSF deal.(01 News)(Barnsley Council )(building schools for the future)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... Three bidders have made the shortlist for Barnsley Council's [pounds sterling]300m Building Schools for the Future (BSF) scheme. They are: BAM PPP Barnsley Partnership for Learning, led by Laing O'Rourke and Skanska. Eleven new schools...

06 Plant.(Case Construction Company Inc. re-entered in UK articulated dump truck market)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... colin.sowman@rbi.co.uk Case is poised to re-enter the UK ADT market and displayed a 40t (US) machine on its stand at Hillhead. The company will market a range of four machines with payloads ranging from 27t (US) to 40t (US). The...

06 Plant.(briefs)(Utranazz)(Aughey Plant)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... Terex demonstrated a TA30IS ADT with independent front suspension at Hillhead, alongside a non-suspended TA40. The suspension adds around [pounds sterling]6,000, but cuts side-to-side movement for the driver and reduces vibration by 48%,...

06 Plant.(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... With the right equipment, assembling a hydraulic hose is not difficult, why do we need approvals and training schemes? Replacing a hose on a machine requires an in-depth knowledge of its function. Properly made hoses are perfectly safe, but...

06 Plant.(Hanson Aggregates Inc. contarct with JCB Excavators Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... Hanson Aggregates has ordered 37 modified JCB Groundhogs for use in its quarrying operations. The aggregates company liked the Groundhogs' performance and wanted to use them as an alternative to road-going pick-ups or 4x4s. Hanson's...

06 Plant.
July 4, 2007... REACH OUT Long-reach excavator specialist Land & Water Plant has equipped an 85t Hitachi Zaxis 850 with a three-piece Kocurek boom, giving 22m of reach with a 3.8m3 bucket. The machine is fitted with a standard dipper stretched to 5m. A 10m...

06 Plant.(Liebherr-Holding GmbH's HTM 804P hydraulic mixer drum)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... Liebherr exhibited a demountable concrete mixer in the colours of Ennstone Johnston at Hillhead. The customer specified the demountable 8m3 (set) HTM 804P hydraulic mixer drum on an eight-wheel Daf chassis. When not being used for mixing...

06 Plant.(Marcrist International's new DDM2 diamond drilling machine)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... Marcrist's new diamond cores are said to dry-drill 'perfect' holes through virtually any building material in minutes and at a low cost. Powered by the purpose-made DDM2 diamond drilling machine, Marcrist's system produces holes from 22mm...

06 Plant.(Powerscreen International PLC agreement with Pegson Ltd)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... Terex's Powerscreen and Pegson companies have merged their global distribution businesses, but will remain separate entities with their own brand names. Speaking on the joint Powerscreen/Pegson stand, international sales manager Geoff...

06 Plant.(Faycross Lid. purchased VC33 self-erecting tower crane from Vanson)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... colin.sowman@rbi.co.uk Burton-on-Trent-based property developer Faycross has purchased a VC33 self-erecting tower crane from Vanson, to overcome the problems of a constricted site in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, where it is building four...

LEAVERS & JOINERS.(13 People)(ISG Jackson)(ISG Dean and Bowes)(Combisafe International)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... ISG Jackson ISG Jackson has appointed Claire Folliard as business development manager for its South East region. She has moved from Amec, where she was a regional business development manager. ISG Dean and Bowes Andy West has...

01 News.(Morgan Est PLC's 30m A68 Dalkeith bridge construction)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... BRIDGING THE GAP Morgan Est has reached a major milestone on the construction of the [pounds sterling]30m A68 Dalkeith bypass in Scotland with the installation of a 93m-span bridge across the River Esk. The bridge consists of piled foundations...

Rail contract forms 'fail' to employ best practice.(01 News)
July 4, 2007... Specialist Engineering Contractors Group unhappy at exclusion from contract talks. Kathy Watson Network Rail has run into a storm with the launch of a new suite of contracts starting this month. Professor Rudi Klein, the chief...

ODA launches guide to supply chain success.(01 News)
July 4, 2007... The aim is to help firms understand and prepare for the ODA procurement process. neil.gerrard@rbi.co.uk The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has set out how it plans to procure and manage 2,000 direct contracts with businesses that...

Barrett lodges [pounds sterling]1m claim against Amec.(01 News)(Barrett Ceilings)(Amec Capital Projects Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... A subcontractor has lodged a claim of nearly [pounds sterling]1m against Amec Capital Projects for loss and damage, after it claimed the main contractor continually disrupted and delayed its works. Barrett Ceilings was originally...

Sister firms fined [pounds sterling]17,600 for illegally dumping waste.(01 News)
July 4, 2007... Chippenham magistrates have ordered two building firms owned by the same businessman to pay more than [pounds sterling]20,000 in fines and costs for illegally dumping waste. Construction company AC Nurden of the Yard, Park Road, Malmesbury,...

01 News.(United Kingdom. Environment Agency toll-out for flood defence work)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... The EA does not expect the new system to affect the volume of work reaching contractors. EA poised to roll-out value test for flood defence work neil.gerrard@rbi.co.uk The Environment Agency (EA) has moved a step closer to...

Scarborough Council to sue High-Point Rendel.(01 News)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... A Yorkshire council that illegally awarded consultant High-Point Rendel (HPR) work on a coastal defence project that went [pounds sterling]23.9m over budget is preparing to sue the company. Scarborough Council has been granted [pounds...

Rebuilding Blackpool's seafront.(08 CJ2)
July 4, 2007... Innovative precast methods, emphasis on teamwork and the latest visualisations are all part of a major project to renew the famous Golden Mile in Blackpool. Report and photographs by Adrian Greeman. Few seafronts are better known than...

Six in line for Barking & Dagenham housing deal.(01 News)
July 4, 2007... Six contractors are in the frame to undertake the housing aspect of three framework packages being rolled out by the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and potentially worth [pounds sterling]500m in total. The contractors the council has...

Three track [pounds sterling]67m Wigan leisure centre.(04 Contracts)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... Three groups have checked in for a [pounds sterling]67m PFI deal to build a leisure centre in Wigan. The council has lined up Access (Hochtief/Amec) Community Solutions (Operon/Shepherd) and Information Resources (Kier Group) to pitch for a...

O'Rourke and Balfour chase [pounds sterling]80m Bristol job.(04 Contracts)
July 4, 2007... Just two contractors have picked up the tender paperwork for an [pounds sterling]80m mixed development deal in Bristol. Laing O'Rourke and Balfour Beatty will fight it out for Castlemore Securities' scheme at Temple Quay. An insider...

Carillion and HBG eye [pounds sterling]130m King's X regen.(01 News)(Carillion Construction)(HBG Construction)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... Two contractors have gone head to head in the tussle for a [pounds sterling]130m deal - part of the first phase of the [pounds sterling]2bn-plus plan to redevelop 27ha of London's King's Cross Central area. HBG and Carillion, two of the...

Five firms share [pounds sterling]40m MHA care homes work.(04 Contracts)
July 4, 2007... Five contractors will deliver new homes for elderly people for the MHA Care Group under a [pounds sterling]40m four-year programme. The line-up is Termrim Construction, SDC Builders, Thomas Vale, Castleoak Care Partnerships and Leadbitter....

Mears holds Herts housing scheme.(04 Contracts)
July 4, 2007... [pounds sterling]245m maintenance deal is Mears' biggest-ever. brian.warner@rbi.co.uk Mears has held on to a massive housing maintenance deal in Hertfordshire, despite the efforts of five heavyweight rivals to snatch it away. The...

Duo still waiting on [pounds sterling]65.5m Surrey streetlighting PFI.(04 Contracts)
July 4, 2007... The two contractors left in the hunt for Surrey County Council's [pounds sterling]65.5m streetlighting PFI deal have still not picked up the best and final offer paperwork a year after they made it through to the final stages of the selection...

01 News.(construction business and politics)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... So it's all change, wherever you are in the UK. Now Gordon Brown has come in and put his own stamp on government, completing a huge amount of political change within the UK across all the home nations. At the time of the last General...

The inside line on... zero-carbon daytime heating.(05 Products and Materials)(dialogue with Andrew Brewster of CA Building Products)(Interview)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... CJ asks Andrew Brewster, technical services design engineer at CA Building Products, whether low-energy daytime heating is just hot air. What is SolarWall? SolarWall is a metal solar cladding system, which absorbs solar radiation, even...

Fitzpatrick's profit margin makes a healthy recovery.(01 News)
July 4, 2007... Fitzpatrick Contractors has got its profit margin back on track. The latest figure of 2.6%, covering the latest financial year, is well ahead of the lowly 1.1% margin in 2005. Fitzpatrick also enjoyed a surge in turnover to [pounds...

Mace turnover increases by 37%.(01 News)(Mace International)(Financial report)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... Mace has enjoyed a 37% surge in turnover to [pounds sterling]370m ([pounds sterling]270m). Chief executive Stephen Pycroft said he was delighted with the rise in repeat order business and profit. Latest financial results (12 months to...

60 seconds on safety.(13 People)(dialogue with David Harris of Britspace Modular Buildings Ltd.)(Interview)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... How long have you been involved with the health and safety side of the business? I have been heavily involved in health and safety since becoming manufacturing director for Britspace in 2000. What's the most difficult aspect of your...

07 Insight.
July 4, 2007... Last week, as part of National School Environments Week, a survey revealed that 32% of teachers said they can't teach effectively because of the poor design of their schools. More positively, 87% said they believe good design of school...

The WEEE Directive.(10 Legal)(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
July 4, 2007... The Electrical Contractors' Association explains the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations. As part of the government's progressive environmental agenda, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 (the...

Timber procurement.(10 Legal)
July 4, 2007... Getting timber procurement wrong can hurt your business's reputation so make sure you get it right. How has the timber trade changed over recent years? The industry outlook has changed dramatically. Major suppliers have adopted a...

01 News.
July 4, 2007... TANKED UP Lafarge Cement UK's CEM I 52.5N PC-RM cement has been used by Hanson and Taylor Woodrow for the construction of seven LNG storage tanks at Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire. Lafarge's Aberthaw works in south Wales supplied more than...

Climbing the ladder: Colin McLoughlin.(13 People)
July 4, 2007... Why did you go into construction? Like many of my generation that work in construction, I grew up "on the tools". The construction industry is one of the few remaining professions where you can still do that. I left school at 15 and my...

UK leads the way in use of recycled aggregate.(05 Products and Materials)(Brief article)
July 4, 2007... The UK is leading the way in Europe in its use of recycled aggregate, and is also the leader in terms of producing high-quality recycled product too. That's according to John Barritt, aggregates technical advisor with WRAP, speaking at...

ASA rules that steel ad is 'misleading'.(05 Products and Materials)
July 4, 2007... The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has rapped the British Association of Reinforcement (BAR) for a second time in four months over its 'You Decide' ad campaign. In April, the ASA upheld a complaint from the British Constructional...

Cemex awaits verdict on toxic dust fine appeal.(01 News)
July 4, 2007... Cemex is due to discover this week whether its appeal against a fine imposed for an incident in which toxic dust escaped from its Rugby plant is successful. It took the case to the London Court of Appeal last week following the imposition...

Insulating concrete forms make the difference.(08 CJ2)
July 4, 2007... Freshfield Construction needed to source a new structural product for a challenging coastal yacht club project, and found Insulating Concrete Forms were a solid alternative. James Stagg reports. Any contractor will confirm that there is a...

Prisoners get their break.(08 CJ2)
July 4, 2007... CJ visited The Mount prison to talk to offenders learning about construction with John Laing Training. Kathy Watson reports. In a construction context, the word 'criminal' usually heralds a story about damage to building sites or gangs who...

New berths for cruise ships.(09 Focus)
July 4, 2007... New pierhead landing stages are part of major construction works transforming Liverpool. Report and photographs by Adrian Greeman. If there should be a ship collision or other impact and the walls are breached, there remains an inner...

SGB bridges the divide.(09 Focus)
July 4, 2007... SGB faced a number of challenges providing the formwork for the Hranicni Viaduct in the Czech Republic. Contract Journal found out more. The D8 highway in the KruA ne Hory Mountains is an important main road connecting the Czech Republic...

01 News.(http://www.youtube.com/watch)
July 4, 2007... HSE finally shifts into Top Gear It seems that doors really can open more easily when you're a celeb - even when it comes to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), which reported its findings of the Top Gear crash last week - nine months on....

[pounds sterling]12m Cromer Hospital scheme back on track.(01 News)
July 11, 2007... Bidding for the [pounds sterling]12m Cromer Hospital scheme in Norfolk is on again after English Heritage (EH) dismissed attempts by preservationists to list the existing building. However, CJ understands Laing O'Rourke has dropped out of...

A-Plant offers delivery guarantee to customers.(06 Plant)(Ashtead Plant Hire)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... If an item is not delivered within an hour of the agreed time, the day's hire will be free. colin.sowman@rbi.co.uk A-Plant has introduced a guarantee on delivery times, the availability of core items, breakdown cover and out-of-hours...

JCB averts strike by back-tracking on monthly pay.(01 News)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... JCB has averted the threat of industrial action by reversing its decision to move weekly-paid workers at three of its UK sites to monthly pay. GMB Union senior organiser Keith Hodgkinson said the switch represented a contractual change for...

Retrofit valve speeds up JCB 4CX backhoe slewing.(06 Plant)
July 11, 2007... JCB dealers can speed up the backhoe slewing on the latest 4CX models by replacing a spool valve. Owner operator Ian Taylor said the slewing of his latest 4CX was 'considerably slower' than his previous machine. "I complained about it when...

Rouse warns bad weather will increase kit shortages.(K Rouse Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... The run of bad weather is set to exacerbate plant shortages, according to Kevin Rouse, managing director of contractor K Rouse. "When the ground dries out, contractors will try to make up lost time with extra plant, so there won't be enough to...

Tanfield Group makes [pounds sterling]50m bid for Snorkel.(06 Plant)(The Tanfield Group)(Snorkel Holdings LLC.)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... The Tanfield Group, parent company of Upright Powered Access, has made a [pounds sterling]50m bid to buy US-based Snorkel Holdings. Snorkel produces 3,400 machines per year (self-propelled telescopic and articulating boom lifts and scissor...

Groenveld develops CCTV radar.(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Groenveld's latest reversing radar can be used as a stand-alone system or be integrated with on-board CCTV. "The system prompts operators to look at the screen if objects are detected, and they can then see what that object is," said Groenveld...

01 News.(PERI GmbH form museum construction design)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... top of the form Peri has designed a customised formwork and scaffolding structure to help in the construction of a two-storey roof in the Albertinum public museum in Dresden, Germany. The structure, which uses the Peri Up system, will allow...

01 News.
July 11, 2007... neil.gerrard@rbi.co.uk Civils contractors have attacked a county council's plan not to tender a [pounds sterling]106.5m road scheme because of concerns about a lack of bidder interest as the Olympic building boom kicks in. Norfolk...

New orders still growing.(03 Benchmark )(growth of construction industry)
July 11, 2007... New construction orders were buoyant in the three months to May, driven by the private commercial sector. Justin Stanton analyses the latest data. New construction orders in the three months to May were worth [pounds sterling]12.5bn in...

01 News.
July 11, 2007... Chiltern Railways and Tesco have reached an agreement over an accident two years ago in which a tunnel collapsed on Chiltern's line during the construction of a Tesco store at Gerrards Cross in Buckinghamshire. The terms are confidential....

Five chase [pounds sterling]17m education deal in Newcastle.(04 Contracts)(contract between University of Newcastle upon Tyne and construction industries)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Five firms are hoping to graduate onto a [pounds sterling]15m to [pounds sterling]17m education deal in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The line-up for the University's Transport House Project is Sir Robert McAlpine, Laing O'Rourke, HBG, Amec and...

Lovell secures [pounds sterling]40m Somerset housing project.(04 Contracts)
July 11, 2007... Lovell has beaten Bovis Lend Lease in the final run-in for a [pounds sterling]40m housing deal in Somerset. The job entails knocking down defective prefabricated reinforced concrete homes for the Somer Community Housing Trust and building...

Eight compete for [pounds sterling]50m Midlands highways job.(04 Contracts)
July 11, 2007... Winners expected in October for HA's Midlands Framework 3 maintenance deal. brian.warner@rbi.co.uk Eight groups are on the starting grid for at least [pounds sterling]50m-worth of highways maintenance work in the Midlands. The...

Osborne added to list for Network Rail work.(04 Contracts)
July 11, 2007... Geoffrey Osborne's civil engineering division is the latest contractor to couple up to a [pounds sterling]370m Network Rail framework deal. The scheme, known as the Access for All programme, already has Murphy, Morgan Est, Dean & Dyball...

Seven to share Thames Valley housing deal.(04 Contracts)
July 11, 2007... Seven firms have been given the key to [pounds sterling]60m-worth of housing work in London and the Home Counties for the Thames Valley Housing Association. Tackling a mix of new build, refurb, demolition and enabling works will be Higgins...

01 News.(contracts beween Bovis Lend Lease Proprietary Ltd., Capital and Counties PLC and Prudential PLC)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Bovis Lend Lease has seen off three heavyweight rivals to clinch a [pounds sterling]75m office and residential deal in central London for joint clients Capital & Counties and Prudential. The news means the end of the road for Sir Robert...

04 Contracts.
July 11, 2007... GROUND RULES Bluestone has netted a [pounds sterling]4m deal to build a new ground for St Neots Town Football Club in Cambridgeshire. The scheme is part of a programme that will also feature 1,300 homes and local facilities for the area.

01 News.
July 11, 2007... Call to stop cowboys preying on flood victims Contractors and flood experts are calling on councils in flood-hit areas to bundle repair work into packages to deter cowboy builders. The warning comes after severe floods in Humberside,...

Partnerships UK director wins Olympics finance job.(01 News)(David Goldstone appointed as government olympic executive )(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Partnerships UK (PUK) finance director David Goldstone will play a key role in controlling costs on the London 2012 Olympics as the newly appointed Government Olympic Executive's (GOE) finance and programme director. Partnerships UK chief...

01 News.(Stephen Timms appointed as minister of construction industry)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Being regarded as a "decent and diligent soul" is a good start if you're going to be looking after the UK's construction industry. And it's a view that would see most people in construction welcome the appointment of new construction minister...

Who owns the float?(10 Legal)
July 11, 2007... The 'time available for an activity in addition to its planned duration' - who does this belong to? What is the float in project planning and why is it important? Float is an additional period allowed for in a contractor's programme...

14 Back Page.(anlysis of Olympics logo)(conferences, meetings and seminars at York University)
July 11, 2007... Logo, what logo? Could it be the ODA has become a tad embarrassed by the infamously garish Olympics logo? Days after it was announced to a horrified world that the pink and yellow graffiti-style image would be used for the 2012 Games,...

Nepotism threatens business expansion.(01 News)
July 11, 2007... Construction bosses are damaging their chances of growing their businesses by employing family members, according to a study by think tank The Tenon Forum. Its survey found that more than 60% of owner-managers in construction currently...

01 News.(Hennelly's Ltd )
July 11, 2007... UCATT London regional secretary maintains that firm with such a colourful reputation is "no loss to the industry". Staff laid off as Hennelly's sinks into administration tom.bill@rbi.co.uk CONTROVERSIAL labour supplier Hennelly's...

Unions fight over 2012 employment agreement.(01 News)(Olympic Delivery Authority)(Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians)
July 11, 2007... UCATT, GMB and Unite fail to agree over a 100% directly employed Olympic workforce. tom.bill@rbi.co.uk A SPLIT among construction unions has scuppered the signing of an industrial relations agreement for building work on the 2012...

01 News.(buildings and facilities of Carillion Construction)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... WATER WORKS Carillion is using a Terex-Schaeff WS15-XHD cutting unit mounted on a Sumitomo excavator to help build flood defences in Boscatle, Cornwall. The Cornish village was deluged by a flash flood in 2004 and Carillion is now overseeing a...

01 News.(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Industry leaders have warned that construction minister Stephen Timms will be overstretched after being given eight other sectors to juggle in his new role. Timms will also be responsible for looking after manufacturing, e-commerce,...

Major players shun London tower scheme.(01 News)(contract between Land Securities Group PLC and construction industry)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Major commercial contractors are giving a landmark City of London tower the cold shoulder despite developer Land Securities' plans to throw open the tender race. Bovis Lend Lease was believed to be a shoe-in to build the [pounds...

UCATT doubles trading surplus to make [pounds sterling]2.3m.(01 News)
July 11, 2007... Construction union UCATT considerably strengthened its financial position last year by more than doubling its annual trading surplus to [pounds sterling]2.3m. Total income for the year was slightly up at [pounds sterling]6.8m. The...

Electricians reject employers' 13% pay rise proposal.(01 News)
July 11, 2007... Workers in the electrical contr-acting industry have rejected an employers' offer of a new three-year pay deal worth more than 13% - although not by an overwhelming majority and with a relatively low turnout. The result of a consultative...

Smith leads MBO at Alpha Construction.(02 Business)(management buy-out)(Rob Smith)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Rob Smith has led a management buy-out of Alpha Construction, the civil engineering group based in Hilton, Derbyshire, where turnover in the current year is expected to run to [pounds sterling]14m. The company, formed in 1982, was acquired...

Balfour denies claims of 12-day IT lock-out.(01 News)(Balfour Beatty Construction International Ltd.)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Balfour Beatty has played down rumours that major parts of its operations were locked out of the group's IT network for 12 working days as a result of problems with its Oracle software. It follows reports from a source who told CJ: "There...

Eric Wright Group sees turnover rise to [pounds sterling]160m.(02 Business)
July 11, 2007... Eric Wright Group's turnover inched higher to [pounds sterling]160m ([pounds sterling]150m) last year, with pre-tax profit strengthening to [pounds sterling]7.8m ([pounds sterling]6.7m). The bulk of the group's workload came from the...

Rebrand at Brett sees bosses take 25% stake.(02 Business)(Brett Construction Co.)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... Group chairman Robert Brett (right) and construction MD Roger Maycock. Brett Group has given the four senior managers of its [pounds sterling]30m-a-year turnover subsidiary Brett Construction a 25% stake in the division they run. As a...

02 Business.(dialogue with Amjad Bangash and Ian Copeland)(Interview)
July 11, 2007... Tube Lines has responsibility for one-third of the London Underground (LU) network. Correct? Yes in one way but we carry 40% of all Tube passengers overall. Also, one of our three lines, the Northern, is the most complex in the entire LU...

Specialist contractors feel excluded from partnering.(01 News)
July 11, 2007... Clients urged to take the lead in ensuring partnering filters down entire supply chain. justin.stanton@rbi.co.uk Construction clients are failing to ensure specialist contractors benefit from partnering deals, a leading academic has...

Asphalt production hit by road funding slump.(05 Products and Materials)
July 11, 2007... Under-investment in Britain's roads sees asphalt production drop 15% in 18 months. james.stagg@rbi.co.uk Bitumen and asphalt production has fallen to a 20-year low as contractors suffer the consequences of a continued lack of...

Castle Cement pledges 10% capacity rise.(05 Products and Materials)
July 11, 2007... Following Cemex's announcement that it will increase cement capacity by 20% next year, Castle Cement has followed suit and said that it is also to increase production. The news comes as cement shortages continue to bite in some areas of...

05 Products and Materials.(new code of practice for tall buildings construction)(Brief article)
July 11, 2007... What are problems with tall buildings? Approved Document B (fire safety) has been revised, but there have been no changes to designing for buildings over 30m high. The regulations for a building 31m in height and 310m are the same. With a...