All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 76
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Growing firms to be given two years to prepare for IR35 tax
Incorporated firms only need to apply new rules in the tax year following two years as a medium-sized firm
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Testing technician denies being aware of rigged fire test, Grenfell Inquiry hears
BRE’s Phil Clark refutes claims he knew magnesium oxide boards had been added to ensure Celotex product passed checks
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Spiralling insurance costs crushing firms, claims advisor warns
Over 40,000 construction companies closed in 2020
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Everton’s £500m stadium gets planning go-ahead
Planners voted unanimously in favour of Laing O’Rourke scheme this morning
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Arconic manager warned firm to sell safer cladding ‘as a matter of urgency’ two years before Grenfell fire
But firm continued selling Reynobond PE panels in the UK until a week after 2017 blaze
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Certifications group proposes random testing of construction products already on market
Shake-up outlined in new BBA consultation on safety standards
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HSE asks industry for views on principal designer role
Hackitt report said position should be requirement of all high-risk projects
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Kier and Costain among winners on £800m TfL road framework
Deal to boost walking and cycling schemes in capital
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Grenfell Inquiry round-up: What we learnt from Arconic this week
Hearings focused on the degree to which manufacturer had misled customers over the fire performance of its ACM cladding panels
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Arconic manager warned colleague that firm was ‘not clean’
President of cladding manufacturer tells Grenfell inquiry that staff lied to clients over fire performance
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Laing O’Rourke hit by covid outbreak at £1bn Edinburgh St James scheme
There have been 11 positive cases
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Arconic boss denies withholding test results of Grenfell cladding was ‘deliberate concealment’
British regulator was not told of combustible panels’ ‘disastrous’ 2005 test failure, inquiry hears
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Arconic technical manager ‘arranged’ for Grenfell cladding tests to pass, inquiry hears
Test was used as basis for UK rating, allowing ACM to be used on buildings above 18m
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Chief of new building safety regulator appointed
HSE veteran Peter Baker to lead ‘biggest change in building safety for a generation’
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Government could review immigration rules for construction trades after covid, minister suggests
Move could allow more workers into UK
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Features
RICS reforms: Members demand sweeping changes
The recent scandal at the RICS has led to a backlash from its membership. We decided to open our own informal consultation, inviting suggestions from RICS members – here are their responses
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Arconic stopped offering French customers Grenfell cladding because of fire safety concerns, inquiry hears
But UK sales manager says he was never given the instruction
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Overbury lands starring role in historic Coventry cinema refurb
Morgan Sindall’s fit-out arm to upgrade art deco building for Coventry university
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RICS announces details of future purpose review following corporate governance furore
Initiative will be chaired by orgaanisation’s president and chief executive
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SMEs to be hit by Brexit costs, Aecom warns
Increased red tape will affect smaller firms the most, consultant says