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LABC hosted this year's London Building Excellence Awards in the beautiful surroundings of the Guildhall in the City of London on Friday, 11 May 2018.
There were more than 450 guests including representatives from the 15 winning and six highly commended projects, all entertained during a 20-…
The building control teams from six Midlands councils have joined forces to share their considerable knowledge and expertise.
On 12 September 2019, the building control teams from across six local authorities launched Central Building Control Partnership.
The new service is hosted by…
Local authority building control surveyors provide the building control services for major shopping centres, supermarkets, mixed use developments, national roll-out programmes and small scale fit-outs. Our surveyors have been chosen to provide building control services on the most technically…
We can’t assume things have been done correctly if there are no records or you can’t see important parts of the construction. If so, unfortunately it may be necessary to uncover some parts of the work.
This will be handled on a case by case basis – the local authority building control surveyors…
Building Regulations applications are needed for most construction projects:
New buildings
All new buildings except agricultural buildings
Garages that are not fully detached and under 30 square metres
Extensions
All extensions no matter how small
Some…
If the complaint is about your own building work, you should initially raise it with your builder. You should always use a reputable builder who is a member of a trade association - such as the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The association has a published complaints procedure, which sets out…
The LABC Grand Finals 2024 took place on Friday 24 January 2025, at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. A celebration recognising excellent projects and individual contributions within the construction industry.A panel of expert judges carefully reviewed a diverse range of exceptional projects,…
It's a legal requirement for building work to meet the Building Regulations (2010) and building control services, also known as building control bodies, check that work complies with the Building Regulations and associated legislation. Work that needs to be checked by building control includes…
The LABC Grand Finals 2024 took place on Friday 24 January 2025, at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. A celebration recognising excellent projects and individual contributions within the construction industry.A panel of expert judges carefully reviewed a diverse range of exceptional projects,…
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