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The South West region has kicked off the 2018 LABC Building Excellence Awards season, and this year's winners and highly commendeds were announced at an event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Plymouth on Friday 20 April 2018.
Are you a self-builder or planning on making improvements to a property? Follow these five steps to building regulations approval and getting that all-important completion certificate.
Only local authorities have the powers to take action should, for whatever reason, the Approved Inspector be unable to comply with the building regulations.
In general only if work has not started can another Approved Inspector submit a new initial notice to allow them to carry out the…
Poorly constructed or maintained free-standing walls can be a danger. Everyone in the building industry has a responsibility to look for the dangers posed by these walls as they can cause death or injury if they collapse.
The Building Regulations do not control the construction of most free-…
When your application is approved by your local council building control team, you will usually be provided with an Inspection Service Plan before you start work. This outlines the stages of work that require inspection. It will vary depending on the size and complexity of your project, age of…
More than 900 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence, as well…