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Almost 80% of builders and home owners are calling on the Government to introduce a licensing scheme for the UK construction industry to stamp out rogue traders once and for all, according to LABC partner, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
In work that LABC has strongly supported, the FMB…
Many of your fellow builders, architects and designers are already members of the LABC Partner Authority Scheme, so if you're not one yet – you're missing out.
All local authorities in England and Wales are part of the scheme. As a partner, you can choose to work with any local authority…
LABC, the organisation representing England and Wales’s 3,000 public sector building standards surveyors, has welcomed the Communities and Local Government Select Committee’s report into the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety – the ‘Hackitt review’.
On building control…
Regional Winners
Angel Court
Region: East Anglia
Project Team: Pentaco, Ingleton Wood LLP, Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils
Local Authority: Babergh & Mid Suffolk…
Looking for a new role in building control? LABC has recently launched the new Building Control Careers & Jobs recruitment website which allows you to easily search and apply for available jobs across England and Wales.
The jobs and careers sections are consistently popular with our website…
Whether they're for waste, recyclables, gardens or glass, the rise of the wheelie bin is causing issues of its own. More space to store the wheelie bins is needed but did you know that the requirements are contained in the Building Regs?
You could be excused for thinking that Building…
LABC is celebrating the new year with the news that 135 of its local authority teams have received their UKAS accredited ISO 9001 certification for quality management in just the first year.
Just under 200 teams in total have joined up for the certification process so far and the remaining teams…
Shortlisted Finalists
Abbostfield
Region: North West
Project Team: Countryside
Local Authority: St Helens Council
Amberley
Region: West 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…
Cavity trays are an important feature in external cavity walls to assist in ensuring any water is directed outside the building. Incorrect specification or installation can lead to defects in the wall and water damage that might be expensive or needlessly destructive to rectify.
Building…