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You’re invited to LABC's free technical seminar roadshows where you’ll have the opportunity to hear from industry experts and exchange ideas with fellow builders and designers.
Local Authority Building Control surveyors and our expert associates will also be on hand to answer any questions. If…
What is building control? Here are 10 reasons why we need building control services when it comes to all things construction.
1. It helps check that buildings are built to building regulations standards
Building control surveyors check that building work complies with the…
This conference is now past - find out what's coming up!
Back due to popular demand. The LABC Controlling the Spread of Fire in High Risk Buildings conference is coming to Manchester on 22 March 2018.
A lot of discussions over the past nine months have focussed solely on the "18…
SKA Global Headquarters, Jodrell Bank Observatory, Lower Withington wins Best Large Commercial Project at 2019 LABC Building Excellence Awards Grand Final
The project for the new SKA Global Headquarters at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, designed by Hassell and built by Sir Robert McAlpine…
Shortlisted Finalists
Shepherds Barn
Region: Northern
Project Team: Paul & Sonny Shepherd, LEAP, and Jackson Church
Local Authority: Durham County Council…
A further 25 teams have joined the LABC Quality Management System meaning just a handful of local authority teams are still to join the scheme. Five authorities – Allerdale, Gateshead, Maidstone, Newham and Wigan were all audited as part of the process and not a single non-conformance was found…
More than 850 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to celebrate best practice, quality, and exemplary standards in construction.
The LABC Building Excellence Awards focus on professional skills and competence…
LABC chief executive Paul Everall will on Wednesday afternoon (10 December) give evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee when it holds its third public evidence session on its Climate Change Adaption inquiry.
This is the third session in this inquiry, which will involve discussion on the…
Applications for LABC's Level 3, 4 and 5 CIOB qualifications in Public Service Building Control Surveying for the January 2020 intake are closing on 6 December 2019 so there's no time to lose.
These qualifications are highly valued by employers with many past students being promoted as a…
Dry fix roofing systems have come a long way since they first appeared in the last century. Their popularity was boosted significantly in 2014, when BS 5534 was revised to reduce the dangers of working at height.
It addressed problems such as failing mortar fixings, the new Standard insisted…