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LABC together with construction professionals work with clients to preserve the golden thread of quality.
We have active relationships with:
Developers
Architects and designers
Engineering professionals
Quantity surveyors
Contractors
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Regional Winners
Aaron Simpson
Region: South East
Local Authority: Southern Building Control Partnership
Ashley King
Region: London…
LABC is keen to support efforts to get Britain building more homes, a campaign spearheaded by the Good Homes Alliance. Increasing the housing stock across the country is key to meeting the rising demand for living space and the self-build sector has a vital role to play in this.
That’s why LABC…
As the country slowly re-establishes itself over the coming weeks when lockdown begins to be lifted, it's critical that building owners, managers and landlords and those who offer "refill" schemes take action to manage the risk of water systems that have not been used, to ensure that…
Yes, you can get retrospective building control approval. If you didn't apply for building regs approval for the work before, or perhaps building work carried out by the previous owner didn't have the relevant approval before starting, you can apply for 'regularisation' – …
Throughout the year LABC run technical seminars across England and Wales. So far this year we've delivered seminars to 500 attendees in Milton Keynes, London, Chester, Swansea and Sussex.
These seminars are free for all construction professionals whether you're a builder, architect, designer or…
On Wednesday 27 March, LABC's Martin Taylor, Lorna Stimpson and Peter Keates will be joined at the LABC Fire Safety Practices Conference by high level representatives from:
the MHCLG
Health and Safety Executive
the RTPI
FM Global
and the Association for Specialist Fire…
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Japanese knotweed (fallopia Japonica) is considered to be one of the most invasive plants in Britain but would you recognise it if you came…
Responding to claims from ACAI Chairman, Paul Wilkins, that Approved Inspectors are more competent and shouldn't be excluded from the new regulatory regime post Hackitt, LABC's chief executive, Paul Everall has said, "Once again ACAI are playing the man, not the ball. The industry and government…
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…