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More than 750 leading construction industry figures attended the LABC Building Excellence Awards at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel to acclaim best practise, quality and standards in construction.
These were the first Building Excellence Awards since 2019 following the global pandemic and LABC…
The use of timber in external walls as a structural frame is nothing new and has been used for centuries, typically in barns and churches. They are also used, for example, where they are the frame for a bay window or porches (see photo) with the use of timber posts instead of masonry or stone piers…
A private sector approved inspector, PWC Building Control Services Ltd (PWC), filed for voluntary liquidation in August 2024. The active building projects that it was working on, if they haven’t already transferred, will almost inevitably now have to revert to public service building control…
More and more homeowners are carrying out adaptations to the stairs and landings in their home. Fashions have changed and the increased appeal of minimalist and contemporary materials for handrails and balustrades (stair or landing edge barrier) is growing.
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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, as…
R L Davies & Son was awarded the title of Best Partnership with a Local Authority Building Control Team at the Grand Finals of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events on the building industry’s calendar.A panel of industry experts judged a list of the…
Did you know much about building control before you applied to join Hertfordshire Building Control?After careers in the armed forces and ambulance service, I was working on-site on small domestic projects. A builder suggested that building control might be the ideal role for me.There are so many…
"Croudace Homes are always keen to work alongside the local Building Control departments and the quality that has been produced has in no small way been aided by the relationship that we have had with Arun District Council and Basingstoke and Deane under the Partner Authority Scheme." …
Welcome to the Archived Approved Document page.
On this page you'll find Approved Documents that are no longer current.
The documents that are in place when an application is made or work carried out are the ones that will be used to determine compliance with the Building Regulations.…
This relatively new scholarship aims to encourage advancements in the building control profession and the development of Building Regulations. Each year the Faculty of Building Control and Standards, together with the Local Authority Building Control (LABC), award £3,000 to the chosen scholar.…