This overview chapter presents the evolution, outlook, and risks from global external positions and summarizes the external assessments of a globally representative set of economies for 2018, which ...

A fire in London last year spread via scaffolding before penetrating a timber-framed extension on the top of the building fitted with disconnected fire alarms.

In the aftermath of the deadly Wang Fuk fire in Hong Kong, focus turned to bamboo scaffolding. But scaffolding in the UK can ...

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is suing Vinci Construction for more than £30m over alleged cladding and steelwork defects carried ...

Plans for a bike repair shop in a shipping container have been resubmitted to Bolton Council, after an appeal was lost a month and a half ago.

Plans for a bike repair shop in a shipping container have been resubmitted to Bolton Council, after an appeal was lost a month and a half ago.

Leaked reports show combustible ACM cladding - similar to that found at Grenfell Tower - in place at several apartment ...

A cantilevered first floor marks the entrance to the timber-framed Robert Badinter Secondary School in Cambrai, France, ...

Fire safety has become one of the defining challenges for the modern construction industry. As building regulations evolve, the pressure on developers, architects, and contractors to specify materials ...

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Organowood®, a leading sustainable wood protection specialist, is fast becoming known as having the ideal solution to protect and strengthen all types of timber cladding. With strong sustainable and ...

Accoya®, the modified, highly durable and dimensionally stable certified timber cladding – is available from all eight of James Latham’s timber depots. Created from sustainably sourced wood and ...