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Stuart Bosley is managing director of quantum and project advisory at engineering consultancy DeSimone In a resolute move towards enhancing fire-safety measures, the government has taken significant steps in response to the lessons learned from the tragic Grenfell Tower fire. Towards the end of 2022, a proposal was published to…

Hazel Cox is an associate and Fraser Askham is a partner at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang The Court of Appeal has considered a joint-names insurance policy taken out by an employer that was expressed to provide cover greater than required by the building contract. In FM Conway Limited v…

Willmott Dixon will reuse 100 tonnes of 1930s steel salvaged from the former House of Fraser on London’s Oxford Street for an office retrofit near Tower Bridge. Developer FORE Partnership is removing the steel beams from the former department store, claiming it is the first time pre-Second World War steel…

With sustainability at the top of many homebuyers’ agenda, it’s time to move over to metal Whether it comes from planners, developers or homebuyers, pressure on the construction industry to be more sustainable is increasing as environmental concerns rise. Guttering and drainpipes have for decades been mainly made from plastic,…

By reducing its own emissions, Aggregate Industries is helping customers to hit their goals too Construction is under pressure from government, regulators and clients to improve its carbon performance, and Aggregate Industries hopes that pursuing its own decarbonisation will also help customers reach their goals. As far as possible, it…

Mark London is a partner at law firm Devonshires In June 2022, the Building Safety Act (BSA) introduced several new remedies for those who wish to either recover the cost of remediating buildings or to compel a landlord to remediate the building. These new remedies ranged from extending the period…

Neil Boothroyd is an adjudicator, arbitrator and mediator at consultancy Gateley Vinden The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) enforces the importance of better industry practices – including the accurate recording and storage of building-safety information – following the tragic Grenfell Tower fire of 2017. To regulate standards, the BSA has…

Rudi Klein is a barrister and former chief executive of the Specialist Engineering Contractors' Group Ten years after the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) was formed, it’s yet to hit any of its original targets – and it looks unlikely to get anywhere near them by its 2025 deadline “Construction in…

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has failed to deliver meaningful change, a decade on from its launch, according to a leading sector commentator. The CLC was launched in 2013 by the then Department for Business, Innovation and Skills alongside the Construction 2025 report aimed at transforming the industry. This week,…

Francesco Albanese is a trainee solicitor and Lucy Hawley is an associate at law firm BCLP Betterment has rarely been advanced as a defence in English courts until now, post-Grenfell, with the advent of building-safety defect claims. This article takes a closer look at this principle.   “Betterment claims are notoriously…