The Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB) is delighted to announce a formal affiliation with the UK BIM Alliance. BIM has been central to the continuing digital transformation of the built environment in the UK, whilst CAB Members are at …
Author: Jessica Dean
It has now been two years since our last physical meeting that took place at the Imperial War Museum, Salford on the 24th October 2019. We are looking forward to welcoming our members and guests to a day of networking …
With the ONS revising its dip in construction output in 2020 to a fall of 14% and the CPA forecast for a growth this year of 13.7%, it seems that the UK industry continues to bounce back. On the downside, …
The Council for Aluminium in Building has recently set up a ‘Closed Loop Recycling’ initiative in the UK and Ireland. The aim of the initiative is to encourage the recycling of aluminium alloys within the same alloy grades. For the …
It should come as no surprise that the UK is experiencing a serious workforce and skills shortage in the Construction Industry. The current situation is a result of a workforce laid off at the beginning of the pandemic taking up …
CAB are undertaking a short survey in the light of the declared climate emergency and proposed changes to Part L in Building Regulations.
We are inviting members and non-members to respond to this short survey. It should take last then …
Not many decades ago you became skilled in a profession such as joinery, plumbing or glazing, by becoming an apprentice with a company where a skilled person taught you how to become a skilled craftsperson over a period of a …
Since the last change to our legislative window U-values for new homes in Part L in 2013, little has changed, but, that is all set to change following the Government’s Future Homes Standard Consultation. Our team at CAB have been …
April 2021
Whilst we begin to enjoy some of our freedoms again as lockdown eases, It is with sadness that we have recently learnt about the passing of HRH Prince Philip. At the age of 99 his passing remains a …
March 2021
CAB Welcomes Phil
A lot has been written about a Chief Executive and his first one hundred days in office. With the support of the CAB Board prior to joining CAB and the strong team that exists in …