Standfirst: As a confidential built environment reporting system highlights safety concerns, the Council for Aluminium in Building says flagging issues is essential to effect cultural change and achieve greater competency across the construction sector. We report.Feature: In the years following the devastating Grenfell Tower fire of 2017, the UK has seen a major shift in […]
The Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB) has announced that its Spring Forum 2026 will take place at the National Space Centre in Leicester, offering members an evening of industry insight, networking and collaboration in one of the UK’s most inspiring venues. The Spring Forum is a key date in CAB’s annual events programme, bringing […]
January saw CiiLOCKs UK team, joined by Luke Overton from Head Office in Australia, travel to Ghent, Belgium to showcase the company’s innovative hardware solutions at Polyclose 2026. Marking the first time CiiLOCK UK exhibited on a stand of their own, the event proved to be an outstanding success! With more than 10,000 visitors over […]
Siderise has launched three new masonry open state cavity barrier products for 25 and 50mm air-gaps. The fire resistance performance of the three new additions is IFC certified (IFCC), alongside the existing Siderise EWI Open State Cavity Barrier, offering peace of mind that they are suitably tested and independently audited. The three new products that […]
The Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB) has highlighted the safety risks associated with reversible windows in high-rise residential buildings, following concerning information from a built environment reporting service. According to Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS UK), several windows designed to rotate for internal cleaning have fallen from a high-rise building façade, due […]