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 and discussion culminating in an evening dinner. For myself, it will be a chance to […]
Phil Slinger – CAB Chief Executive. There has been quite a bit of speculation in the press recently with regard to the impending changes to Document L and how it will affect the Industry. The Council for Aluminium in Building has been active asking its members what it means for them and how they will […]
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 CAB scheme we require that extrusion grades of aluminium, namely 6,000 series alloys for the […]
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, there is the shortage of materials and skilled labour followed with the inevitable rise in […]
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 alternative employment, the loss of a significant amount of European construction workers who have returned […]