Aluminium has been well known for its ease of recycling ever since its first commercialisation in 1880, but do we always need to recycle by melting and reforming? Some architects are now looking forward and looking at ways that materials can be removed from a building refurbished if necessary and reinstalled into the same building […]
We would like to express our gratitude for your continued membership and support of the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB). Over the past year your and your company’s involvement and commitment to CAB have enabled us to continue to educate and inform users, specifiers and clients about the features and benefits of aluminium as […]
It has been a busy year for CAB in support of its membership and the wider industry and whilst there are challenges in the supply chain and looking forward into 2024, CAB membership continues to offer an excellent value proposition. Members have enjoyed two members meetings this year, the first in March where the meeting […]
The Construction Products Association Autumn forecasts reports states that construction output remains on forecast to fall by 6.8% during 2023. The two largest construction sectors contributing to this fall is private new housing and private house repair (r&mi), maintenance and improvement. In 2024 the forecast is for a further drop of 0.3% in construction output. […]
Since aluminium’s commercialisation in the 1880’s with the advent of the Hall-Héroult process, aluminium’s recyclability has been well documented. In fact, it has always been encouraged as the material is valued highly with its ability to be virtually 100% recycled. With the advent of portable handheld XRF analysers (X-Ray Fluorescence) the ability outside the laboratory […]