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Grŵp Cynefin development takes top UK prize for building control excellence

|Date: 26 January, 2024

Grŵp Cynefin development takes top UK prize for building control excellence

A social housing development by Grŵp Cynefin housing association, delivered by Welsh construction company ...

A social housing development by Grŵp Cynefin housing association, delivered by Welsh construction company Gareth Morris Construction, has won a prestigious UK-wide award. The Llety’r Adar housing sche ...

26 January, 2024
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LABC to train eight more building inspectors with £350,000 boost from Welsh Government

|Date: 19 December, 2023

LABC to train eight more building inspectors with £350,000 boost from Welsh Government

Wales has taken a major step forward in ensuring the future safety of its homes and buildings by funding ...

Wales has taken a major step forward in ensuring the future safety of its homes and buildings by funding four trainee inspectors. The £350,630 grant matches funds provided by Local Authority Building ...

19 December, 2023
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LABC Academy boost for Building Control ahead of regulation

|Date: 18 September, 2023

LABC Academy boost for Building Control ahead of regulation

Building contractors, architects and housebuilders seeking Building Regulations approval in England and W ...

Building contractors, architects and housebuilders seeking Building Regulations approval in England and Wales will benefit from a pioneering scheme to build new capacity in building control, thanks to ...

18 September, 2023
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Actis Part L training on offer at LABC’s virtual East Anglian roadshow

|Date: 9 December, 2022

Actis Part L training on offer at LABC’s virtual East Anglian roadshow

Changes to Part L is one of the topics on offer to builders, specifiers, building control officers and ar ...

Changes to Part L is one of the topics on offer to builders, specifiers, building control officers and architects attending the East Anglia virtual LABC roadshow on the 13th December. A shortened vers ...

9 December, 2022
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Innovative housing and community hub project completed in Newport

|Date: 10 August, 2022

Innovative housing and community hub project completed in Newport

Neath-based construction firm J.G. Hale Construction has completed work on an innovative development for ...

Neath-based construction firm J.G. Hale Construction has completed work on an innovative development for housing provider Pobl Group, which has created 45 new sustainable homes alongside a community h ...

10 August, 2022
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JG Hale Construction wins LABC award for social housing scheme

|Date: 5 November, 2019

JG Hale Construction wins LABC award for social housing scheme

JG Hale Construction, the Neath-based construction company and part of the JG Hale Group, has won ‘Social ...

JG Hale Construction, the Neath-based construction company and part of the JG Hale Group, has won ‘Social Housing Development of the Year’ at the LABC 2019 Brick Awards for its exceptional work on a s ...

5 November, 2019
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Ashford BC celebrates building excellence award for wheelchair-standard Noakes Meadow scheme

|Date: 10 July, 2019

Ashford BC celebrates building excellence award for wheelchair-standard Noakes Meadow scheme

A delegation from Ashford Borough Council's housing team were among 300 industry professionals attending ...

A delegation from Ashford Borough Council's housing team were among 300 industry professionals attending the LABC South East Building Excellence Awards in Brighton — and ended up scooping the Best Soc ...

10 July, 2019
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LABC raise concerns over ministry’s lack of transparency

|Date: 10 July, 2019

LABC raise concerns over ministry’s lack of transparency

LABC is deeply concerned after hearing from a senior official at MHCLG that the ministry intends to allow ...

LABC is deeply concerned after hearing from a senior official at MHCLG that the ministry intends to allow Approved Inspectors a continued role in the regulation of in scope buildings. In the current ...

10 July, 2019
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BBA and LABC’s rallying call for 100% Hackitt

|Date: 30 October, 2018

BBA and LABC’s rallying call for 100% Hackitt

100% Hackitt — an industry initiative to encourage the Government to deliver all of the recommendations c ...

100% Hackitt — an industry initiative to encourage the Government to deliver all of the recommendations contained within Dame Judith's report — was launched in Westminster by Local Authority Building ...

30 October, 2018
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Research reveals public service building control worth £1.85bn

|Date: 22 June, 2018

Research reveals public service building control worth £1.85bn

The net economic benefit of public service building control interventions in construction projects could ...

The net economic benefit of public service building control interventions in construction projects could be as high as £1.85bn according to academics at the University of Wolverhampton. LABC commissio ...

22 June, 2018
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