The Liquid Roofing and Waterproofing Association (LRWA) has appointed Cathal Quinn as a co-opted board member. As managing director of MOY, a specialist in waterproofing systems for roofs, Cathal has more than 18 years’ construction experience. As a co-opted LRWA board member, he will be using his industry knowledge and experience to help the association…
Ex LRWA Technical Secretary, Terry Wain is asking for help in sourcing building materials to create a workshop for a charity based in his home city of Salford called Incredible Education. The charity is a social enterprise specialising in health & wellbeing programmes that are delivered through horticulture and forest school activities for children and adults. The integrated workshop and…
Within the flat roofing industry, there is a growing demand for products with limited combustibility to be used as alternatives to OSB3 and plywood, due to the drive of Approved Document B towards increased uses of less combustible decks and the fluctuation in supply and prices of building materials throughout 2021. This has resulted in…
The long awaited Building Safety Bill was published on 5th July 2021. The bill sets out how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained. In addition it gives additional powers to residents to hold builders and developers to account and toughens sanctions against those who threaten residents safety. The main aspects of the bill are as…