Business & Management

The Federation of Master Builders’ (FMB) survey of small- to medium-sized (SME) construction firms in the UK found that enquiries with local building firms increased at their fastest rate in a decade.

With great honour, I pen this page for the first time as President of Chartered Association of Building Engineers. To borrow the advice David Taylor has given me: “The time will fly past, so just enjoy it.” Which I fully intend to do.

The charity Band of Builders has partnered with DEWALT tools to provide help and support to tradespeople impacted by illness, injury or financial crisis across the UK.

Following lengthy consultations with CABE members and a detailed and robust process of application, CABE was awarded its licence to deliver the Engineering Council Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration in January 2020

Mark Lee MCABE Building Consultancy Department Head for Kershaw Surveyors, part of WT Gunson

The CABE Built Environment Awards are a marker of dedication to the industry and construction community.

Supply chain risk manager CHAS is encouraging the construction industry to embrace the new Common Assessment Standard following the announcement of a data-sharing agreement between the scheme’s providers.

It feels very strange to sit down to write my final welcome page. It has been a whole year since my socially distanced inauguration, and that time has flown by.

Andrew Pearson offers a snapshot of some of the common themes and issues that building control bodies are having to overcome in fulfilling their professional duties.

Wates Construction Group has appointed a new Strategy and Integration Director, Inna Lim, for its recently formed group of businesses, Wates Integrated Construction Services (WICS).

Baxi Heating UK and Ireland has appointed specification specialist Ryan Kirkwood to the role of Heat Pump Business Development Manager.

Building Engineer prides itself on presenting high quality technical information and industry insight as befits CABE’s members.

Building safety managers – what exactly can we expect from the new professional role, asks Elaine Knutt in part two of the feature

Partner Jessica Tresham and Associate Hannah Gardiner at Womble Bond Dickinson offer a guide to being prepared for construction disputes.

Marc Daly has been appointed as Managing Director of specialist contractor O’Keefe.

Douglas Morrison’s role as Director of Operations and Skills at the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre shows the importance of education and innovation.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has appointed Matt Malloy (right) as Chair of its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Management Board. Matt has extensive experience in dispute resolution and has been appointed in more than 800 construction and engineering disputes.

Software provider Alcumus has appointed David Picton as Senior Vice President of Sustainability.

Property and construction consultancy Ingleton Wood announced plans to double the number of apprentices to help invest in local skills and the economic recovery from the pandemic.