Late, partial and non-payment continues to cause serious problems within the construction industry. Jonathan Hyndman, Partner at solicitors firm Rosling King, looks at the issues to be considered before an unpaid party suspends performance or seeks to terminate following non-payment.

John McMullan from EPDM roofing specialist, Firestone Building Products, discusses why sustainability needs to be part of a ‘built to last’ construction culture, and discusses the role of the roofing sector in driving better long-term performance from the fabric of a building.

Michael Hiscock, Partner in the Construction and Engineering Team at Wright Hassall, talks to FC&A about navigating payment plans and schedules.

The projects for St Bede’s Church of England Junior School in Woking and Riverview Church of England Primary School in Epsom are part of the Government’s Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), which addresses the needs of those schools in the worst condition across the country.

IKO UK Group has signed a Mandated Supplier Agreement with leading independent construction and property services company, Willmott Dixon.

Returning for 2016, the Midlands Construction Summit is to be held on the 27 September 2016 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry and for the first time the Summit will be held alongside the Midlands Construction Expo.

The South West has a thriving construction industry with the region predicted to exceed the projected average UK growth rate for 2015 to 2019. The estimated regional average output over this period is 3.6%, considerably higher than the UK predicted rate of 2.9%.

The nation’s media has been reporting on a UK housing crisis for many months, but is there now a climate for change in the industry?

Gypsum fibre dry lining boards from fermacell helped a specialist timber frame manufacturer make a promising start in a new sector.

A brochure highlighting that with fermacell gypsum fibreboard all education specifiers have to choose between is six systems, compared to dozens when using conventional plasterboards, was launched.

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