Health and safety heroes
NHBC celebrated the winners of its second Health and Safety Awards in May. NHBC’s manager of health and safety services Simon Mantle explains the importance of the Awards and how they work
Hadley set to soar
Hadley Property Group applied innovation and imagination to survive the downturn. Now it has signed a funding deal guaranteeing rapid growth in the years ahead. Ben Roskrow talks to the ambitious Hadley boys
Local election localism
Stephen Byfield of PPS Group says that the Lib Dems’ poor performance at the local polls will not shake the coalition’s resolve to deliver on localism
Champion builders
After the Athletes’ Village caused a surge in new home registrations in March, Suzie Mayes finds out about the Village on the Olympics site and the plans for housing after the Games
Follow the money
The New Homes Bonus went live in April. Mark Smulian reports on the local authorities that are already benefitting from the incentive scheme and finds out how they intend to spend the cash
Mind the skills gap
In the third Redland Roofing Masterclass, Redland’s product manager of components Alex Burman, shows how roofing defects arising from a loss of skills on site can be rectified
Part L made easy
NHBC Foundation’s recent publication on Part L aims to make compliance a less daunting prospect, particularly for smaller housebuilders. Neil Smith, NHBC’s group research and innovation manager, explains
England expects
The planning pipeline for England continues to look busy, but elsewhere in the UK it’s a different story. Steve Menary investigates
Open season for planning applications
The first Thursday in May should be flagged up as the opening of the planning application season, advises Stephen Byfield of PPS Group
Linden branches out
Galliford Try’s housebuilding division is speeding ahead with its expansion programme. And the next stage is a rebrand under the name of Linden Homes. Suzie Mayes finds out more from group md Ian Baker
