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UK’s largest lead survey reveals lack of accreditation knowledge in construction sector

Britain’s largest industry survey of its kind has exposed a lack of accreditation knowledge among those working with lead in the construction industry.

This is one of the key takeaways from the UK-wide survey of more than 250 lead merchants and end users, commissioned by Midland Lead and conducted by Firebrand Insight, an independent research consultancy.

New security system revolutionises protection of church buildings

Stealing lead from church roofs has become a lucrative operation over the past decade, and in recent years has seen more and more churches fall victim.

St Michael’s and All Angels Church has been at the heart of Church Broughton in Derbyshire for over 900 years, so when the Grade 1 Listed church was attacked by thieves last year they sought a professional company to install a system to prevent this from reoccurring. The changes to their insurance policy meant they now could achieve a greatly enhanced claim cover from their Insurers.

Priory church extension is Project of the Year

The award for Project of the Year in the 2015 East of England RICS Awards was won by the conservation and extension of the medieval church at Clare Priory in Suffolk. Established in 1248, Clare Priory is one of the oldest religious houses in England; situated in the shadows of Clare Castle on the banks of the River Stour.

How we helped create a modern-day masterpiece

In architecture and interior design, woodcarving rarely exists alone. Usually it’s integrated into the millwork, such as mouldings, columns, brackets and cabinetry. That means a woodcarving workshop must either be part of, or comfortable partnering with, joinery workshops and vice versa.

The working relationship between woodcarver and joiner has existed for centuries. My company, Agrell Architectural Carving, has decades of experience partnering with joinery companies using tried-and-true techniques passed down through generations of our trades. My job as account manager is to ensure our hand-carved ornamentation integrates perfectly into joinery projects.

Aldeburgh Church gets a new roof

The Church of Our Lady and St Peter in Aldeburgh, Suffolk sits on a hill top with stunning views of the coast below. When it was built, the church was intended to be very much in the style of the 40-odd round towered medieval churches that you ﬁnd in the county, particularly along the coast.

Government to fund security at places of worship

The British government have announced a £2.4 million fund to help secure places of worship in England and Wales. Churches, mosques and temples have been invited to bid for grants if they can show that they are at risk of attack from religious hate crimes.

Synagogues are excluded from the scheme because the government has provided a separate grant to the Community Security Trust, a charity that provides protection services to Britain’s Jewish communities.

The scheme has been launched by Britain's Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, as she outlined a Hate Crime Action Plan. This will include a study into how the different police forces in the country understand and respond to hate crimes and a commitment from the government to “give young people and teachers the tools they need to tackle hatred and prejudice, including through a new programme to equip teachers to facilitate conversations around international events and the impact they have on communities here in the UK.”

Blythburgh Church increases light levels and reduces annual running costs by 46%

Holy Trinity Church, Blythburgh, Suffolk, is known locally as 'The Cathedral of the Marshes' and it stands tall, visible for miles from the A12 trunk road. Like many other churches, Holy Trinity relies on carefully designed external lighting to make its flint decorated architecture a local landmark by night as well as by day. A warm colour rendering, minimal light pollution and restricted glare were inherent factors in the design brief of this relighting project, which covered every elevation of this wonderful building.

Following a successful re-lighting of St Peter & St Paul, Wangford, which is in the same group of parishes, the design and installation team of James Laws and Boggis Electrical of Wrentham was chosen by Blythburgh PCC to re-light Holy Trinity. They selected Pulsar Light Eco-Range floods for both projects.

What is CompetentRoofer?

CompetentRoofer is the Government-licenced Competent Person Scheme that allows professional roofing contractors to self-certify that their roof refurbishment work complies with Building Regulations within England and Wales. The scheme encompasses all roofing types for domestic, industrial and commercial properties.

Cheap work has hidden cost implications

Your property is one of the most expensive and important things that you can own so risking any building work to unregistered contractors, simply because it is the cheaper option, is false economy.

NFRC appoints Head of Technical Services

Kevin Taylor, a well-known figure to NFRC members as the technical officer for Slating and Tiling, has recently been promoted to head up all NFRC's technical services including flat roofing, sheeting and cladding and health and safety. Kevin has vast experience throughout the industry and a respected authority within organisations such as BSI and NHBC. He has served NFRC for over ten years and prior to this, had a long career in the industry from apprentice through to contracts manager, college lecturer and independent consultant.

Rainclear bring you the ability to buy Cast Iron Roof Drainage Outlets online

You can now browse and buy Harmer Cast Iron Roof Outlets online on Rainclear Systems’ website. You can conveniently pay by card or Paypal with delivery to you or your site within 5 working days.

Harmer are well known for manufacturing the marketing leading range of rainwater handling and building drainage products. Now Rainclear offer the added convenience of buying them on a mobile responsive ecommerce website wherever you are and whenever you are ready.

Lime mortars give protection to Kent and Caen stone

All Saints’ Church in Laxfield is a classic Suffolk wool church, with a long, wide nave and a superb west tower dating from the mid 15th century. The tower is 100ft high and originally built of Caen stone dressings with fine flushwork flint panels – as you’d expect to see in East Anglia – and much more unusually with large expanses of Kentish ragstone ashlar.

Carving out an international reputation, including Stockport

The art of woodcarving is truly international and nowhere is that better illustrated than in the career of Devon-based Laurent Robert. Born in the Auvergne region of France, Laurent began his career as an apprentice there before moving to England to continue his apprenticeship with the long-established ecclesiastical firm of church restorers, Herbert Read Ltd. While he was with them he was involved in the restoration of the organ case of St Paul’s in Deptford and the refurbishment of Kensington Palace Chapel.

Roof repairs correct century-old ‘mistakes’

The Cathedral of St John the Baptist on the outskirts of Norwich city centre is one of the best examples of the Victorian Gothic revival in the country. St John’s is the mother church of Roman Catholics in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. It is the focus of many large diocesan occasions and, of course, the seat of the Bishops of East Anglia. Indeed, that is the origin of the word ‘cathedral’, which derives from the Latin cathedra, meaning chair or throne.

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