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If you are involved with the building or construction industry and provide a service that would be beneficial to users
of this site we would like to hear from you. Contact us with details of your business and one of our representatitives will get back to you with information on how to become a part of BritishBuild.
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How it works
By using the search facility at the top of the page you will be able find a range of qualified tradesmen, products and services - relating to every aspect of property refurbishment, renovation and new build in the UK.
By using the drop down menu on the search box, select the Local Authority area where your property, or land
is situated. From the list of trade categories, select the ones that are relevant to your building project.
Every good project relies on good planning and we would advise newcomers to carefully consider planning
their project in full consideration of current legislation and innovative practice, therefore you may
want to start with a building surveyor or an architect. Once you have selected your Local Authority area
(local borough)and first trade, click on the search button and you will be directed to the trade you have
chosen with the contact details for your local planning authority. The search button for other trades
(and boroughs) will be available on each page, so that you can search for accredited tradesmen covering
the various aspects of your project.
Tradesmen, craftsmen and artisans are listed on the BritishBuild register by Local Authority
region and therefore you will only see contractors and suppliers that cover your area.
There is also a link to your Local Authority Planning Department, that can answer your queries
relating to planning issues, consents and building regulations.
Certain suppliers and service providers offer a nationwide service and you will find these Companies represented in each Local Authority area via the search box at the top of the page.
Accredited members are listed at the top of the page, below the trade category description, and you will see information relating to the goods and services that the Company or Individual offers, along with recognition of any other Trade Association or Professional Body that the accredited member belongs to, an email link, direct contact details and a hyperlink to their web-site.
Below this, we give Non Accredited Companies and individuals, known to operate in the area, a single line entry with their last known contact details.
We would like to hear from you with information you may have on
any Company or Individual that you think offers an excellent level of service and is not currently on
the BritishBuild register.
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62% of shops re-emerge
FRP Advisory says 62% of stores have emerged from administration under new ownership since the start of last year.
However, the insolvency practitioner’s analysis shows this still leaves nearly 1,700 outlets empty, contributing to the 14% vacancy rate on high streets. Deloitte says retail administrations rose 11% last year to 183. R3 says pre-pack administrations have typically earned creditors 35p in the pound, compared with 30p in the pound from other administrations.
27/02/12 The Times
Axa accelerates investment
Axa Real Estate intends to accelerate investment this year in what it calls “exceptional market conditions for senior lending”.
It is preparing to lend €2bn (£1.7bn) to European property companies this year in both primary and secondary markets. It spent €1.5bn in 2011.
27/02/12 Financial Times
Ministers fight plans near homes
Developments that Cabinet minister have opposed in their back yards would be more likely to go through under planning reforms.
Research by the Financial Times has found at least half the Cabinet has opposed such developments. They include George Osborne, Andrew Lansley, Vince Cable, Ed Davey and Francis Maude. The final National Planning Policy Framework document is expected to be published in the Budget next month. The essence of the document will remain the same but it will give a clearer definition of “sustainable”, as “meeting the needs of the present without comprising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. It also confirms ministers’ preference for brownfield development.
27/02/12 Financial Times
Inquiry into supermarkets urged
An inquiry into the “pernicious” power of supermarket giants should be an urgent government priority, says an Observer columnist.
The writer says supermarkets have been “blighting our land and lives for too long”. He says a “Leveson” inquiry of supermarkets that looks at the total impact on jobs, suppliers, the nation’s diet, the environment, diversity and planning should be ordered.
26/02/12 The Observer
Property legacy hits Lloyds
Ninety per cent of Lloyds Banking Group’s £10.8bn loans granted to commercial property are deemed to be impaired.
Some £5.1bn of the £6.8bn corporate loan book are described as impaired as are £1.4bn of £7bn of loans in the retail business. Lloyds took a £3.1bn provision for Ireland last year out of a total charge of £8.7bn for the entire bank. It said its bill for Ireland was entirely down to its HBOS rescue in September 2008.
25/02/12 The Guardian
Policy risk to farmland values
Uncertainty over impending reform to the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy presents potential risk to farmland values, says the RICS.
Its latest Rural Land Market Survey shows the value of land, including a residential component, rose 10% to £8,386 an acre year on year as land prices reached record levels once again.
25/02/12 Financial Times
Property shortage ‘bunkum’
Collins Stewart research claims the UK has been building homes at double the rate of population growth for 20 years.
The research says 11,000 “hidden” homes were built every year that were not officially recorded in construction figures but were picked up by tax authorities. It warned Britain’s housing market was heading for a “lost decade” and government aid to support the industry was based on “bunkum” projections of a property shortage in the UK.
23/02/12 Daily Telegraph
A second wave of 11 Enterprise Zones were announced by the government in August
Businesses located within an Enterprise Zone are to receive many benefits.
These include a business rate discount, broadband roll-out and a simplified planning approach.
Enterprise zones all have a specific industry focus.
Local Development Orders are stated to be the most likely planning tool by which local authorities
can reduce the level of planning control in the Enterprise Zones.
These will allow development to be undertaken without the need for planning permission to be
obtained from the local planning authority. They can apply to a specific type of development
or permit any development in a designated area and may grant planning permission outright
or with conditions.
Other fundamental planning changes are expected to continue during the next few months
with the Localism Bill expected to become legislation and the end of the public consultation
into the Draft National Planning Policy Framework.
16-09-2011 - courtesy of Brian Barber and Associates
Researchers fret over green belt
House of Commons Library researchers say a presumption in favour of sustainable
development will apply “even within the green belt”.
The latest article in The Daily Telegraph’s Hands Off Our Land campaign says a report
from the researchers casts doubt on the value of ministerial assurances that the draft
National Policy Planning Framework will provide clear protection for the green belt, says.
Greg Clark, planning minister, is scheduled to meet Campaign to Protect Rural England activists today. Frank McDonald, environment editor of the Irish Times, writes in The Daily Telegraph that Britain would do well to learn from the schemes that laid waste to vast tracts of countryside in Ireland as a result of liberal planning policies over several decades that were codified in the Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines in 2005.
14/09/11 Daily Telegraph
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The changing face of
British Building
& Construction
The past few years have seen huge changes in terms of legislation
- particularly those relating to sustainability and the environment.
Lighting and heating buildings generates 50 per cent of Britain's
carbon dioxide emissions while the production of building materials
accounts for a further 10 per cent.
The construction industry also
generates one third of all the waste in Britain.
Sustainable Build
Commercial house builders are now using eco-friendly techniques.
We at BritishBuild - and most buyers - like the fact that new homes are now becoming more
environmentally friendly and sustainable.
To find out more about eco-friendly construction go to
Sustainable Suppliers and Services
Calculate your carbon footprint! Use the Act on CO2 calculator to find
out your carbon footprint. You'll also get a personalised action
plan with recommendations about how you can help tackle climate change.
Click on the image below
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