Business & Management

CABE was honoured to be invited to exhibit at the inaugural BSR Conference as the only professional body present.

CABE is pleased to announce that the recently appointed Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) Deputy Chief Inspector of Buildings, Chris Griffin-McTiernan, will give the opening keynote address at the upcoming debut Built Environment England conference.

As I sit down to write this, my last welcome message as President, I am so grateful to have had this opportunity and to have met with so many members at various events.

CABE’s Asia-Pacific conference shone a spotlight on industry trends and specific challenges facing construction professionals in the region through a range of knowledgeable and experienced speakers

Zoe Cox, FCABE FHEA Grad IOSH MSc PGCE BSc BA, Head of Training and Development Quadrant Building Control and newly-elected CABE Vice President

Caerphilly County Borough Council has endorsed proposals to take part in the Welsh government’s National Empty Home Grant scheme, which will see £2.54m available to return privately owned empty homes back into use.

The #IAmCEnv campaign is a social media campaign to raise to raise awareness of the Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) registration. SocEnv wants to give registrants a way to highlight their amazing work, helping to inspire other professionals to seek out the CEnv registration.

The government has announced more than £42m in funding over the next three years to support the recruitment and training of Building Control Inspectors and Fire Inspectors working with the Building Safety Regulator.

Since my last journal message, I have attended two major CABE events.

Dr Mark Key, author of Building Regulations, Codes and Standards: A guide for safe, sustainable and healthy development, explains why and how global building standards need to find common ground

Hong Kong-based Chartered Engineer Betty K Y Lo CEng C Build E MCABE on the challenges in her profession

It saddens me to pass on the news that Michael Mann, CABE’s former Engineering Council Liaison Officer and last year’s recipient of the Peter Stone Award, has recently passed away.

Due to the continuous shift in the industry and emerging demands following the Covid-19 pandemic, the requirements for face-to-face events have changed. There is now a need to modernise and adapt our events to meet the needs of both industry and our members.

Wates Group’s Projects Manager Glyn Williams has won Site Manager of the Year at the annual Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Excellence Awards.

What impact have recessions had on the construction industry in the past, and how will that play out this year as the IMF predicts a contraction of the UK economy, asks Matt Lamy

While Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show 49,000 unfilled positions in construction, a survey of 2,000 18-29-year-olds in the UK by construction data platform NBS revealed that 56% consider construction an attractive career. So why are more not choosing it as a profession?

Throughout January and February, the Association has been busy with regional and national AGMs.

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has new Management Committee members: Jen Vickers (pictured), Ron Purcell and Jason Harper.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has welcomed Bola Abisogun OBE as Chair and Rebecca Lovelace as Deputy Chair of its Diversity and Inclusion Committee.