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Bishton house refurbishment project

Construction Bishton After

Bishton House was a detached 4 Bedroom house that had been left empty and had undergone vandalism.K. W. Dorrington took on the refurbishment project. A full renovation was undertaken, including an internal reconfiguration which left the dwelling with an extra bedroom and much improved layout.

Planning for Flats Approved Ponytpool

Plans to convert a vacant Pub into flats in Pontypool has been approved. This type of scheme makes a big difference to struggling Town Centres. It provides much needed homes, takes away empty units and creates smaller retail units -which can operate with lower overheads Pontypool pub to be converted into flats despite concerns | […]

Building Safety Act Deadline Today

If you have not yet registered with the Building Safety Regulator at Class 1 make sure you register today before the deadline to continue to work as a Registered Building Inspector during this extension period. I hope that all the additional training etc is going as well as it can.

Building Safety Act Wales

UPDATE – March 2024 – The Building Safety Act is now in force and causing big issues. Plan ahead and be patient, especially with Building Control – they are struggling to train and register staff. Welsh Government have just offered delays to registration. Building Safety Act Wales – Building safety – HSE Building safety – […]

Building Safety Act

October 2023 – The Building Safety Act has come into force. Although begun following the aftermath of the truly dreadful Grenfell Tower disaster, the Construction Industry as a whole was found to be failing in terms of competence. The new Act has far reaching powers and will have impact on all in the industry. For […]

Near Floods Newport

We hope everybody is well after the near floods in Caerleon. The link below takes you to the NRW Flood Maps – they are accurate. We have submitted dozens of Planning Applications in Flood Areas and regularly obtain the more detailed flood data. If your flood area, take precautions, including signing up to the NRW […]