Category: quality
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Why McAlpine is rethinking quality control
The construction industry should effectively utilise non-compliance reports if it wants to improve approach to quality control, writes Tony Smith. Some site teams, averse to using NCRs, may opt for their own remedial works, such as cutting out and recasting the affected section of concrete. If this is done without following the NCR process, and…
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Dozens of firms suspended after substandard solid wall insulation jobs
The government has suspended 39 businesses that installed poor-quality solid wall insulation using publicly funded energy efficiency schemes. Routine checks carried out by independent quality body TrustMark uncovered cases of substandard solid wall insulation fitted under the Energy Company Obligation 4 (ECO4) and the Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS). Around 65,000 households have had solid…