Tag: Landmark
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Landmark Structures Relocates HQ to Larger Southlake Office
Landmark Structures, a full-service provider of water storage solutions, will celebrate the grand opening of its new U.S. corporate headquarters on Monday, November 17, at 10 a.m. The company is relocating from Fort Worth to a larger office at Kirkwood Oaks in Southlake, Texas. The move from the company’s previous Fort Worth location addresses Landmark’s…
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CIOB landmark conference sets the tone for regional growth in north east
Construction professionals in the North East were challenged to embrace their role in driving social value, sustainability and innovation earlier this month (November) when CIOB President Paul Gandy FCIOB delivered the keynote presentation at CIOB’s inaugural North East Construction Conference. Held at Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead the event brought together leading professionals,…
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Supreme Court questions Trump’s tariff powers in landmark case
Supreme Court justices who will decide the legality of President Donald Trump’s unlimited use of tariffs under a self-declared national emergency questioned both sides of a historic case in a hearing on Wednesday. During over two and a half hours of oral arguments, the nine-member panel focused on the scope of presidential power, the meaning…
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Landmark suicide prevention guidance launched
The first British standard dedicated to addressing the risk of suicide and its impact in the workplace has been published. The standard – BS 30480 Suicide and the Workplace – has been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI). It aims to provide employers with practical and evidence-based recommendations to help plan for, respond to and support…
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BSI publishes ‘landmark’ inclusive PPE standard
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in #PPEthatfits, BSI, CIOB, diversity, Equality, Featured, health and safety, inclusion, People, PPEThe British Standards Institution (BSI) has announced the launch of a new standard for inclusive PPE. The standard – Provision of Inclusive PPE (BS 30417:2025) – aims to help support organisations or individuals involved in the purchase, provision or use of PPE. Earlier this year, BSI opened a public consultation to allow all stakeholders, including end users…
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Developers can seek historic safety remediation costs after landmark ruling
The Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that structural engineers owe “a duty of care” to developers for economic losses arising from negligent building safety design, even after the properties are sold. In a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court yesterday (21 May) dismissed an appeal by URS Corporation Ltd (now part of Aecom) and ruled…
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From buyer beware to seller beware? Landmark £32.5m moth mansion case shakes up property law
A game-changing High Court ruling has shaken up the property market, altering the long-standing “buyer beware” rule and setting new expectations for sellers. In the case of Iya Patarkatsishvili and Dr Yevhen Hunyak versus property developer William Woodward-Fisher, the court ruled that sellers must provide complete and truthful information about known defects. This case, involving…