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Lee Rowley MP opens inaugural NHBC Build to Rent Innovators event
NHBC recently hosted the inaugural Build to Rent Innovators event in partnership with the British Property Federation.
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North of Tyne Mayor praises next generation at NHBC’s “real-life” bricklaying apprenticeship training hub
The North of Tyne Mayor, Jamie Driscoll has visited the NHBC bricklaying apprenticeship training hub in Scotswood to see how it’s producing the next generation of house builders in the North East of England.
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The Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP tours quality new build homes in Doncaster
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Net Zero, the Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP, recently visited Keepmoat’s Skylarks Grange development at Brodsworth near Doncaster.
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Why and how MMC outperforms masonry by 5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per dwelling
Timber Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) is a type of construction process that has gained popularity in recent years due to its sustainability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
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- Lee Rowley MP opens inaugural NHBC Build to Rent Innovators event (20 November 2024)
- NHBC and Bellway welcome Paul Sweeney MSP to top quality development of new homes in Glasgow (16 August 2023)
- Interview with Stephanie Barbabosa, Head of Build to Rent at Lendlease (28 July 2023)
- NHBC and Sigma Capital confirm UK-wide partnership (10 July 2023)
- Key considerations for using modern methods of construction (10 July 2023)
- NHBC welcomes LoCal Homes and Fusion Steel Framing to NHBC Accepts (5 July 203)
- NHBC launches Housing Association Insights collection (27 June 2023)
- UK’s best site managers awarded national accolade for house building quality (16 June 2023)
- Cambridgeshire's first "real-life" bricklaying apprenticeship Training Hub opens to combat the skills gap and housing shortage (22 May 2023)
- A breath of fresh air - hazardous ground gases guidance for housebuilders published (19 May 2023)
- NHBC's Richard Smith inaugurated as President of the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (16 May 2023)
- Quarterly fall masks return to confidence in house building sector (05 May 2023)
- Introducing your Sector Lead for Affordable Housing (20 April 2023)
- From Scandinavia to the US – Reimagining the home (19 April 2023)
- The power of placemaking (22 March 2023)
- NHBC partners with CIOB for assessment of Site Supervisor apprenticeship (21 March 2023)
- House building up in 2022 despite challenges in final quarter (28 February 2023)
- NHBC hosts Shadow Minister for Business and Industry at David Wilson Homes’ Sundial Place development (27 February 2023)
- Housebuilder Bovis welcomes MP to award winning Beverley site (13 February 2023)
- UK site managers win top award for house building quality (23 January 2023)
- NHBC celebrates as bricklaying and site supervision apprentices qualify (11 January 2023)
- NHBC launches new Residential Construction Statistics portal (9 January 2023)
- NHBC Technical Standards 2023 Now Live (6 January 2023)
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- The Knife Angel arrives in Milton Keynes (14 December 2022)
- Newcastle Training Hub opens to support the next generation of skilled house builders in the North East (3 December 2022)
- NHBC launches Build to Rent insights collection (24 November 2022)
- NHBC reaffirms commitment to Armed Forces Covenant (16 November 2022)
- New home registrations up 33% in Q3 but slowdown ahead (14 November 2022)
- Confused by carbon jargon? The NHBC Foundation launches a comprehensive new guide (3 October 2022)
- New home completions return to pre-pandemic levels in Q2 (11 August 2022)
- New Non-executive Director welcomed to NHBC Board (1 August 2022)
- New NHBC Foundation report seeks to unlock full potential of the Future Home Standards (27 July 2022)
- NHBC bolsters BTR offer with senior hire (22nd July 2022)
- NHBC hires new lead for integrated retirement communities (21 July 2022)
- NHBC boosts its alternative residential offer with senior hires (14 July 2022)
- NHBC Pride in the Job Awards 2022 celebrate the UK’s best site managers (17 June 2022)
- New home registrations up 25% in first quarter (19 May 2022)
- Planning approval submitted for Scotswood Training Hub to support more than 100 bricklaying apprentices per year (1 April 2022)
- NHBC reports 25% boost in UK new home registrations in 2021 (10 February 2022)
- Pride in the Job 2021 Supreme Award Winners Announced (25 January 2022)
- NHBC Technical Standards 2022 now live (4 January 2022)
- On trend colours for 2022 (7 January 2022)
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- Reducing condensation in your home at Christmas (20 December 2021)
- NHBC launches Building for tomorrow 2022 (9 December 2021)
- Moving home at Christmas (03 December 2021)
- New NHBC Standards announced for 2022 (25 November 2021)
- NHBC appoints new Regional Director for the East (17 November 2021)
- Building Back Britain Commission publishes its first report, Levelling Up and the Housing Challenge (5 November 2021)
- Joint Virtual Meetings launched by NHBC to help improve construction quality management (02 November 2021)
- Q3 Stats Announced (22 October 2021)
- NHBC honours its STARs (21 October 2021)
- Focus on NHBC’s Technology Assisted Inspection app (14 October 2021)
- CIBSE launches design guidance for heat pumps in high density housing (1 October 2021)
- New NHBC Foundation report gives housebuilders essential direction on electric vehicle charging (27 September 2021)
- Spotlight on NHBC Accepts: BokLok (23 September 2021)
- Bellway Homes’ first female Pride in the Job winner Jazele Parys (03 September 2021)
- Five key points from NHBC’s recent MMC roundtable (23 August 2021)
- Pride in the Job 2021 Quality Awards: Spotlight on Barratt Homes and David Wilson (10 August 2021)
- Feedback “overwhelmingly positive” for NHBC’s new Training Hub (3 August 2021)
- NHBC responds to rapidly increasing new home supply via Training Academy and recruitment drive for Operations roles (3 August 2021)
- NHBC celebrates first year of NHBC Accepts (29 July 2021)
- NHBC supports future homes delivery plan (27 July 2021)
- Q2 Stats Announced (20 July 2021)
- Five tips for keeping cool while the weather is hot (16 July 2021)
- Pride in the Job 2021 Quality Awards: Spotlight on Taylor Wimpey's Jade Taylor (12 July 2021)
- NHBC strengthens Board with Non-Executive Director appointments (12 July 2021)
- NHBC announces new partnership with retirement community body ARCO (9 July 2021)
- NHBC Training: Spotlight on Redrow's Brad Lines (06 July 2021)
- NHBC Training: Spotlight on Taylor Wimpey’s Lilly Wren (03 June 2021)
- Celebrating World Environment Day with the NHBC Foundation's Biodiveristy report (01 June 2021)
- Let it Bee - how you can create a buzz in your garden for World Bee Day (20 May 2021)
- New training hub (20 May 2021)
- Running-in your new home (18 May 2021)
- Q1 Stats 2021 (13 May 2021)
- The housebuilding industry can lead the way on biodiversity (28 April 2021)
- Building for tomorrow marks its 30th year with successful virtual event (26 March 2021).
- Top tips from NHBC for visiting a show home (5 March 2021)
- Welcome Josh Golding NHBC’s new Industry Training Manager (4 March 2021)
- NHBC honours best of the best in UK house building (2 March 2021)
- Spotlight on NHBC's NVQ opportunities (01 March 2021)
- Building for tomorrow 2021 Speaker spotlight: Mark Farmer (22 February 2021)
- Building for tomorrow 2021 Speaker spotlight: Douglas Cochrane (22 February 2021)
- Building for tomorrow 2021 booking open (15 February 2021)
- NHBC announces Regional Director appointments for the North East, West & Wales and Scotland (11 February 2021)
- National apprenticeship week (9 February 2021)
- How to keep heating costs down while working at home this winter (5 February 2021)
- A new innovative inspection app launched (2 February 2021)
- NHBC training surpasses 5,000 NVQs in landmark year (18 January 2021)
- David Campbell's year in review (18 January 2021)
- NHBC Foundation reveals new report on the history and future of MMC (4 January 2021)
- Spotlight on NHBC's Apprenticeship Scheme (4 January 2021)
- Spotlight on NHBC's NVQ opportunities (1 January 2021)
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- NHBC launches new 2021 Standards for UK housebuilders (16 November 2020)
- NHBC strengthens senior commercial team with two key appointments (12 November 2020)
- NHBC welcomes BoKlok to its new MMC acceptance scheme (10 November 2020)
- New home registrations gain momentum after lockdown slump (30 October 2020)
- Pride in the Job at 40: What it means to us - Rebecca Roberts, Barratt Homes (12 October 2020)
- NHBC launches its first apprenticeships (28 September 2020)
- NHBC Foundation publishes brand new report on the future for home heating (16 September 2020)
- Pride in the Job at 40: What it means to us - John Greggain, Managing Director at L Greggain & Co Ltd. (10 August 2020)
- Industry working group launches building control regulation proposals (14 July 2020)
- NHBC launches new MMC acceptance service for UK construction industry (14 July 2020)
- NHBC reveals the UK's best housebuilders as Pride in the Job celebrates its 40th anniversary (19 June 2020)
- 30,000 participants benefit from NHBC's virtual training during lockdown (5 June 2020)
- NHBC Building Inspector becomes landmark 500th to achieve NVQ award (29 May 2020)
- Alan Rubenstein appointed as new NHBC Chair (26 May 2020)
- Get buzzing with NHBC's top tips for creating a bee friendly garden (20 May 2020)
- New technical guidance for NHBC Standards launched (15 May 2020)
- NHBC continues commitment to MMC with acceptance of new system delivering hundreds of quality homes (7 May 2020)
- NHBC receives RoSPA Gold Award for health and safety achievements (28 April 2020)
- NHBC launches free virtual training for house-building industry during Coronavirus lockdown (1 April 2020)
- Guy Lambert announced as new Head of Marketing and Communications at NHBC (1 April 2020)
- 10 tips for visiting a show home (31 March 2020)
- Housing Minister launches homes of the future competition (4 March 2020)
- NHBC statement on the New Homes Ombudsman (25 February 2020)
- NHBC welcomes new Non-Executive Director (13 February 2020)
- NHBC launches Building for tomorrow 2020 (12 February 2020)
- 1.4 million new homes registered to be built in the past decade, reports NHBC (6 February 2020)
- Thermal imaging explained, a new NHBC Foundation guide (30 January 2020)
- NHBC honours the best of the best in house building (28 January 2020)
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- End of year boost for housebuilding sector, reports NHBC (23 December 2019)
- Consumer Code approved by Chartered Trading Standards institute (20 December 2018)
- On-trend shades: colours of the year 2020 (19 December 2019)
- 10 tips for keeping heating costs down this winter (12 December 2019)
- NHBC staff support MK Food Bank for Christmas (11 December 2018)
- Reducing condensation at home this Christmas (10 December 2018)
- NHBC strengthens its standards, research and innovation offering with new appointment (9 December 2019)
- David Campbell to join NHBC as Commercial Director (5 December 2019)
- Aileen Campbell MSP visits award-winning housing development in East Kilbride (27 November 2019)
- More than 15,000 new homes registered to be built in October, reports NHBC (27 November 2019)
- How to attach a floor fixing (25 November 2019)
- Decorate your new-build home (25 November 2019)
- How to connect a kitchen appliance (25 November 2019)
- How to bleed a radiator (25 November 2019)
- How to re-pressurise a sealed central heating system (25 November 2019)
- How to attach pictures, shelves and curtain poles (25 November 2019)
- Moving home at Christmas (20 November 2018)
- How to make a new house feel like home (6 November 2018)
- New guide offers top tips to prevent moisture in new-build homes (5 November 2019)
- NHBC increases number of accepted MMC systems with Legal & General (6 November 2019)
- New guide offers top tips to prevent moisture in new-build homes (5 November 2019)
- Help to Buy extended to 2023 and shared ownership Stamp Duty relief (31 October 2018)
- NHBC welcomes new Non-Executive Directors to Board (28 October 2019)
- New homes slowdown in Q3, according to latest NHBC stats (24 October 2019)
- Trio of appointments as NHBC strengthens its operations team (23 October 2019)
- Urban house value boosted by proximity to public green space (16 October 2019)
- As safe as houses: home security (12 October 2018)
- Get your garden ready this autumn (10 October 2018)
- Traditionally built homes embracing innovation (7 October 2019)
- Brian Whittle MSP visits award-winning development in Kilmarnock (2 October 2019)
- Increase in number of new affordable homes fails to offset decline in private sector (27 September 2019)
- Slight dip in new home numbers in July, reports NHBC (29 August 2019)
- Dr Matthew Offord MP visits award-winning development in Hendon (6 August 2019)
- Housing Minister visits development managed by female-led team in Cwmbran (1 August 2019)
- 3 tips to keep your home safe this summer (8 August 2018)
- 3 tips to help create a bee friendly garden (31 July 2018)
- Highest new home registrations in 12 years, reports NHBC (31 July 2019)
- Top tips on running in your new home (22 July 2019)
- NHBC wins Habitat for Humanity Hope Challenge (3 July 2019)
- Find an award winning site near you (3 July 2019)
- Home registrations in London 'more than double' last year (26 June 2019)
- David Melding AM visits quality new homes in Llanwern (24 June 2019)
- NHBC names UK's best housebuilders (17 June 2019)
- New home figures continue to rise, reports NHBC (29 May 2019)
- Tips for a smooth move with pets (17 May 2019)
- New guidance on commissioning services in new homes (14 May 2020)
- 10,700 new homes registered in February, according to NHBC (28 March 2019)
- Cabinet Secretary Aileen Campbell visits new Edinburgh development (20 March 2019)
- Give your home a Spring health check! (18 March 2019)
- 10 tips to prepare your new-build garden for spring and summer (7 March 2019)
- More than 12,500 new homes registered in January, reports NHBC (28 February 2019)
- New guide on energy storage launched for UK house builders (26 February 2019)
- UK new home registrations level with 2017, reports NHBC (7 February 2019)
- Help wildlife this winter (1 February 2019)
- Cold weather tips for you and your home (29 January 2019)
- MP Michael Tomlinson visits quality new homes in WImborne (29 January 2019)
- NHBC: who we are and what we do (24 January 2019)
- MP Paul Masterton visits award-winning new homes (22 January 2019)
- Tips to help you save money on your heating bills this winter (17 January 2019)
- 9 January jobs for your garden (11 January 2019)
- January is a great time to make any lawn repairs (9 January 2019)
- On-trend shades: colours of the year 2019 (2 January 2019)
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- Strong housing growth in November, reports NHBC (19 December 2018)
- NHBC staff support MK Food Bank for Christmas (11 December 2018)
- Reducing condensation at home this Christmas (10 December 2018)
- More than 14,500 new homes registered in October, reports NHBC (29 November 2018)
- Moving home at Christmas (20 November 2018)
- Developers embracing modern methods of construction, says new report from NHBC Foundation (14 November 2018)
- Guiding you through the barriers to small brownfield site development (7 November 2018)
- Q3 Stats - Highest new home registrations in 11 years, reports NHBC (1 November 2018)
- NHBC Land Quality Endorsement (LQE) team sponsors Brownfield Briefing Awards 2018 (30 October 2018)
- The greying of green rural England (18 October 2018)
- Uplift in London new home growth, reports NHBC (27 September 2018)
- 40 facts: homes, housing and house building today (19 September 2018)
- Link between housing and health highlighted by NHBC Foundation (19 September 2018)
- The right housing at the right time (4 September 2018)
- Real uplift in July new home registrations with NHBC (28 August 2018)
- The changing shape of UK households (21 August 2018)
- Homes: out with the old, in with the new (13 August 2018)
- New build, or not new build, that is the question (30 July 2018)
- 39,000 new homes registered in Q2, reports NHBC (26 July 2018)
- 14,750 new homes registered in May, reports NHBC (28 June 2018)
- Quality Award winners named in NHBC Pride in the Job Awards (15 June 2018)
- NHBC appoints new Head of Actuarial (12 June 2018)
- Futurology: the new home in 2050 (5 June 2018)
- 11,200 new homes registered in April, reports NHBC (31 May 2018)
- NHBC responds to Dame Judith Hackitt's review into building regulations and fire safety (17 May 2018)
- New home registrations second highest in a decade despite wintry start to 2018, reports NHBC (27 April 2018)
- Dewsbury MP visits Yorkshire's award winning new home development for the over 55s (24 April 2018)
- Beyond location, location, location: priority of new-home buyers (12 April 2018)
- Should you consider retiring to a newly built home? (9 April 2018)
- NHBC appoints new Innovation Manager to lead MMC approach (9 April 2018)
- 11,600 new homes registered in February, reports NHBC (29 March 2018)
- NHBC welcomes call from cross-party MPs for greater support for smaller housebuilders (28 March 2018)
- Steady start to the year for new home registrations, reports NHBC (28 February 2018)
- 12 March jobs to prepare your garden for spring and summer (28 February 2018)
- Free training courses available at NHBC (9 February 2018)
- UK new home registrations up 6% in 2017, reports NHBC (25 January 2018)
- NHBC welcomes appointment of Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government (9 January 2018)
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