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LABC President reflects on extraordinary year
The 2009 LABC President's Reception was held at the historic Trinity House in London in September. The event was hosted by Jeremy Hall, outgoing LABC President and Building Control Group Manager at Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, who looked back on an extraordinary year for the construction industry

Beyond the Passivhaus pipedream
LABC Business Development Director Lorna Stimpson discusses the Passivhaus concept and asks whether it can ever reach the wider UK housebuilding sector or will it remain as is it now, for the select few who can afford it

New code of conduct for warranty providers
The new Office of Fair Trading Code of Conduct means that all warranty providers in the housebuilding sector must register their developers

LABC - adding real value to the construction process
LABC regularly asks for feedback from its customers about the service it provides. The results of these consultations often suprise us - but they can also surprise customers

LABC and Oval Insurance Broking extend partnership
LABC has agreed to extend its partnership agreement with Oval Insurance Broking for the marketing of the unique LABC Latent Gold commercial building defects guarantee

Stay ahead of the game with LABC
Wouldn't it be nice if we could build good quality homes, meeting the needs of our changing demographics, all at a rate to match supply with demand? This would be perfect, but in reality it's a hard trick to pull off in a market driven economy

What customers want in 2008
When we ask customers for feedback they don't dwell on service levels or fees, writes Phil Hammond, LABC National Director of Business Development. Instead, their top priority is to ask for more information, help and training

Commercial and retail property at risk from latent defects
Phil Hammond, LABC National Director of Business Development, busts a few myths about collateral warranties, suggesting many building owners with this type of cover could still be at risk from hidden defects

Doing well at school - easy as LABC!
More schools and colleges will be rebuilt or refurbished in the next five years than in the previous 25 years. Such is the Government's determined and ambitious Building Schools for the Future programme

LABC leads on sports stadia
LABC has unrivalled expertise in the realisation of major sporting venues and have established a specialist, locally based Building Control team to deal with the very high volumes of work anticipated in the Olympic Park area in the run up to London 2012

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