MAY 2017

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In this issue

Family affair

We talk to William Davis md Guy Higgins about the Leicestershire-based family business

Planning reforms

What did the Housing White Paper hold for the planning system?

Proven products

The winners of the Housebuilder Product Awards 2017

Part M

NHBC senior area technical manager Steve Evans looks at revisions to Part M – Access to Dwellings

Water works

A look at systems – such as SuDS – that mitigate flooding on site

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Industry sees Opportunity in government

The new government is very much the focus in this year’s SWOT analysis as our panellists see a period of great Opportunity ahead. There is plenty of hope but also keen awareness of the multiple Threats and challenges which could scupper the ambition to build more new homes. Ben Roskrow analyses 2024’s SWOT results.

The Interview – Trevor Dempsey, Dandara

Trevor Dempsey is ceo of Dandara’s housebuilding division, a once-small business which is becoming more national. He talks to Suzie Mayes about getting plans back on track, his inspiration behind the company’s trainee programme and holding onto quality

Raising the roof on quality

A solid roof is a key part of safeguarding any building. NHBC gives details of its roofing masterclasses which cover this crucial part of the build

A whole life commitment

Suzie Mayes finds out how the Future Homes Hub is addressing the issue of embodied carbon through its Whole Life Conventions and tool