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Wayne Smith has been convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of defrauding clients and customers out of some £170,000. Smith was described as the ‘controlling mind’ behind two construction companies, despite being banned from being a company director after a previous...

I am sure I am not the only person aware of the speed with which modern buildings are adapted and converted to other uses. This year’s warren of partitioned offices is next year’s open plan boardroom and chairman’s office. I am proud to say that Regency...

More and more of us are working from home these days. However, it isn’t always practical to use a room in the house. You may need peace and quiet or you may disturb others with your racket! If you’ve got a reasonably sized garden, however, you could always have a...

Civil works is the name given to a variety of important construction projects which include road building, bridge construction, installing water supply and distribution all the way up to laying airport runways and dock workings. It can also cover more minor but...

I was interested to learn that construction work has begun on what will be the tallest dam in the world. Situated on the Varkesh River in Tajikistan, the dam will be 335m high and is part of the Rogun hydropower project (HPP). When it is complete it will double the...

Some will say that engineering isn’t a laughing matter but I’m not sure they are right. To support my claim seven engineers recently took to the stage at a London venue and put on an engineering themed evening of comedy. The show was called Engineering Showoff and...

I am pleased to announce that Regency Contracting have passed an independent inspection of our work carried out by the British Board of Agrèment on behalf of the Federation of Master Builders. Now the first question you are going to ask is am I sure I have the...

I was pleased to see that transport infrastructure in the Midlands was given a financial boost in the recent Budget.  The area will receive some £23 million to improve conditions. The main thrust of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s speech was to improve the UK’s...

Britain’s construction industry eased back during March as housebuilding dropped off. However, the sector was boosted by an increase in commercial and civil engineering activity. South West Business reported that Tim Moore, senior economist at HIS Markit, was...

If you want to set about converting a residential home from a building originally intended for an entirely different purpose, then there are a number of problems to be considered and overcome. The results, however, can be stunningly beautiful. I am talking about...