Goldfinch café, a creatively designed space, offers valuable advantages to families in Bristol   Architect: SEB + FIN ARCHITECTS LTD Building type: 150m2 mid terrace café and art studio Method: Timber frame, insulated foundations, cellulose, heat pump, PV Construction cost: £670,000 Location: Bristol   Goldfinch is a

What do the New 2023 Building Regulations Mean for Building Developers? Making sure you stay up to date with the latest regulations on building development is important to ensure that your projects are fully compliant with government regulations. This leads to more sustainable buildings, better living conditions

Who is Responsible for Building Regulations in the UK? Making sure your building meets regulations is imperative. Not only does this ensure you meet all legal requirements, but it also keeps the safety and standards of your projects and buildings kept at a high level. Cook Brown

Proud sponsors of an Elephant Pump in Africa   Here, at Cook Brown, we are aware that keeping our team hydrated will aid them to perform at their very best throughout the work day. As a result, we decided to invest in watercoolers from AquAid. Our unique

Get to know – David Hartill (Operations Director)   Tell us about your experience, have you always been in Building Control, if not how did you get into it? “From secondary school days, I always wanted to be a building surveyor and left school after GCSE’s to

Get to know – Dave Allen (Building Control Director)   Tell us about your work experience, have you always been in Building Control, if not how did you get into it? “I started my career in building control in 1985 after dropping out of a Planning Degree

What is an Approved Inspector? In the UK, most construction projects and building work is required to comply with the Building Regulations — the legal minimum standards for design, construction and alterations developed by Government. This approval is needed to ensure that any new construction work, alterations,

Meet your local area Surveyor: Bristol   Last but not least, we have reached the office where Cook Brown Building Control first started trading from, Bristol. Fourth in our series of getting to know our South West Surveyors is, Richard Ferris. Richard joined Cook Brown in 2015,

Meet your local area Surveyor: Bath   Third in our series of getting to know our South West Surveyors is, Paul Stevens. Moving up through Devon and Somerset, next we’re heading slightly more North East to Bath. We asked Paul a few questions about his background, his

Meet your local area Surveyor: Somerset   Moving our way up through Devon towards Somerset, we would like to introduce to you Alistair Clark who covers the Somerset and Dorset region. Find out more about Alistair’s typical working day, his work background and his project experience below.