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,

Kane to take on National 3 Peaks and Yorkshire 3 Peaks in 48 hours Kane Loughton, Building Control Surveyor for Cook Brown Building Control is set to take on a difficult challenge this spring in aid of Bradford Inclusive Disability Service (B.I.D.S). Kane’s little brother Joel sadly

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.

Meet your local area Surveyor: Plymouth   First in the series of getting to know our South West Surveyors is Chris Maslen. Chris is based in our Plymouth office, covering here and the surrounding area. We asked him some questions to find out more about his work

Spotlight on the South West! Meet your local area Surveyor   Cook Brown Building Control operate nationally across England and Wales, including a large presence in the South West of England. In this area we have 18 Building Control Surveyors that cover all areas from Bristol and

Energy Innovation Award Nominations Now Open   We are excited to have launched the last Cook Brown Award of 2022: Energy Innovation Award. The aim of this award is to recognise and reward a project and team that have emonstrated innovative practices and design skills that incorporates

Design Excellence Award Shortlist Announced! We are excited to be announcing the 2022 shortlist for our Design Excellence Award. The aim of this award is to recognise and reward a project and team that have demonstrated innovative design skills whilst incorporating sustainable features. We want to show

Getting to know our new Associate Director, Andrew Wilkes   Andrew Wilkes joined us in May as a new Associate Director. Andrew has an extensive career in Building Control and has a lot of ideas and knowledge to bring to the team. We caught up with Andrew