We’re celebrating our tenth year in business! We’ve reflected on this milestone by recounting our achievements year on year to see how much we have progressed in 10 years. 2013 – James Cook and Matt Brown launch Cook Brown Building Control from their dining room tables, and
Read more →Changes to the Building Regulations 2023 Important information for clients, designers and contractors In this article, we’re delving into the upcoming changes in building regulations set to take effect on October 1st, 2023. These updates are designed to enhance safety, sustainability, and efficiency in construction projects
Read more →The Building Safety Act 2022 and Associated Legislation 2023 Introduction Following the Grenfell disaster on 14 June 2017 and resultant Hackitt Review, Government has put in place legislation that changes the building safety regulatory landscape for tall residential occupancy type buildings. Following the enactment of The Building
Read more →Successfully granted Approved Inspector Licence Renewal We are very pleased to announce that we have been granted approval from CICAIR for the renewal of our Approved Inspector Licence. To ensure that professional standards are maintained, and that the relevant legislation and the CICAIR Code of Conduct
Read more →Meet the Cook Brown Building Control Awards judging panel Our Cook Brown Awards are back in full swing! With the cut off time to make nominations for our Design Excellence Award coming up at the end of August, we thought it would be a great time
Read more →We are delighted have launched our Cook Brown Building Control Design Excellence Award. Applications are now open! 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 recognition to
Read more →Providing Approved Inspector services for exciting new Luxe Fitness site in iconic Bristol City Centre building, Beacon Tower Following on from a successful working relationship with Design Storey Architects on the transformation of the former Bedminster Library building into a luxurious and unique gym, we have
Read more →Former seafront hotel given new lease of life as transformation into 42 apartments nearly complete Working again with our longstanding client The PG Group, we are delighted to be involved in their latest development ‘Promenade House’ on Beach Road in Weston-Super-Mare. The site holds an existing
Read more →Cook Brown Building Control Build Quality Award We are pleased to announce that our Cook Brown awards are back! Back in 2018 we began awarding our clients and projects for their exceptional build quality, design excellence and energy innovation. Due to the pandemic these awards were
Read more →We were appointed alongside our sister company Cook Brown Energy, to provide Plans Assessment and Site Inspection Services for the construction of two new dwellings in the Coombe Dingle area of Bristol. These two wonderfully designed detached, state of the art houses, were constructed by Benchmark Builders
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