Recent News

It is essential that industry professionals keep abreast of developments related to fire safety and the implications if they get it wrong. Residents in £3m legal claim for loss of homes in destructive fire The residents of a housing block destroyed in a fire are...

WOBO and its members recognise the need to consider health and safety in the carrying out of works within their organisations and those of their clients. Trio sentenced after fairground accident THREE INDIVIDUALS and a company have been sentenced after a mother-of-eight was catapulted from...

Energy research and their outcomes are moving resource use and maximisation forward and the developments form part of WOBO members professional development. Major milestones reached at British hydrogen projects in maritime and chemicals sectors A project developing green hydrogen technology for workboats has received more...

WOBO considers the CROSS UK newsletters to be of significant value as it publicises individual expert experiences occurring within the construction and development processes. CROSS-UK Newsletter 73 includes expert comment on fire and structural safety reports made to CROSS.  The PDF version, accessed via the...

WOBO recognises that energy developments and research activities are ongoing and it is important that members and fellow professionals keep abreast of information and advise their clients accordingly.  Seabased and the BIDC Sign MOU For Wave Power Park To Fuel Green Hydrogen Production The Barbados...

WOBO President Paul Myers and the WOBO Governors are currently working on a meeting that will take place during the Long Beach Conference.  Further details will be provided in due course and you are encouraged to support International Building Safety Day – May 22, 2024...

WOBO is pleased to provide links to a range of publications and reports that will support the continuing professional development (CPD) of both its members and fellow professionals. The Business Guide to the Net-Zero Heating With heating across the domestic, commercial and public sector buildings accounting for nearly...

WOBO has included these activities taking place within the UK and provided by the Health and Safety Executive as they provide updates that may be used around the globe.  Incidents of buildings collapsing into roads or because the work has rendered the structure unstable during...

WOBO thanks Health and Safety Matters for the reminders to WOBO members and fellow professionals that “construction is a dangerous industry” – all of these incidents could have been avoided!! Recycling company fined £1.2M A YORKSHIRE metals recycling company has been fined £1.2m after a...

WOBO recognises the research and developments taking place to maximise the capture of energy and the maximisation of natural resources. Decarbonizing Steel Manufacturing Using Biomass David Mazyck, professor and head of Penn State’s School of Engineering Design and Innovation (SEDI), and Daniel Whisler, associate professor of engineering...