The winter 2025 RIDBA Journal is here!

RIDBA winter journal 2025

The winter 2025 RIDBA Journal is here! What’s inside?

Industry updates

  • Pages 4-9: Winners of the RIDBA Building Awards 2025, a return to LAMMA in 2026 and information about a new membership video.

Technical and safety insights

  • Pages 10-11: Dr Martin Heywood reviews this year’s standout technical merits from the RIDBA Building Awards;
  • Pages 12-13: Nick Redpath outlines common pitfalls in hearing protection and proper PPE use.

Member news

  • Pages 14-18: Kenward Construction’s awards hat-trick, Timmins Engineering’s Lancaster bomber sculpture and Yorkshire Steel Buildings’ Dales project.

Livestock and sustainability

  • Pages 20-21: Livestock consultant Jamie Robertson goes behind the scenes at Coton End Farm – the RIDBA Building Awards below-£3m turnover livestock winner – balancing cow comfort, engineering and sustainability.

Member directory

  • Find RIDBA members on pages 22-25. If you want your business to feature in this section you can apply to join RIDBA here.

Steeling the Limelight

  • James Pullen of Kenward Construction steps into the hot seat in this edition’s Steeling the Limelight.

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The autumn 2025 RIDBA Journal is here!

RIDBA Journal Autumn 2025 Edition, front page spread.

The autumn 2025 RIDBA Journal is here! What’s inside?

Industry updates

  • Pages 4-9: A record-breaking year for the RIDBA Building Awards – see the full shortlist, meet the judges, and find out who will be hosting the awards ceremony this September;
  • News on the government’s steel strategy and the latest industry safety statistics.

Technical and safety insights

  • Page 10: RIDBA’s technical consultant, Dr Martin Heywood, explains the BCSA’s new technical specification for boundry elevations;
  • Pages 12-13: Health & safety consultant Nick Redpath unpacks the implications of the UK’s Building Safety Act 2022 for our sector.

Livestock and sustainability

  • Pages 20-21: Livestock consultant Jamie Robertson explores the future of the UK poultry sector and the challenges of balancing sustainability with planning restrictions.

Member news

  • Pages 14-17: From Kingsbarns Golf Links to a new steel-framed industrial building in East Sussex, members share their latest projects;
  • Page 19: Meet RIDBA’s newest members in our brand-new Member Corner feature.

Member directory

  • Find RIDBA members on pages 22-25. If you want your business to feature in this section you can apply to join RIDBA here.

Steeling the Limelight

  • Mark Wilcox of Filon takes the hot seat in this edition’s Steeling the Limelight.

Read the autumn 2025 RIDBA Journal now