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SFS – Fastening solutions in the building envelope

SFS is a global market leader for mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components for the building envelope.

Revolutionary rainscreen retention solution AlphaCore® and NVELOPE® proves less is more

SFS Group Fastening Technology and Kingspan Insulation have pooled their respective expertise in rainscreen cladding support systems and insulation materials to launch an optimum performance solution offering A2-s1, d0 reaction to fire, presenting the potential to optimise envelope design on buildings of any height in the AlphaCore® Pad.

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Suspended sentence for disqualified builder

A builder has been handed a suspended sentence for breaching his disqualification and illegitimately managing three building companies in Staffordshire.

Balfour Beatty awarded £32m Inverness NHS facility

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £32m contract to build a new, world-class Ophthalmology and Orthopaedic health facility in Inverness on behalf of NHS Highland.

Contractors sought for 2,500 low carbon homes across Oxford

Oxford City Council is seeking contractors for more than 2,500 low carbon homes across Oxfordshire in the next 10 years.

GMI bags £40m contract to build Goole train manufacturing site

Siemens Mobility has awarded the £40m contract to build its new train manufacturing site at Goole to GMI Construction Group.

Amey Consulting designs ‘UK first’ carbon-neutral road project

Amey Consulting has designed the UK’s first carbon-neutral road improvement project – an £8m Highways England carriageway reconstruction in Cumbria.

Willmott Dixon to build £9.7m performing arts facility

Willmott Dixon has been appointed to deliver a new performing and production digital arts facility at North Kent College's Oakfield Lane campus.

Contractors will face ‘intense scrutiny’ if they submit low bids

Contractors will face “intense scrutiny” if they submit unrealistically low bids for public sector contracts, according to a senior official at the BEIS.

BRE launches Open Innovation Hub to support built environment

Building Research Establishment (BRE) is set to create an Open Innovation Hub at its Garston campus in Watford to house innovative businesses.

Independent review of construction frameworks launched

Professor David Mosey of King’s College London has been appointed to lead an independent review of public sector construction frameworks.

Build-to-rent homes increase by 23% in 2020

The number of completed build-to-rent homes increased by 23% in 2020, according to research by the British Property Federation (BPF).

Kier starts construction of new £15.5m leisure centre

Kier has started construction works at the £15.5m leisure centre and community hub project on the Festival Hall site in Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Go-ahead for Reston station development

Scottish Borders Council has given the green light to plans for Reston station development, which will see a station open in the village for the first time in more than half a century.

Hub South East hunts new tier 1 construction contractor

Hub South East, the Lothians and Scottish Borders is seeking to further strengthen its supply chain with an additional tier 1 construction contractor.

Firms shortlisted for final stage of Thamesmead Waterfront masterplan

A diverse group of architects and designers have made the shortlist to potentially become strategic master planners for the £8bn Thamesmead Waterfront development in southeast London.

Plans in for £54m glass innovation facility

Network Space has submitted plans to St Helens Borough Council for a £54m glass research and innovation facility.

Builders feel the pressure in January, as UK construction output drops

UK construction output dropped slightly in January, as the third national lockdown leads to hesitancy across the industry.

Council calls for investment to safeguard Cheshire West from flooding

The leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council has called for significant investment to prevent future flooding incidents in the borough.

Keepmoat Homes acquires former brickworks site on Stallings Lane

Keepmoat Homes has purchased the former brickworks site on Stallings Lane in Kingswinford, which will be transformed into a new 169-homes development.

Jacobs wins £162.5m Lower Thames Crossing contract

Highways England has awarded Jacobs the £162.5m Integration Partner contract to assist collaboration on the Lower Thames Crossing scheme.

Green light for first phase of £115m ‘canal village’ in Warwickshire

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council has given the go-ahead to the first phase of a £115m canal village in Hawkesbury, Warwickshire.

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