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Scottish construction companies ‘hit hard’ as cashflow ‘dries up’

Cashflow has dried up for nearly 80% of firms in the construction industry in Scotland, as more than two-thirds of companies say they’ve furloughed staff, according to a new survey.

Lovell and Homes England to deliver 500 homes on former MoD sites

Lovell Partnerships and Homes England have agreed deals worth £140m, to deliver 500 new homes on two former Ministry of Defence (MoD) sites in Yorkshire and Wiltshire.

Surveyor arrested for illegally selling coronavirus testing kits

A surveyor has been arrested on suspicion of illegally selling coronavirus testing kits as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.

Innovative initiative to support construction industry during COVID-19

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has launched the ‘i-Con' initiative to support the construction industry during the COVID-19 crisis.

Planning submitted for new Swizzels factory in Middlewich

Tritax Symmetry has submitted a planning application for a new 158,000 sq ft Swizzels manufacturing facility in Middlewich, Cheshire.

Will digital technology in planning be one of the legacies of COVID-19?

Jonathan Bainbridge and Nigel Hawkey, planning partners at Bidwells, discuss whether the use of digital technology will be the way forward in the planning sector during COVID-19 crisis.

Homes England saves 19 stalled development sites

Homes England has acquired 19 stalled sites worth £180m in the last financial year, which has land capacity for 5,000 new homes across the UK.

HS2 provides firms with ‘Notice to Proceed’ on work amid pandemic

Eiffage, Balfour Beatty, VINCI, Kier, Ferrovial Agroman and BAM Nuttall has received notification from High Speed 2 (HS2) to proceed with works in line with Government advice.

CLC issues third edition of Site Operating Procedures

The Construction Leadership Council has released the third version of its Site Operating Procedures guidance to protect construction workers during COVID-19.

Vinci Construction to deliver two more temporary hospitals

Vinci Construction is leading its supply chain working day and night to deliver temporary Rainbow Hospitals at Deeside Leisure Centre and Bangor University.

Green light for Port of Blyth expansion

Engineering professional services consultancy, WSP has successfully secured planning consent to expand the Port of Blyth.

Buildings: The decarbonisation elephant in the room

Buildings and building materials are major contributors to carbon emissions. Engineered timber offers a sustainable, green option to reduce this but its use may be restricted by flawed assumptions, argues Matthew Linegar of Stora Enso.

Vistry Partnerships to deliver 87 new homes using MMC in Hall Green

Vistry Partnerships has secured a land purchase contract with Homes England to deliver 87 new homes using a closed panel timber frame solution in Hall Green, Birmingham.

Development partner unveiled for £2.5bn Salford Crescent masterplan

The English Cities Fund has been revealed as development partner for the £2.5bn Salford Crescent masterplan.

£40m transformation of historic dye works factory into new homes

The historic dye works and laundry factory in Bristol is being transformed into new homes by Galliard Homes and Acorn Property Group

Construction must ‘come together’ to address work suspension issues

The Housing Forum is calling for the construction community to come together to address challenges caused by the suspension of works.

Freelance earnings drop as coronavirus hits construction sector

Average earnings for freelancers fell by 2.9% last month as the impact of coronavirus started to filter through to construction sites, according to the latest figures by Hudson Contract.

Bristol conference centre to become NHS Nightingale hospital

Kier is to transform the conference centre at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) into the next NHS Nightingale hospital to fight COVID-19.

Surge in construction site theft prompts calls for tighter security

The construction industry is being urged to tighten security measures to defend construction sites from opportunistic thieves.

Government should ‘set example’ when paying construction supply chains

The government must ‘set a good example’ when it comes to paying its construction supply chains and handing out retention payments to subcontractors during the COVID-19 crisis.

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