The government has granted £500,000 to Transport for Slough which intends to use the grant to encourage residents and visitors to the borough to travel more sustainably.
As the issue of late payment continues to overshadow construction, Phil Hall of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), says maximum payment terms must be shortened and a clear, simple financial penalty regime for persistent late payers is essential.
Cairn Group has been announced as the preferred bidder for the first phase of the Swansea Central hotel regeneration scheme, as the design for Swansea's landmark bridge is unveiled.
Peter Vinden, CEO of The Vinden Partnership (TVP), explains TVP’s Fee Flex approach to assisting specialist subcontractors recovering disputed accounts through the adjudication process.
A major modernisation programme has started at the British Antarctic Survey’s Rothera Research Station to prepare for the arrival of the RRS Sir David Attenborough in one of the most challenging construction environments on Earth.
The Bristol Housing Festival has launched an architecture competition, in partnership with Trinity College, to find a partner to design the college's student accommodation.
The government has failed to deliver the savings it hoped for by contracting out prison maintenance services, according to a new National Audit Office (NAO) report.
Drywall fit out contractor, Astins, has ceased trading as it appoints Andrew Duncan and Andy John of Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery as joint administrators.
Plans for a landmark new library at the University of Bristol have been submitted to transform the heart of its Clifton campus and provide an architecturally significant new building.
Trafford Bruntwood LLP, the joint venture between Bruntwood Works and Trafford Council, has submitted plans for the transformation of the former Kellogg’s site in Stretford, Manchester.
The Conservation Hierarchy is a new framework developed by the University of Oxford to help construction projects achieve Biodiversity Net Gain, improving infrastructure while protecting and enhancing the natural environment. Hollie Booth, Henry Grub and Professor EJ Milner-Gulland from the University of Oxford and Julia Baker from Balfour Beatty major projects explain.
The Construction Innovation Hub and Buildoffsite announced a new partnership at the Construction Show in London that will see Buildoffsite help to deliver the Hub’s mission to transform buildings and infrastructure.
UK construction output experienced a much slower decline in January compared with the end of 2019 as client demand increases, according to the latest construction PMI.
Urban greening is becoming a fundamental part of city construction, not only to transform ugly urban eyesores but to turn them into green lifelines. Steve McIntyre, ANS Global, outlines why green choices are key to creating a healthier future.
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