Prime minister Keir Starmer placed the economy at the forefront of his first King's Speech today, with policy reforms geared towards encouraging growth.
Vincent Matthews, head of UK marketing at SFS, discusses the benefits of working with a product manufacturer in construction to select an appropriate system solution.
Social value is an intrinsic aspect of good design. In this article, Nathmya Saffarini, associate principal at Arcadis, offers a unique perspective on the crucial role of social value in architecture and design.
For the 14th consecutive time, interest rates will rise, this time to 5.25%, with the Bank of England warning that interest will likely remain high for another two years.
Neil Davidson, global vice president at Deltek, explores how setting the right KPIs in architecture and engineering can define success and identify areas in need of development.
Fastenings manufacturer SFS UK is focused on creating innovative systems that provide robust solutions for fixing, fastening, and protecting construction workers and buildings.
With a target of 300,000 new homes a year needed to solve the housing crisis, Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist at BCIS, takes a look at the government actions needed to deliver the challenging benchmark.
A roundtable event held in the House of Commons examined the findings of the recently published 'Power in Place' series, which argue for a local place-based approach to tackling inequalities and retrofitting initiatives.
Research from Mace suggests that a 0.6% increase in UK construction exports could generate an additional £11.5bn and create over 140,000 jobs in the UK.
The aftershocks of the pandemic and subsequent periods of economic difficulty have made real estate and infrastructure delivery harder to achieve. Rising material prices and interest rates, a constrained supply chain and a severe skills shortage have led to a capacity crunch in these sectors.
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced that several major infrastructure projects will be fast-tracked as part of new plans.
Assent delivers building control solutions on over 30,000 projects annually; our growing network of 60+ offices means that we are always within one hour of a site anywhere in England and Wales.
Kate Morement, head of risk and compliance, Assent, says much progress has been made by women in construction over the last 20 years, but there is still more to be done.
