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.
SMEs in the construction supply chain in Scotland are still suffering from poor payment performance and the latest initiatives by the Scottish Government have not yet had a major impact.
The Board of NHS Highland has given the green light to a £48m investment to modernise health and social care services in Badenoch and Strathspey and Skye, Lochalsh and South West Ross.
Transport for London (TfL) has secured a deal with Aviva Investors to build a mixed-use scheme, above Crossrail infrastructure and opposite the new Liverpool Street Elizabeth line station.
Minister for Implementation, Oliver Dowden, has reminded the construction industry that tough new rules on paying their suppliers on time are due to come into force in September.
A construction solicitor has warned that the construction industry should brace itself for the results of an ongoing investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Farrans has secured a £50m contract to build the new City Quays 3 project on behalf of Belfast Harbour – the largest development project undertaken to date.
Plans for a £1bn regeneration scheme in the London Borough of Merton have progressed with the submission of two further detailed planning applications.
The latest edition of the Economic & Construction Market Review from industry analysts Barbour ABI has revealed that construction contract awards decreased by 2.1% in March across Great Britain.
The housing development in Edinburgh will provide 655 new homes, incorporating a unique mix of homes, providing urgently needed affordable homes in the city
With a construction framework value of £500m across value banded Lots, Kier secured a place on the high value Lot 5, this will deliver projects valued £10m+ with an estimated value of £108m.
HS2 Ltd has confirmed that work on the route from London to Birmingham continues to gather pace, with activity on over 250 work sites, allowing for 9,000 new jobs around the country.
Planning has been approved for a former industrial site in Wolverhampton to deliver 151 much-needed homes, partly thanks to a £770,000 grant from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).
Construction firms have teamed up with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) to produce practical tools designed to prevent modern slavery and labour exploitation on building sites.
Snug Architects have won the international design competition for The Wall of Answered Prayer, a global competition with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
The transformation of Park Hill has taken another significant step forward, as student accommodation developer Alumno commences work on Phase 3 of the redevelopment programme.
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