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.
Hong Kong developer, Far East Consortium, has selected three contractors to deliver the initial phase of revised plans to develop its £200m MeadowSide residential development in Manchester
Tubes for the first full-scale Hyperloop test track are being put into place in Toulouse, France. The four-metre tubes are being installed by Hyperloop
Barratt Developments has acquired 14 sites as part of plans to build nearly 4,000 new homes in Scotland, in response to the “continued demand for its new homes”
Construction output continued to recover following a relatively weak start to the year, increasing by 3.3% in the three months to July, however, new orders declined by 6.5% in Q2
Following continued growth in container volumes across the Ports of Hull and Immingham in 2017, ABP has announced that the second phase of its £50m investment has now begun
Paul Nathanail, managing director of specialist environmental consultancy Land Quality Management Ltd discusses how this summer's prolonged dry weather will have affected a particular type of clay soil
The social housing provider, Wates Living Space has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to install new external wall insulation to homes throughout the city.
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure has been selected by Extra MSA Group to deliver the main buildings for a £60 million Motorway Service Area at Leeds Skelton Lake services off Junction 45 of the M1.
Retirement housebuilder, McCarthy & Stone has confirmed it expects its full-year operating profit to fall by up to 32% for the year, following a decline in reservations and property prices
Bristol City Council has scrapped plans to build a £123m concert arena in Bristol, in favour of pursuing a mixed housing, hotel and conference centre scheme
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) have released a new report highlighting the benefits of the Help to Buy scheme, urging the Government to maintain it
The latest monthly construction PMI has revealed a renewed slowdown in output growth across the sector; however, there were signs of resilience in commercial building and residential work
Infrastructure support service provider, Amey, has completed its acquisition of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Regional Prime and National Housing Prime contracts
The A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon upgrade team has successfully completed two 1,000 tonne bridges and will install them later this month using an innovative engineering solution
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