Marr Contracting's M2480D, the largest capacity luffing tower crane in the world, is returning to Hinkley Point to work within the unit 2 turbine hall.
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.
The latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the construction sector has revealed that the industry suffered its largest drop in activity since the 2016 Brexit vote in March due to severe weather disruption from the 'Beast from the East'
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid set out a bold cross-government plan of action to significantly reduce the number of people sleeping rough as the Homelessness Reduction Act comes into force this week
Earlier this year, Bristol City Council committed £57m to an Affordable Housing Fund giving grants to housing associations to build new homes for affordable rent. Housing association Liverty says they now have the capacity to develop at least 15,000 new homes in the South West over the next 10 years
The construction industry generates a wealth of valuable cost data on projects, but most of it is not systematically captured for re-use on future projects
Around 9 million households in England’s private rented and leasehold sectors are to benefit from stronger protections against rogue letting and managing agents as a result of new government proposals announced on 1 April
Climate change, the environment, security and digitisation are all challenges facing built environment professionals and will be addressed in several presentations at the 2018 CIBSE Technical Symposium on 12-13 April, hosted by London South Bank University
A new grant scheme titled the Historic Building Restoration Grant is being piloted this year in five National Parks, offering funding for land managers to restore their historic farm buildings
Sheffield City Region (SCR), a combined authority of local councils including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster has produced 6,200 new homes in the past year under their Housing Compact.
Forty NHS hospitals and community services are set to receive £760m to modernise and transform their buildings and services in the year of the NHS’s 70th birthday
Tender prices rose sharply in the first half of 2017, but are expected to fall over the year to Q4 2018. This is against a background of new work output remaining static in 2018, and uncertainty about the effect of Brexit negotiations in the private commercial sector
Thousands of long-term empty properties across England could be returned to use as the government introduces new legislation to allow councils to charge double the rate of Council Tax on homes left empty for years
Communities across England are to benefit from a government funding boost that will protect thousands of homes from flooding, enhance the environment and strengthen economic growth and tourism
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) have reaffirmed their commitment to collaboration and partnership by renewing their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Weston Homes has unveiled its plans for a major new London development site, providing over 1,000 new homes of mixed tenure. The housebuilder has agreed with Estates & Agency Properties Limited to acquire two neighbouring land sites, extending to circa 6 acres, on the edge of Barking Town Centre at Abbey Road
Innovate UK has up to £72m to invest in establishing a core innovation hub to support cooperation between industry and academia and transform the construction sector
Dealing with hazardous materials on brownfield land can be an expensive business. Mick George Environmental can handle and, crucially, recycle soils, avoiding landfill and ultimately saving money
Local roads affected by recent winter weather will benefit from a further £100m to help repair any potholes and other storm damage, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced today (26 March 2018)
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.
