Wates Residential has been appointed constructor to a new £23.4m project by the London Borough of Brent, which will see 149 new homes built by December 2021
Timber frame construction is only marginally cheaper than masonry for affordable housing but is significantly quicker, according to a new study by cost consultant Rider Levett Bucknall UK
Officers from the City of London Police’s Community Policing team visited a number of construction sites within the Square Mile from 14-18 May, and spoke to employees about their rights and entitlements, as part of the National Crime Agency’s campaign to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking
Construction firm Laing O’Rourke has successfully handed over the first phase of the new £60m Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC) at The University of Manchester
Planning departments and developers across Greater Essex have signed up to a new Essex Planning Protocol. The Planning Protocol is an agreement committing parties to working together constructively to facilitate the growth needed across Greater Essex
Kier is launching a new education programme in Wales with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), to create effective links between local schools and the Kier supply chain.
Almost half (42%) of the scale-up businesses in construction and real estate believe that the Government’s approach to Brexit and international trade will benefit them, while 40% say it will have no impact at all, according to a new report
The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has issued a call for construction businesses across the country to put forward proposals on how to increase efficiency or quality through automation
Figures released by the House of Commons in their 2018 report ‘Households in Temporary Accommodation’ (England) says there has been a 60% increase in the number of households in temporary accommodation in the last six years.
BLP Insurance, the specialist residential warranty and commercial latent defects insurer, has revealed significant growth in the number of registrations under the Build Offsite Property Assurance Scheme (BOPAS) over the last three years, with 2018 on track to outperform all previous years
Following the recent publication of the amount of first-time buyers benefiting from the changes to stamp duty, David Baybut Head of Real Estate and Partner at national law firm Stephensons, considers the scope of affordable housing and says substantial action is still required
Latest figures from the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) has revealed that the value of total sales grew by 0.4% in Q1 2018 and by 2.0% per trading day
West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street has announced that the University of Wolverhampton is proud to home the new National Brownfield Institute which will help...
Kier’s infrastructure business last week achieved international certification ISO 44001 for collaboration, emphasising Kier’s industry leading role in developing innovative collaboration
Bristol needs be bold in its vision and create denser centres, including taller buildings in the right places, to help meet its future needs, says Bristol studio of international architects BDP
Healthcare planning and infrastructure consultancy, Essentia Trading Ltd, has won a place on the NHS Shared Business Services’ prestigious Construction Consultancy Services Framework
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