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Whitepaper reveals how to improve construction productivity through mobile digital solutions

Script&Go release a whitepaper highlighting how stakeholders in the construction and infrastructure sector can improve their productivity through the use of mobile digital solutions

Construction activity surging in Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds, says Deloitte

Construction activity is surging in Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds, according to the latest crane surveys from Deloitte

Carillion construction projects worth a total of £5.7bn

As the economy continues to come to terms with the collapse of Carillion, the latest figures suggest that on the day of liquidation, Carillion was the main contractor on 57 construction projects worth a total of £5.7bn, including a £1.3bn HS2 contract

Survey: Generation Rent affected the most by ‘deposit black hole’

New research carried out among more than 2,000 UK adults by SPCE has revealed the challenges faced by Generation Rent when attempting to claim back their deposit

Coordination and cooperation: Why collaboration is key in construction projects

Ryan Simmonds, sales director of framing at voestalpine Metsec plc, discusses the keys to successful collaboration and how promoting cooperation and coordination delivers construction project success

Corbyn vows 8,000 homes for the homeless

Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to buy 8,000 homes ‘immediately’ to help eradicate the current homelessness issue

Carillion collapse: Financial watchdog launches auditing investigation into KPMG

An inquiry has been launched into KPMG's audit of financial statements issued by Carillion leading up to the company's profit warning issued in July 2017

Focus Consultants to project manage phase two of Trent Basin scheme

Focus Consultants has been appointed to project manage the second phase of the Trent Basin scheme in Nottingham

WT1 revolutionary liquid membrane

A real life case study on saving a sporting venue, repairing and preventing structural damage through the implmentation of WT1. St. Malachys GAC, Castlewellan Northern...

£34m flood defence scheme in Warrington officially complete

More than 2,000 homes and businesses in Warrington will benefit from the town’s multi-million pound flood defence scheme, officially opened today (26 January) by Environment Agency Chief Executive, Sir James Bevan and the town’s Mayor, Councillor Les Morgan

Ground officially broken on Barnet’s new leisure centres

The ground has officially been broken and work is underway on two new leisure centres in Barnet following a ground-breaking ceremony at Barnet Copthall yesterday (25 January)

Carillion collapse ‘exposes toothless Prompt Payment Code’

Carillion's collapse has exposed the government-backed Prompt Payment Code as "toothless" and raised the need for urgent reforms to tackle late payments, an industry body has said

Construction Blockchain Consortium (CBC) leads blockchain technology transformation in the built environment

Blockchain technology has the potential to be a transformative force in the construction industry. Here, Dr Eleni Papadonikolaki and Dr Abel Maciel discuss how...

Abolish retention in construction

Build UK, the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), and the Construction Products Association (CPA), are calling on Government to abolish the practice of retention...

ONS Construction Output Price Indices (OPI)

A new series of Output Price Indices (OPI) has been issued by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

GMB Southern call on workers at Carillion sub-contractors

GMB Southern is appealing for workers at Carillion sub-contractors to contact the union so that it can help them to get continuity of work and payment for work they have done

New APPG to shine political spotlight on growth opportunities in new towns

The 17 January marked the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) which has been established to highlight the growth opportunities, as well as the challenges, in Britain’s post-war new towns

BCIS Location Indices – Changes and challenges

The BCIS Location Indices have become increasingly volatile and BCIS regularly receives queries about the change in location indices for one region or another An...

Carillion: Work completed before collapse ‘at back of queue’ for payments

Contractors who completed work for Carillion prior to the company announcing its liquidation earlier this week will be at the back of the queue...

Procurement trends in data collection

The proportion of projects submitted to BCIS that were let on design and build contracts rose from 28% to 58% over the past 10...

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