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Research suggests Higher Education sector dominates construction markets

Total construction output in the higher education (HE) sector was estimated to be worth around £3.9bn in 2017, and this is predicted to rise as the market for university construction work steadily increases

London firms experience knock-on effect from housing shortage

The shortage of affordable homes to buy and rent in London is restricting firms’ ability to recruit and retain staff, according to the latest CBI/CBRE London Business Survey

Mick George Demolition Ltd – Acton Gardens Phase 6.2

Mick George Demolition Ltd discuss their involvement at Acton Gardens, a project which will see regeneration to focus on community facilities

Number of construction companies facing financial distress rises

The number of UK construction companies in significant financial distress has risen by a quarter in the past year and doubled in the past 18 months, according to Begbies Traynor's Red Flag Alert research for Q1 2018

Government backs innovation for good quality homes

Ministers will today (25 April) call on industry to embrace the latest innovations to make sure the good quality homes that the country needs are being built

Network Rail to build £46m Wigan depot as part of its Great North Rail Project

Network Rail has revealed plans to build a new £46m train depot in Wigan as part of its Great North Rail Project

Swan Housing Group awarded BOPAS accreditation

BLP Insurance has announced that Swan Housing Group, one of the leading regeneration housing associations in the UK, has secured BOPAS (Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme) accreditation for its precision engineered, modular, cross-laminated timber (CLT) homes

Build-to-rent homes increase by 30% in a year

According to a new study, the total number of build-to-rent homes completed – under construction and in planning – across the UK has increased by 30% in the past year

Aldous bill published

Legislation being piloted through the House of Commons privately by Peter Aldous MP to reform the practice of withholding retention monies in construction contracts has now been published

FP McCann Precast Concrete Tank installed for Bio treatment of waste wash water

FP McCann has supplied a large 15 cubic metre precast concrete tank for installation at a new car sales facility in Kent

Construction’s contribution to social mobility recognised in Queen’s Awards

Now in its fifty-third year, the Queen’s Awards have a long history of celebrating the UK’s most successful business and business people – among contractors receiving awards this year are; Willmott Dixon, Esh Holding’s and  Glasgow’s City Building

Ebbsfleet Garden City gains 205 further homes

Planning permission has been approved for a further 205 homes to be built in Ebbsfleet Garden City

Bryden Wood awarded queen’s award for enterprise

Architecture and operations consultancy, Bryden Wood, has become one of the first architects to be awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, for innovation that changes the fundamentals of design and construction

MPs to debate legislation to bring long-term empty homes back into use

Measures to equip councils with controls to bring thousands of long-term empty homes back into use will be debated in Parliament today (23 April)

CPA reveals Construction Output to flatline in 2018

Latest economic forecasts from the Construction Products Association (CPA) reinforce its view that 2018 will likely see no growth in industry output, however, the picture for 2019 looks a little better

BSRIA staging 2018 Soft Landings Conference

BSRIA is staging its third flagship Soft Landings Conference 2018: Soft Landings – a culture for all projects, which will take place on 15 June at RICS in London

Regulation changes create ‘uncertainty’ for landlords

Nearly one in five landlords (18.2%) say they find it ‘impossible’ to keep up with constant regulation changes, according to a new survey by property marketplace TheHouseshop.com

Urban regeneration project gains £5m backing from Scottish Power

Scottish Power has made a commitment to provide £5m worth of sponsorship over five years to an urban regeneration project run by entrepreneur Marie Macklin

BRE and Measurabl announce integration of BREEAM

BRE have today (20 April) announced the launch of its integration of BREEAM, the world’s leading sustainability assessment method for master planning projects, infrastructure and buildings, with Measurabl, the most widely adopted sustainability software for real estate

Figures reveal record low for Infrastructure construction

The value of new construction contracts in March reached £5.3bn, a monthly increase of 8.7%. However, the overall positivity cannot be shared across all sectors of construction, as infrastructure figures reached their lowest point in March since Barbour ABI began tracking the series

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