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NHS services get funding boost for building modernisation

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

BCIS updates its tender price forecast

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

Council powers boosted to bring empty properties back into use

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 to benefit from £36m flood scheme boost

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

CIOB and CIAT renew their Memorandum of Understanding

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)

Plans for £300m & 1,000+ home village regeneration unveiled

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

Innovation hub to support industry-academia collaboration

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

Treatment: The first step towards cure, as prescribed by Mick George Environmental

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

Fund boosted to repair potholes following winter damage

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)

GRESB and BRE collaborate to integrate BREEAM API with the GRESB Portal

The collaboration unlocks the capability to locate, select and match valid BREEAM certificate entries to specific assets within a GRESB portfolio and help to improve the speed and accuracy of reporting for clients

Joint venture scoop top award for boosting diversity in concrete project

A team implementing the UK’s largest concrete repair project is targeting local schools to increase the number of girls choosing a construction career

Local authorities failing to plan new homes face government action

Housing Secretary Sajid Javid has written to 15 local authorities in England to notify them of decisions on intervention following their continued failure to produce a local plan, which is vital when detailing how and where they expect to meet residents’ needs for new homes

New build completions up 16% but fall short of government targets

New figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show an encouraging 16% year-on-year increase in new build dwelling completions in 2017 but the numbers fall considerably short of the government’s target of 300,000 by the mid-2020s

Infrastructure hinders construction sector as slump continued in February

After an unpredictable 2017 and a poor start in January, February has not fared much better for the construction industry, with the value of new contracts awarded at £4.9b, which is 24% lower than at the same time last year

Could our housing crisis turn into a flood crisis?

Can we deliver 300,000 new homes a year without exacerbating the strain on urban surface water flooding infrastructure that is already struggling to cope in some areas? Matthew Elliot of WYG takes a look

Projects in Northern England to benefit from £15m Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund

Three major cultural projects across the North of England are to receive a share of the £15m Northern Cultural Regeneration Fund, Arts, Heritage and Tourism Minister Michael Ellis announced today (23 March)

Councils to receive share of £215m to combat homelessness

Councils across the country are set to receive a share of over £215m from 2019 to prevent homelessness, Homelessness Minister Heather Wheeler confirmed yesterday (22 March 2018)

Advantage holds the Shield of Approval when it comes to providing structural defects insurance

Advantage is fundamentally a business that provides structural defects insurance – operating nationally with offices in Warrington, Horsham, Birmingham and Dublin. We offer various forms of development-related insurances and a service designed primarily to give you peace of mind.

BSRIA sponsors top accolades at Offsite Construction Awards

BSRIA sponsored the MEP (mechanical electrical plumbing) and POD Technology Award at the Offsite Construction Awards last Tuesday (6th March) at London’s ExCel venue.

Mick George Ltd earthworks for new Aldi Supermarket in Loughborough

Work is underway for a new Aldi Supermarket in Loughborough, with earthworks being carried out by Mick George Ltd on behalf of J.A Burke Construction Ltd.

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