Organisers of UK Construction Week (UKCW), the UK’s biggest event for the built environment, have announced the creation of their first-ever Advisory Board, a prestigious panel of top industry leaders.
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.
One of Scotland’s largest construction companies, City Building, has renewed its membership with the national police crime prevention initiative, Secured by Design (SBD).
Time and cost are the two forces in resolving construction disputes. Adjudication is fast meeting one side of the equation and is the most used dispute resolution process, but it is not always effective in cost-prohibitive disputes, Arbicon explains.
City Electrical Factors, Huws Gray, Jewson, NMBS, Travis Perkins and Wolseley are among 13 merchants to have secured spots on a large-scale materials framework for UK housing associations and local authorities.
Tom Adlington, building services and construction sector sales manager at Aggreko UK & Ireland, explores how humidity management is becoming more and more necessary in increasingly extreme weather conditions.
Beattie Passive has achieved UKAS ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications, reaffirming its commitment to quality management, environmental responsibility, and occupational health and safety.
The Bank of England has raised the interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% for the 11th consecutive time following an unexpected jump in inflation last month.
United Living Property Services (ULPS), a subsidiary of United Living Group, have been awarded a place on two National Housing Maintenance Forum (NHMF) frameworks.
NPCC prevention lead and Merseyside chief constable Serena Kennedy opened the 2023 Secured by Design ATLAS national training conference and exhibition, which underlines putting prevention first within policing.
Glenigan has released its March 2023 Construction Review, which has shown that over 50 per cent of construction, starts have faltered during the month of February as the industry navigates a tough economic landscape.
Plans have been approved for essential infrastructure to enable the delivery of 2350 new homes in Liverpool, as well as £130m funding to build 800 homes in Warrington, St Helens and Liverpool.
Wates has signed a development agreement with Brent Council to build more than 300 new homes and has completed the first net zero school, in Rochdale, as part of DfE's 10-year school rebuilding programme.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has unveiled his 2023 Spring Budget, announcing 'the biggest ever' employment package, and an extension of the Energy Price Guarantee to help households ease the cost of living crisis. Here, the construction industry shares their thoughts.
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.
