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.
A £40m a year repairs contract between Kier and Stoke-on-Trent City Council is to end…
Repair work and maintenance of council housing and public buildings...
A new landmark has been reached, with 200 communities now approving Neighbourhood Plans, it has emerged…
Support for Neighbourhood Plans has reached a major milestone,...
A new case study has suggested empty commercial spaces can be viable and attractive opportunities to create affordable homes…
Charity Empty Homes has revealed the...
The Scottish government has given feedback on Edinburgh’s Local Development Plan, which includes details on thousands of potential new homes for the city…
Feedback has...
The Local Government Association has called for action to help meet the future demand of council housing…
Research published by the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed...
Ian Streets of About Access Ltd explains how diverse developments require a separate set of procedures when considering accessibility…
The variances which may give rise...
In the first of a two-part article discussing the British planning system, Christian Hilber, Associate Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of...
Housebuilder Persimmon has expressed confidence that the vote to leave the EU will not impact its performance
Unsurprisingly the run up to the EU referendum...
Housebuilder Redrow is set to join the UK’s largest residential scheme after signing a deal to build 200 plots…
Developer Urban & Civic has signed...
BeCyberSure discuss cyber security in the construction industry...
In the UK, we are currently living through one of the most uncertain and transformative periods experienced...
Local contractors, builders, and suppliers have been called upon to tender for work on a new housing development in Nottingham…
Housing and construction specialist Keepmoat...
The DCLG’s second wave of garden settlements under garden city principles hits the right notes but still falls short on specifics according to David...
R&D tax credits can help when bringing expensive innovations to market, and the process of claiming isn’t all that difficult as Claire Curtis-Thomas, CEO...
A new publication has revealed first-hand accounts of the UK’s New Towns programme…
Five figures involved in the original New Town programmes have given their...
The construction industry could offer the key to thriving outside the EU, while the property sector expects to see some growth…
Construction could remain a...
Despite receiving more than 360 objections a planning application for over 120 homes in Exeter has been recommended for approval…
Plans to create 123 homes...
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.
