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.
The promise of new opportunities, the housing crisis, international trade and the skills shortage all came into question as panellists at the latest UK...
Despite seeing a seven year high for completions nationally, the West Midlands saw the number of new homes registered fall …
Nationally, new build completions...
Miller Homes and Wates have entered into a joint venture with the aim of increasing business opportunities for both organisations…
Housebuilders Miller Homes and Wates...
A new school building framework is set to be published, with some 30 places available…
The Education Funding Agency has announced plans to publish a...
Aberdeen-based building firm Anderson Construction has revealed it has £2m worth of new contracts on its books…
Anderson Construction has won £2m worth of construction...
Developer Gladman has been denied planning permission to construct 120 new homes in Bromyard, Herefordshire…
A planning inspector has thrown out a planning appeal to...
Developers have cast doubt on the ability to deliver the government’s target of 200,000 starter homes by 2020…
Last week, the government finally passed the...
The value of the UK government’s construction pipeline has grown by £62.6bn since August 2015…
An analysis carried out by KPMG has revealed growth in the...
During the state opening of parliament, the Queen outlined the government’s plans for planning and infrastructure…
The Queen’s Speech today outlined a number of areas...
Law firm Moore Stephens has warned construction firms are missing out on billions of pounds worth of tax credits for research and development…
Billions of...
A new scheme launched by Locality will help communities to tackle housing shortages in their local area by building their own homes…
Twenty-two groups are...
Small sites will be exempt from affordable homes contributions, which will enable developers to build more properties…
Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis has welcomed...
Despite concerns over Brexit threats cutting back on construction output office construction in the capital has surged…
In the past six months the number of...
The Home Builders Federation has issued a statement pledging to increase house building following government talks…
Major house builders have agreed to raise the number...
An economist has created a booklet examining a solution to the housing crisis in Oxford…
Retired economist Charles Young said extending upwards in Oxford could...
Willmott Dixon has launched a new company brand after merging two of its residential activities together…
Construction and regeneration specialist firm Willmott Dixon has brought...
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.
