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 government has blocked nearly all amendments put forward by the House of Lords after the Housing and Planning Bill returned to the Commons…
The...
Four contractors have been awarded the title of the Most Considerate Site accolade at the National Site Awards…
Costain, Gentoo Construction, Robert Woodhead Ltd, and...
The Federation of Master Builders has warned mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan’s targets for affordable housing could have an impact on SMEs…
With the London mayoral...
Councils have called on developers to introduce new measures to protect homes and businesses from flooding…
The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling on the...
A new survey has revealed four in 10 housebuilders in the capital believe Brexit would impact their business…
London housebuilders believe an exit from the...
The British Antarctic Survey is seeking a construction partner to modernise its UK Antarctic research facilities as part of a 10-year upgrade programme…
Construction firms...
A new report has revealed the number of self-build completions in the UK have fallen in recent years…
According to the ‘Self-Build Housing Market Report...
Britain is facing the biggest construction industry skills shortage for a generation. While the government’s commitment to build more new homes is a welcome...
Wrexham Council's Executive Board has approved £54m investment, aimed at upgrading its housing stock...
Wrexham Council’s ambitious project to modernize its entire housing stock has...
According to the latest survey the construction sector in Northern Ireland lags significantly behind the rest of the UK…
A lack of infrastructure activity in...
The latest fall in output within the construction industry could be due to uncertainty surrounding the UK’s relationship with the EU…
Uncertainty surrounding the upcoming...
A new survey has revealed that  UK housebuilders remain divided over leaving the EU, with only 31 per cent concerned about withdrawing...
A survey of...
The long term financial sustainability of the construction and property sector in Scotland is being damaged by the upcoming vote on the EU…
Business and...
A new survey has revealed land shortages and a lack of skilled workers could derail housebuilding targets…
Chronic shortages of both land and skilled workers...
Planning permission has been granted for a £250m MOD Winchester training base…
Winchester City Council has granted planning approval for a new defence college in...
Detailed plans have been released outlining the proposals for a new £2m railway station located at Inverness Airport…
Hitrans, the Highlands and Islands transport body,...
The House of Lords has stood against some of the government’s plans for starter homes, namely the discounted rate for first time buyers…
The government...
After a successful launch last year, UK Construction week is set to return to Birmingham’s NEC in October…
A major construction industry event is set...
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.
