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.
Research has revealed only a third of councils provide a good or very good service for residents objecting to planning applications…
A new survey has...
Expansion in the housebuilding sector reached its weakest level in March for more than three years, it has emerged…
The Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers’ index...
Natasha Levanti, Group Communications Executive, ACE Group discusses the mayoral candidates disdain for the needs of Londoners in their quest to take office...
Despite the fact that...
Technology has been proven to help save time and money across many industries, helping companies reach maximum efficiency and service for their customers. Â However,...
The Communities & Local Government (CLG) Committee are calling for a comprehensive review of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to be carried out...
Naomi Luhde-Thompson, Planning Campaigner for Friends of the Earth details how further reform of the planning system heralded by the Housing and Planning Bill...
Richard Ogden, Chairman of the Buildoffsite organisation explains why offsite construction can bring huge benefits to the construction industry…
I have worked in the construction...
With the newly launched National Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2016-2021 covering more than 600 projects or programmes worth approximately £483 bn, it is vital to...
Work has started on a £27m mixed homes development in Newcastle, with Newcastle City Council, Leazes Homes, Your Homes Newcastle and construction specialist, Keepmoat,...
 The Considerate Constructors Scheme has reached a major milestone, hitting 90,000 registered sites…
Nine Elms Point, a Barratt London development,  has become the  90,000th site registration with the Considerate Constructors...
A new plan has been published outlining the government’s infrastructure priorities for the next five years…
The National Infrastructure Delivery Plan has laid out the...
The Considerate Constructors Scheme has created a new resource aimed at capturing the social value created through construction…
The Considerate Constructors Scheme has created a...
Planning and Building Control Today outlines the key points from the Budget and how it will impact the construction sector...
Today, Chancellor of the Exchequer...
Statistics have revealed the number of new homes completed in Scotland has grown by four per cent when compared to the previous year…
Official statistics...
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.
