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 new survey has revealed a significant proportion of construction work in Northern Ireland is taking place overseas…
According to the latest RICS and Tughans...
Building service contractors are being asked to complete the new Building Engineering Business Survey...
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) with support from the Scolmore Group...
The outlook for the European construction industry has remained largely steady during January, it has emerged…
European construction outlook remained steady in January, with some...
The Housing and Planning Bill has survived the Commons and will now undergo scrutiny in the Lords…
The controversial Housing and Planning Bill is set...
An online resource for the construction industry to share their experiences relating to considerate practice has been heralded a success 12 months after it...
Taylor Wimpey has raised questions over government plans to offer discounts to first time buyers…
The government has been somewhat chipper over its plans to...
Storm damage repair and improving flood defences could offer a boost for UK engineering and construction…
December saw the wettest weather in century, leading to...
Prime Minister David Cameron has committed to regenerating some of the nation’s worst housing estates with safe, attractive properties…
The government has promised to remove...
According to a new survey Birmingham has seen the highest level of office building in 13 years…
Deloitte has revealed there has been a significant...
The UK’s construction sector ended the year on a high as the figures revealed growth was seen during December…
The construction industry exceeded expectations during...
Developers who do not finish building before planning permission expires should face penalties, says local authority representative, the Local Government Association…
The pressure is on...
Kevin Minton, Director of The Construction Plant Hire Association provides the highlights of their 2015 conference…
The Construction Plant-hire Association’s 2015 conference was a huge...
Louise Murphy of The Construction Equipment Association details their recent Annual conference that highlighted innovation, infrastructure, skills and investment…
Innovation, infrastructure, skills and investment were...
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.
