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.
Market-leading manufacturer of secure tool storage and on-site logistical solutions, Armorgard have recently renewed their membership with the official police security initiative, Secured by Design (SBD).
Homes England and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have entered into a Strategic Place Partnership, piloting a new model for partnership working between the government’s housing and regeneration agency and local authorities.
Balfour Beatty has announced that its 50:50 joint venture, Gammon, has been awarded two development contracts in Hong Kong with a combined value of HK $6.1bn.
Kier Places has been appointed to Lot Group 2 – Hard Facilities Management, Lot 2b and Lot 2c on the CCS Facilities Management and Workplace Services RM6232 Framework.
The first design images for HS2's Washwood Heath Depot, the maintenance facility and main control centre for the whole HS2 network, have been revealed.
Balfour Beatty, as part of Colorado River Constructors (CRC) joint venture team, successfully set the first bridge beams that support widening activities east of US 290 and SH 71 “Y” interchange in Austin, Texas on the $674m Oak Hill Parkway project.
Today (24 June 2022), the government has announced a new 'Help to Build' equity loan scheme, which will help to support people onto the property ladder and build their own home.
John Elven, senior consultant at Arbicon, discusses the importance of acting in accordance with the requirements of an NEC contract as a means of promoting dispute avoidance.
British Gypsum donate building materials to Emmaus, a homelessness support charity helping vulnerable people in and around Hastings rebuild their lives, for recent renovation work.
The most recent research from Barbour ABI indicates that the post-covid construction boom could be over, with April's downward trend continuing into May.
Peel NRE has applied for planning consent to develop a science innovation and research centre, sustainable energy park and medicinal cannabis facility on the Isle of Man.
HS2 updates designs to reduce the length of wall structures for the railway at Streethay from 1.6 kilometres to 420 metres, meaning 80% less concrete will be required.
DBR Ltd will oversee the creation of boreholes to assess ground conditions around the Parliamentary Estate, informing essential decisions about the Houses of Parliament restoration and renewal.
Over 200 industry partners participated in the development of the Construction Innovation Hub’s (CIH) Value Toolkit, a suite of tools to embed value-based decision making in the built environment sector.
Tilbury Douglas, leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out company, has begun refurbishment works at the Network Rail Houston Street offices in Glasgow.
The Department of Education has appointed BAM to redevelop Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley, Wigan, Greater Manchester as a net zero carbon school project.
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.
