Galliford Try reports rebound in annual profits for 2018
Galliford Try has reported strong growth in its annual profits, boosted by a good performance by its housebuilding operation and a strong pipeline of upcoming projects
Could the Hyperloop transform the way we travel forever?
How Elon Musk's high-speed transport, the Hyperloop has been transformed from dream into almost reality.
Happy by Design guide demands emphasis on wellbeing in the built...
In response to increasing concern regarding the effects of design and architecture on our overall wellbeing, RIBA has released the Happy by Design guide in order to examine how we can build happier, healthier spaces, from the ground up
Civica wins five-year contract with Alliance Homes to consolidate IT systems
Civica, a market leader in business-critical software applications, digital solutions and managed services has won a new five-year contract with Alliance Homes Group to implement its cloud-based Housing Cx and Coldharbour community care software systems.
Balfour Beatty secures contract for £60m learning hub in Glasgow
Balfour Beatty has announced that it has been chosen by the University of Strathclyde to deliver its new £60m learning and teaching building
Barclays and Homes England launch £1bn housing development fund
Barclays has announced that it is teaming up with the UK Government to provide £1bn of development finance to help build thousands of new homes across England to help increase the speed and volume of housing delivery
Unite calls for crackdown on apprentice levy payroll deduction
Unite is calling for an immediate crackdown on a loophole being operated by employment agencies and umbrella companies, which results in workers having the apprentice levy deducted from their wages
SME house builders fear skills shortage will hamper housing delivery
SME house builders predict that skills shortages in the construction industry will hinder housing delivery and eventually overtake access to finance as a bigger barrier to building new homes, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
WYG selected to deliver host of projects for the FCO
WYG has been selected by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to lead redevelopment projects across a portfolio of British Embassy/High Commission properties
Industry experts share opinions on Government planning policy
A podcast hosted by the Kings Chambers has shed light on industry opinions regarding the Government’s new planning policy
Northern regions overtake London in housebuilding growth
New data from the Regional Construction Hotspots in Great Britain 2018 report by industry analysts Barbour ABI and the Construction Products Association, shows London's homebuilders have been outpaced by the rest of Great Britain as investment in housebuilding dropped to its lowest value in six years.
HS2 hubs spark wider regeneration
Five regions across the UK are reaping the benefits of the HS2 project work, as latest data by Barbour ABI and the Construction Products Association (CPA) sheds light on the levels of construction value across Great Britain in 2017
Case Study: Royal HaskoningDHV and BIM
This case study takes a look at how Lloyd’s Register’s Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 accreditation is helping improve project delivery
HK developer selects trio for £200m MeadowSide development
Hong Kong developer, Far East Consortium, has selected three contractors to deliver the initial phase of revised plans to develop its £200m MeadowSide residential development in Manchester
New tech focussed ‘A level’ to attract young people into construction
ISG is launching the UK’s first A-level alternative for construction to entice more young people into the industry
CIOB launches new construction quality management course
The CIOB Academy is launching a new construction quality management course focussing on managing and delivering quality in construction
£242m infrastructure contracts in Glasgow opened to bidders
Infrastructure contracts worth up to £242m have been opened to potential bidders by the Glasgow City Council
Europe’s first full-scale Hyperloop test track
Tubes for the first full-scale Hyperloop test track are being put into place in Toulouse, France. The four-metre tubes are being installed by Hyperloop
Housebuilder announces plans for 4,000 new homes in Scotland
Barratt Developments has acquired 14 sites as part of plans to build nearly 4,000 new homes in Scotland, in response to the “continued demand for its new homes”
Construction output grows while new orders decline
Construction output continued to recover following a relatively weak start to the year, increasing by 3.3% in the three months to July, however, new orders declined by 6.5% in Q2
ABP announce major expansion to UK’s biggest port
Following continued growth in container volumes across the Ports of Hull and Immingham in 2017, ABP has announced that the second phase of its £50m investment has now begun
Servicing fire extinguishers
When servicing fire extinguishers, can you use generic parts or should you buy from the manufacturer? Here the FIA answers the question.
New plant operator apprenticeship under development
A new Construction Plant Operator Trailblazer Apprenticeship has gained approval from the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA)
Brokenshire tells firms they must remove unsafe cladding or face action
Landlords across the UK have been urged by the Government to remove unsafe cladding from their buildings or face enforcement action
Thoughts from the shovel face: Clay soil – Phew, what a...
Paul Nathanail, managing director of specialist environmental consultancy Land Quality Management Ltd discusses how this summer's prolonged dry weather will have affected a particular type of clay soil
Wates Living Space to deliver £2.7m Sheffield insulation project
The social housing provider, Wates Living Space has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to install new external wall insulation to homes throughout the city.