The very model of a Modern Method of Construction
NHBC innovation manager Richard Lankshear explains how the UK’s leading warranty and insurance provider for new homes is supporting the growth in housebuilding, including the use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
Bridging the skills gap: Five ways to attract millennials into construction
Rob Precious of Gyproc Tools discusses the importance of attracting future talent into the construction industry and offers five tips for success
350 Carillion apprentices receive their notice of redundancy
Mick Smith, Senior Director of Company Debt, discusses the impact Carillion’s liquidation had on the company’s apprentices and how the repercussions affect the industry’s skills shortage
BCIS construction resource datasets updated for 2019
The latest BCIS review of construction resource costs indicates that costs have generally risen between 1.5% to 3.5% over the last 12 months, however the picture is not the same across all trades
The power of location: Enhancing the BIM experience
There’s an explosion of external data sources that are available such as Geospatial, Land Registry, Ordnance Survey and IoT – but how can you ensure you don’t drown in the information explosion?
Morgan Sindall announces positive half year results
Morgan Sindall, the construction and regeneration group, has experienced a significant jump in margins as it announces its half-year results
Construction equipment sales continue to grow in Q2 2018
Retail sales of construction and earthmoving equipment in the UK market increased by 3.8% in the second quarter of 2018, compared with the same period in 2017
Ilke homes appointed modular housing provider for Efficiency East Midlands
Offsite technique specialist, Ilke Homes, has successfully gained a place on the Efficiency East Midlands’ (EEM) modular homes Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Improving quality, reducing risk
Getting the right supply chain partners is crucial to realising the full benefits of Building Information Modelling – and SFS is at the top of its game.
Shell UK fined for health and safety breaches
Shell UK Ltd has been fined for health and safety breaches after a technician was struck by a cylinder and left severely injured on the Brent Delta offshore installation
CLTs can provide the homes rural communities need
Community Land Trusts (CLTs) can build the affordable houses rural communities need, says charity in response to the Campaign to Protect Rural England's (CPRE) report on the green belt
Climate change charity launches legal action against Heathrow expansion
Climate change charity Plan B has initiated legal action against Transport Minister Chris Grayling over his plans for Heathrow expansion
All former Carillion contracts now handed over
The Insolvency Service has detailed that agreements to transition the last of 278 contracts provided by the Carillion group to new service providers are now in place, signalling the end of the trading phase of the liquidation
Construction Industry Council responds to Hackitt reforms
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has published its response to Dame Judith Hackitt’s ‘Building a Safer Future’ report, commissioned by government following the Grenfell Tower fire
What you need to know about installing fire detection and alarm...
What do you need to know in order to safely and correctly install a fully functioning fire detection and alarm system in a building? A new qualification pathway from the Fire Industry Association aims to provide the answers
£22m project to develop a new generation of off-road machines
A consortium led by the Scottish technology firm Artemis Intelligent Power has secured £11m from the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK to help develop a new generation of ‘Digital Displacement’ hydraulic pumps and motors to be used in off-road vehicles
Government has broken its promise to secure the green belt, says...
The Green Belt is ‘being eroded at an alarming rate’, despite government promises to protect it, according to a new report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
A security-minded approach in an increasingly connected world
Alexandra Luck, a chartered engineer and member of the Register of Security Engineers & Specialists, argues there needs to be a much greater understanding of the security implications of an increasingly connected supply chain and built environment.
Sizing up the benefits of BIM Level 2
Terry Stocks, head of the UK BIM L2 Programme for the Centre for Digital Built Britain, takes an overview of the recently published BIM Benefits Methodology and Report
A14 Highway Borrow Pits Activated
Mick George Ltd discuss the activation of the borrow pits for the A14 Highway regarding the Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme
Government announces review of Modern Slavery Act
The Home Office has announced plans to launch an independent review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to ensure the world-first legislation can help prevent this crime
What does the future of BIM collaboration look like?
There has been consistent and understandable hype regarding the future of BIM collaboration and the tools required to enable successful project delivery. But what...
Thoughts from the Shovel Face: Thoughts on England’s new National Planning...
Paul Nathanail discusses the National Planning Policy Framework, the issues with housing projects and how by failing to plan, you plan to fail.
FP McCann scaling new heights with The Lansdowne building in Birmingham
FP McCann’s structural precast concrete building and architectural facades division is working on a new residential apartment building called The Lansdowne.
Mick George boost sand and gravel output with new washing plant
Mick George Ltd have boosted sand and gravel production at their Bridge Farm site following the introduction of a new high-performance washing plant.
Poll reveals Conservative councillors at odds with government fracking plans
A new poll published by the CPRE and Friends of the Earth has revealed that an overwhelming majority (80%) of Conservative councillors believe that planning applications should be required in areas where fracking companies have a license to drill