Director announced for Turley’s Manchester planning team
Mike O'Brien has been appointed as director for Turley's northern planning team based in Manchester.
Barton Willmore relocate to Southampton’s award-winning White Building
Leading planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, has moved into new offices at Southampton's award-winning White Building.
Community Housing Fund to boost affordable housing
The Government has launched an affordable housing fund that will help unite communities to build and refurbish the affordable housing they need
LGA calls for action to tackle ‘historic low’ social housing figures
The definition of “affordable housing” must incorporate homes for social rent in upcoming government changes to planning policy to combat the low numbers of social rented homes across the country, the Local Government Association says today (2 July)
Equipment manufacturer launches BIM-compatible library
Specialists in manned elevated work platform (MEWP), JLG, have launched a new online library for products compatible with Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Kier cancels Mackintosh building contract
Two weeks after a blaze that destroyed Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building, both Kier and the school have decided to terminate the contract
Major investment to revive area in Belfast
A multimillion-pound proposal has been unveiled that aims to revive an area of Belfast that has received little investment in recent years, with plans for new office space and units for independent businesses and retailers
Thoughts that keep every self builder up at night
Charlie Luxton, sustainable architectural designer from More4’s ‘Building the Dream’ and guest expert at The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show (21-23 September, ExCeL, London), shares his challenges around self building and offers tips on how to overcome them from his experience of being sleepless in the Cotswolds, fretting about his own new project.
Corrosion protection of reinforced concrete
Cementaid offer a look into the how the Everdure CALTITE concrete stands the test of time when subjected to the harsh environment of the Fimiston open pit mine in Australia
BIM experts make plea for digital transformation in construction
Construction industry speakers meeting at the fifth British Information Modelling Event made a unanimous plea for change in the construction industry
Revolutionising the UK’s cities: taking the first practical steps
Chris Fry, a specialist in Infrastructure & Regeneration at international design and engineering consultancy Ramboll, discusses the importance of smart city integration and takes a look at the challenges faced when updating the infrastructure of established towns and cities.
Underfloor Air Conditioning Upgrade for 16-18 Kirby Street
AET Flexible Space discuss the full upgrade of the underfloor air conditioning system in first floor offices in Camden, London
Government action plan to speed up removal of dangerous cladding on...
Secretary of State for Communities, Rt. Hon James Brokenshire MP has announced further plans to support councils as they work with owners of high-rise residentials blocks to remove unsafe cladding.
Groupe Lamotte reviews 5 years implementation of BatiScript
Groupe Lamotte discusses 5 years use of BatiScript, the intuitive defect management solution for property site management, by Script&Go
Founded in 1955, Groupe Lamotte is a...
VR training to benefit highway contractors
Contractors on the M5 Oldbury viaduct project have been supplied with virtual reality simulators, allowing them to practise operations before carrying them out for real
Building and maintaining a digital estate
From Zero to Hero: Establishing the structures, content and supply chain delivery approaches to support better decisions on asset optimisation
New TV programme ‘Solving the Housing Crisis?’ questions the UK’s current...
A new programme, '‘Solving the Housing Crisis?’ takes a look at how social housing contributes to our society and how the government can help.
Housing sector not doing enough to solve the housing crisis, report...
The latest report from Savills reveals industry opinion into the common causes behind the UK's housing crisis and how they can be altered.
Ramboll signs global BIM partnership with Progman
Ramboll has signed a global cooperation agreement with Progman, the developer of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) software MagiCAD for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) design
Brokenshire praises BME housing associations
Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has praised BME housing associations for their work in “promoting equality and diversity within the housing market” and “helping build the strong, integrated communities that we all want to see”
Architectural firm choose BC Enterprise to support BIM processes
Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt, an award-winning architectural practice, has chosen BC Enterprise from GroupBC to enable them to adopt Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 standards across their projects
Construction boss banned after breaking multiple health and safety regulations
Michael Allen, a 64 year-old construction boss based in Ashbourne has been banned after failing to pay fines following multiple health and safety breaches.
Avonmouth centre injects £5.3 million into local economy
A Resource Recovery Centre, in Avonmouth Bristil costing £252 million, has put £5.3 million back into the local economy.
Research reveals greater demand for volumetric modular buildings
Research from AMA Research has shown a 6% increase in prefabricated volumetric modular buildings and portable accommodation in 2017.
Design team revealed for one of London’s biggest housing regeneration projects
Wates Residential announced a leading design team has been appointed to work on one of London’s biggest housing regeneration projects.
CPA throws first Schools Experience Day to entice teens into construction...
The CPA has hosted its first ever Schools Experience Day to give secondary school pupils an insight into the construction plant sector.