The effect of Brexit on the construction industry
The effect that a Brexit could have on the construction skills shortage is examined by Actis UK and Ireland director Matthew King, who wonders...
Revenge of the dormouse
The dormouse appears to be getting his revenge, from being a delicacy to now preventing developers from gaining planning consent if mitigation plans are...
The RICS BIM4SME Awards 2016
BIM4SME have announced the launch of the RICS BIM4SME Awards 2016 mini-site. The site showcases last year’s winners and provides details for this year’s...
£18.3m from the Builders Finance Fund for Keepmoat
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has awarded national housebuilder, Keepmoat, with a landmark £18.3m through the Builders Finance Fund (BFF); which will accelerate...
The tradegy of the performance gap
Patrick Brown, Assistant Director (sustainability and construction) at the British Property Federation argues for action to close the performance gap, highlighting that reliance on...
Legally removing hazardous waste from construction sites
When removing hazardous waste from a construction site, or premises a hazardous waste consignment note must be prepared. On 1st April 2016 in England,...
Crap towns – where are they now?
 ‘Crap Towns’, the book first released in 2003 exposed towns and cities up and down the UK for being generally.. well.. crap. Property portal...
Patrick Jelly joins Hewden
National specialist equipment and crane hire firm Hewden has appointed former Pitney Bowes boss, Patrick Jelly to the newly created role of Group Sales and...
Can councils cope with changes to green belt planning policy?
Developing green belt and brownfield sites for redevelopment in tackling the UK housing crises is firmly on the agenda, but can local authorities deal...
Illegal construction worker father and sons team jailed
A father and two sons who employed nearly 200 construction workers illegally have been jailed for over 17 years in total…
Three men have been...
Scaffolding product innovation award launched by NASC
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation has launched a new biennial award, recognising the most innovative developments in the sector…
A new scaffolding award has...
A rare opportunity to ‘turn the tide’
Oliver Johnson, Policy Executive at Environmental Industries Commission outlines the challenges caused by flooding and highlights details from the Turning the Tide report...
Previously occasional,...
Smart Design: home adaptations helping us live longer at home
Altro outline how smart design is helping people to live longer at home...
People today are living much longer than ever before, and as they get...
Protecting your construction site from intruders
 Brian Thomson, Team Leader from security firm Protect My Property discusses the different ways that you can keep your construction site secure while you...
Construction orders fall for the first time in more than three...
For the first time in more than three years British construction orders fell amidst concerns over the vote for the EU…
New figures have revealed...
Dumper accident causes fatality in Cirencester
A construction worker has been killed after a dumper vehicle overturned at a site in Cirencester earlier this week…
A 29-year-old man has been killed...
Funding cut to make brownfield land suitable for housing
The government has cut funding to make brownfield sites appropriate for construction, it has emerged…
MPs on the environmental audit committee have warned funding aimed...
New website launched for BIM Regions
BIM Regions has revealed its new website, which aims to reach out to the industry and drive the BIM agenda…
A new website has been...
London named in the top three most expensive places to build
New figures show Zürich, New York, and London are the three most expensive places to build in the world…
Figures from the International Construction Market...
Construction leaders address EU elephant in referendum debate
The promise of new opportunities, the housing crisis, international trade and the skills shortage all came into question as panellists at the latest UK...
Scaffold training contract for North East Scotland signed
A deal between the Construction Industry Training Board and ASET International Oil & Gas Training Academy will see the first scaffolding training centre built...
North West sees significant construction activity
The North West was named the second most active area for construction projects in the first quarter of this year…
Research has revealed the North...
Talent shortages behind growth of bricklayers pay
An analysis has revealed a shortage of talent is behind an increase in bricklayers’ pay, rather than an increase in demand…
Analysis from construction and...
Smart homes gain interest but concerns remain
New research has revealed there is a growing interest in smart homes from consumers, but a number of concerns may be holding back uptake
An...
CCTV cuts construction security budgets
State-of-the-art CCTV is having a significant impact on security budgets in the construction sector…
In the past 12 months there has been a switch from...
Solving the construction skills gap with women power?
It is a fact that there is a growing construction skills gap in the UK. Randstad CPE have carried out a recent survey suggesting...