The number of new homes built in the West Midlands declines
Despite seeing a seven year high for completions nationally, the West Midlands saw the number of new homes registered fall …
Nationally, new build completions...
Fine for plant hire company following serious injury to worker
A plant hire firm has been fined after a worker fell from a basket, sustaining serious injuries…
Hugh Simpson (Contractors) Limited has been fined for...
Seven year high for housing completions
New figures have revealed the number of new homes built is at the highest levels since 2008 to 2009…
The number of new built homes...
Energy guidance for non-domestic buildings published
The Scottish government has published new guidance relating to the energy performance of non-domestic buildings…
The Scottish government has published the first batch of technical...
Thousands of apprentices to partake in major pay study
The government has announced thousands of apprentices will take part in a survey aimed at providing information on training, hours, and pay…
Research into the...
Miller Homes and Wates join forces
Miller Homes and Wates have entered into a joint venture with the aim of increasing business opportunities for both organisations…
Housebuilders Miller Homes and Wates...
BIM book aims to reduce costs by 20 per cent
The Landscape Institute has published a book focusing on the implementation of BIM in landscape
‘BIM for Landscape’ is the first book focusing on the...
The home for BIM Level 2
The new BIM Level 2 website hosts the suite of standards and outlines the processes and information management practices required to perform at this...
Sixteen firms win places on RE:FIT framework
Sixteen firms have been awarded a place on a retrofit framework worth some £1.5bn over four years…
Partners working on the new National Energy Performance...
Two new members join Build UK
Build UK has announced it has welcomed two new members, who will share and promote best practice across the industry…
Two new organisations have joined...
Mandatory requirements for BIM creates technological divide
Small construction firms are being left behind technologically following government measures to make BIM compulsory on public sector projects
Experts from Morgan Sindall Professional Services...
EFA to publish new school building framework
A new school building framework is set to be published, with some 30 places available…
The Education Funding Agency has announced plans to publish a...
A data drive for energy efficiency
Luke Smith, Principal Energy Specialist at the National Energy Foundation details how by using well-honed data, Suffolk County Council is able to effectively target...
Lack of skilled workers pushes pay higher
A new report has revealed the shortage of skilled workers is pushing pay in the building trade higher…
A new report from the Recruitment &...
Window fitter contractor fined for safety failings
A window fitting contractor and project principal contractor have been prosecuted after a worker fell installing glazed units…
GTF Frames Limited (GTF) and Parsons and...
Small construction firms will vote on EU based on personal beliefs
A new poll has revealed that more than 80 per cent of small construction firm bosses will base their vote in the referendum on...
Anderson Construction wins £2m worth of contracts
Aberdeen-based building firm Anderson Construction has revealed it has £2m worth of new contracts on its books…
Anderson Construction has won £2m worth of construction...
A new tariff for sentencing health and safety offences
Construction businesses in the UK need to be reminded of our sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences says Mark Wilson, Regulatory and Commercial...
UK construction machine exports and imports see slowdown
Imports and exports of construction machinery in the UK have declined over the past few years, it has emerged…
According to the UK’s Construction Equipment...
Gladman denied planning appeal for 120 homes in Herefordshire
Developer Gladman has been denied planning permission to construct 120 new homes in Bromyard, Herefordshire…
A planning inspector has thrown out a planning appeal to...
Building Control – The way we build for tomorrow
Keeping up to speed is part of the role of Building Control in an era where building homes is high on the Government’s agenda.
The...
Developers cast doubt on starter homes delivery
Developers have cast doubt on the ability to deliver the government’s target of 200,000 starter homes by 2020…
Last week, the government finally passed the...
Firm fined for using equipment without training
A pipe manufacturing firm has been fined £200,000 for using vibrating tools without receiving the necessary training…
Asset International Limited has been fined after seven...
Construction union UCATT will merge with Unite
Members of construction union UCATT have voted to merge with larger union Unite…
UCATT, the union of Construction, Allied, Trades & Technicians, is set to...
New president for the Electrical Contractors’ Association
The Electrical Contractors’ Association has appointed a new president…
Building services engineer businessman David Kieft has stepped into the role of president of the Electrical...
Analysis reveals £62.6bn increase in construction pipeline
The value of the UK government’s construction pipeline has grown by £62.6bn since August 2015…
An analysis carried out by KPMG has revealed growth in the...