Time to address the skills shortage
Julia Evans, Chief Executive at BSRIA examines the current construction skills shortage and urges action to help promote the industry as an attractive career...
Prison construction contract signed
The Ministry of Justice has signed a contract for £156.9m with Lend Lease to build a new prison in North Wales...
A contract to commence...
Planning permission scrapped for click and collect
High street shops will be able to install 'click and collect' lockers without gaining planning permission under new government measures...
From the 15 April retailers...
The Biodiversity Duty for Public Authorities
Victoria Bankes Price, Planning Advisor at the Woodland Trust examines the Biodiversity Duty for Public Authorities and highlights how guidance is lacking in useful...
An inclusive approach to evacuation plans
It is vital for a business to have facilities and procedures in place to help disabled people move around a building – and it...
Manchester shop-fitting business fails
Shop-fitting business Johnson Construction UK has gone into administration, making more than three-quarters of its workforce redundant...
Johnson Construction UK, which specialises in shop fitting,...
Staying On Top Of Heat Loss
Having gone through another chilly winter, many of us will now count the cost with a sizeable heating bill landing on the door step....
£59m losses reported by Balfour Beatty
Construction company Balfour Beatty has reported £59m losses in 2014 and said as a result it will not pay out annual dividends to shareholders
The...
Passivhaus Tradesperson Course
Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has announced the launch of its Passive House Tradesperson Course, enabling tradespeople to gain international accreditation for one of the...
£220m funding deal for GAP Group
Tool and equipment hire company GAP Group aims to double business in the next five years after securing a funding deal...
The Glasgow-based company GAP...
M4 Newport contract won by Costain and Vinci
The £750m upgrade to the M4 corridor around Newport has been awarded to contractors Costain and Vinci...
The contract will see construction companies Costain, Vinci...
Success measures for Scotland’s historic environment
Jo Robertson, Senior Policy Officer at BEFS outlines a ten-year strategy to achieve a clear vision for Scotland’s historic environment and how that is...
Redrow plans 300 new homes in £70m project
Housebuilding company Redrow has announced plans for three new sites across the Midlands with a sales value of around £70m...
After announcing record levels of...
£4m school contract for Morgan Sindall
Morgan Sindall has won a contract worth £4m to build a new block for Llwyncrwn Primary School in Beddau, near Pontypridd...
The building will contain...
PBC Today Northern Ireland is now live!
In the March edition of Planning and Building Control Today Northern Ireland, Editor Lisa Carnwell brings together experts to discuss the latest developments and...
PBC Today Scotland is now live!
In the March edition of Planning and Building Control Today Scotland, Editor Lisa Carnwell brings together experts to discuss the latest developments and challenges…
Welcome...
Stoke-on-Trent to become Housing Zone
Stoke-on-Trent is set to become one of 20 authorities outside London to receive Housing Zone status...
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been chosen as one of...
400 Travis Perkins depots to open in four years
New plans have been unveiled by builders' merchant chain Travis Perkins to open 400 new depots over the next four years...
Travis Perkins has announced...
A smoke alarm victory
Graham Ellicot, CEO of the Fire Industry Association details the long campaign to ensure that smoke alarms are installed in all privately rented homes…
In...
Atkins awarded HS2 BIM contract
Construction company Atkins has been awarded a four year contract to provide BIM services for the High-speed rail project
Under the four year contract, UK-based...
Controversial homes for Oswestry gain support
Plans to build a four-storey housing development in Oswestry are being recommended for approval, despite considerable objections from neighbouring residents...
Objections to plans to build...
Warm Up Bristol: City-wide energy efficiency
A part of Bristol’s status as 2015 European Green Capital involves becoming the UK’s most energy efficient major city. Here, the Council outline their...
Housing shortage hitting thousands in Wolves
Thousands of people are struggling to buy property in Wolverhampton due to a chronic housing shortage...
A new report has revealed the scope of the...
A planning framework to support communities
Councillor Ken Browse, Chair of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) outlines concerns arising from the NPPF, and why we need a planning...
Campaign needed to encourage girls to build
The NHBC Foundation has called for a new campaign aimed at encouraging more girls into the house building sector...
New research has revealed that just...
£4.7m Genesis building completes
Work has completed on the construction of the £4.7m Genesis building in Plymouth...
The building, which spans 22,000 sq ft, is located in the Stonehouse...