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scape framework, place shaping, mace

Mace wins supplier role on Scape place shaping framework

Mace has won the sole supplier role on the Scape Consultancy's place shaping framework for England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Integrated data, digital tools

Integrated data in construction: The ‘key to success’ in 2021 and...

The recent challenges brought on by Covid-19 have shown the construction industry to be willing to adopt new technologies. Social distancing measures have forced construction to adapt to digital tools faster and more comprehensively than ever before.
Dynamic Purchasing System

Homes England introduces new Dynamic Purchasing System

Homes England has introduced a new Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) to simplify how it procures developers and housebuilders.
purpose-built laboratory,

The changing role of the purpose-built laboratory space

David Williams, head of science & tech at property consultancy Bidwells, provides insight into the careful considerations developers and operators must take when building purpose-built laboratory space.
apprenticeship support

CITB announces changes to apprenticeship support service

CITB has expanded its apprenticeship support service throughout 2021 to benefit all levy-registered construction employers.

Software company PODFather improves HS2 logistics

An Edinburgh-based construction software supplier, PODFather, has enabled works for Phase One of HS2, with logistics and safety compliance software speeding up processes on sites across the West Midlands.
HS2 contracts,

Firms invited to bid for £12bn worth of HS2 contracts

Businesses have been invited to tender for £12bn worth of HS2 contracts, as it begins its four-day ‘meet the contractor’ event.
digital twins, twin technology

Digital twin: Cities and their digital doppelgangers

As cities around the world begin adopting digital twins, the AECO industry must examine how exactly they impact large-scale projects and how this impact will develop in the future.
bim

How is BIM an enabler for digital processes?

Roy Danon, CEO and co-founder of Buildots explains why BIM is the single enabler for many modern technologies that are being developed for the sector, making it critical for companies to adopt BIM so they won’t fall behind in the race.
Construction industry, ACE,

ACE urges employers to embrace values of the next generation

The construction industry has a huge opportunity to attract the next generation, according to new research released by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
renewable heating, Scottish Government

Scottish government introduces new renewable heat scheme

The Scottish Government has announced a new £4.5m incentive to help people install renewable and energy efficiency measures in their homes.
Victoria Riverside

Work underway on Victoria Riverside residential development

Developer JM Construction has started work on the next phase of its £50m Victoria Riverside residential development in Hunslet.
planning system, SME housebuilders

One in three housebuilders want ‘broken planning system’ fixed

One in three housebuilders want the ‘broken’ planning system fixed to boost construction activity, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in response to the government’s consultation on the Planning White Paper.
Location data, Geospatial Commission

Government launches £2m transport location data competition

The Geospatial Commission has partnered with Innovate UK to create a new £2m competition which will look at how location data can spark innovation and support the future of mobility for the United Kingdom. Abigail Page, head of innovation and skills at the Geospatial Commission, explains.
facilities management,

£1.1bn facilities management framework launched

Fusion21 has launched a £1.1bn workplace & facilities framework, to meet the facilities management needs of a range of public sector organisations.
Daniel Billinge, BAM Construct

BAM appoints new head of procurement

Daniel Billinge has been appointed as BAM Construct UK’s head of procurement, his new role will support the uptake of modern methods of construction.
digital technologies, asite

Covid-19 and the reinvention of the construction industry

Asite has launched a research report examining how the construction industry can adapt to survive, using digital technologies in the face of Covid-19.
Planning policy reforms, planning reform, planning system

The impacts of planning reform on employment land

After speaking at the Westminster Briefing event on Planning Policy Reforms Under the New Government, Institute of Economic Development director Stuart Hardisty looks at where the recent and proposed reforms to the planning system will take us.
Irish construction industry, construction,

Lighthouse charity and CIF to support Irish construction workers

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity is partnering with the CIF to promote better mental health and wellbeing within the Irish construction industry.
innovation centre, morgan sindall

Morgan Sindall to deliver new robotics innovation centre

The University of Salford has appointed Morgan Sindall as the preferred bidder to build the North of England Robotics Innovation Centre.
modular housing

Faithful+Gould appointed to £15m modular housing scheme

Bassetlaw District Council has appointed Faithful+Gould to help build its very first modular homes on the site of the ‘Old Allotments’ off Radford Street.
recruitment programme, 5% club, balfour beatty

Balfour Beatty pledges recruitment support for young people

Balfour Beatty has announced it will increase its ongoing commitment to its apprentice, graduate and trainee recruitment programmes.
learning and employment service

Interserve sells learning and employment service

Enact has acquired the Interserve Learning & Employment (ILE) service, complete with the current management team.
Lifetime Skills Guarantee scheme,

Government skills funding must ‘prioritise building trades’

The Prime Minister has set out plans for a ‘Lifetime Skills Guarantee’ scheme to transform the training and skills system, aiming to help the country 'build back better' from coronavirus.
redundancy process, support for employees,

Guidance to support young people through redundancy

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has released guidance for young people and companies who are going through redundancies.
social value procurement,

Government boosts social value procurement

The government has introduced new measures to ensure public procurement delivers on social value priorities.