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Construction disputes: How to avoid them and what to do
Gary Kitt, UK head of contract solutions, explores the leading causes of construction disputes and discusses what you can do if problems start to arise.
The Brexit fire: Could the change of prime minister put it...
The topic of immigration has dominated the Brexit discussion so far and, as an industry which relies so heavily on EU labour, the construction sector is feeling the pressure.
Making housing better in a warming world
Simon Storer looks at the thermal efficiency and positive benefits of polyisocyunurate (PIR) and PU insulation and how this essential product can help the UK’s housing stock adapt to the impacts of a changing climate.
AIMCH: How digital and offsite construction can transform housebuilding
Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) is a pioneering project that puts collaboration, digital working and large-scale offsite manufacturing at the heart of tackling the housing crisis. Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, explains how it works.
Balfour Beatty save millions of plastic bags from landfill
Balfour Beatty, working in partnership with Thames Water, has saved over one million plastic bags from landfill by utilising a waste plastic asphalt on a key London cycle lane in Stratford, through the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Kier works to secure dam at Whaley Bridge
Kier were quickly deployed to Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire to activate an emergency drawdown plan at Toddbrook Reservoir on behalf of the Canal & River Trust.
Contractors sought for new build housing schemes
EN:Procure is seeking experienced and qualified contractors to bid for a place on their new framework to deliver affordable and mixed tenure new build housing schemes.
NFB urges government to delay Reverse charge VAT until 2020
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has written to Sajid Javid MP to ask for the 1 October 2019 introduction of domestic reverse charge VAT to be delayed until April 2020.
Government must embed new culture for fire safety, says BESA
Following the ‘Building a Safer Future’ consultation, BESA has urged the government to “embed a new culture for delivering new build and refurbishment work”.
Get your business ready for major changes to VAT
Andrew Dixon, commercial director of specialist finance at Aldermore looks at how construction firms can prepare themselves for impending changes to VAT.
Wates commits to improve gender balance in the industry
Wates Group has signalled its intention to dramatically improve the gender balance at the workforce at all levels with their plan 'WatesTogether'.
ENGIE wins University of Leicester contracts worth over £200m
ENGIE has secured over £200m in contracts for state-of-the-art student accommodation and regeneration scheme with Freemens Common Village LLP, for the University of Leicester.
Interserve wins £5.6m contract to build special needs academy
Interserve has been selected to design and build the new £5.6m Discovery Special Academy in Sheffield, as part of its Free School programme.
Demolition starts on London’s biggest housing regeneration scheme
Demolition has begun on one of London’s largest housing regeneration projects, as the £1bn scheme takes a step forward.
BESA urges members to support industry-led climate pledge
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has backed historic industry-led declarations committed to tackling the ‘crises of climate breakdown and biodiversity loss’.
Government opens negotiations on built environment sector deal
Following a process of early engagement, the UK Government is now entering into formal negotiations on a built environment sector deal.
Steps to get ahead of new VAT rules in construction
With the new VAT rules coming into force, the independent pre-qualification service Constructionline, has produced a guide for those affected.
Boris Johnson could help ‘transform the built environment’, says BESA
The new government team led by Boris Johnson has an opportunity to dramatically shift policy on the built environment and deliver higher standards of safety, sustainability and social justice, according to BESA.
Why we must reform the way we procure our infrastructure
Ron Fraser, executive director of Construction Scotland, discusses why the construction industry must reform the way they procure infrastructure.
L&G announces new operating model for property management
LGIM Real Assets (Legal & General) announces that it has established a new innovative operating model for managing its buildings, which is set to help disrupt the property industry.
Prater secures Manchester Airport Terminal Two package
After successful work on Manchester Airport Pier One and Link Bridge, Prater has been appointed to deliver another complete envelope package to the airport’s new Terminal Two.
UK’s best ‘Ultra Sites’ for 2019 revealed
The UK’s best performing Ultra Sites have been revealed, as Highways England’s A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme takes the highest accolade.
VAT domestic reverse charge: Cashflow implications for subcontractors
Construction can be a tough old game for subcontractors and HMRC’s plans to introduce a domestic reverse charge on certain building and construction activities from 1 October 2019 is certainly not going to make life any easier for them!
Construction begins on F-35 infrastructure at RAF Lakenheath
Work has started on buildings that will be home to two US Air Force F-35 squadrons at RAF Lakenheath, DIO awarded a contract worth £160m to Kier.
R Durtnell & Sons: How the closure of Britain’s oldest contractor...
On 4 July 2019, the country’s oldest building company, and the third oldest company in the UK still in operation, R Durtnell & Sons, ceased trading due to a consistently falling level of net assets.
Could the rise of the digital twin signal the end of...
Joel Hutchines, founder & CEO of cnstrct, discusses the need for a complete overhaul of the AEC industry before it can embrace the full potential of digital twin technology.