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modular construction

The ultimate guide to modular construction

Modular construction has become increasingly popular in recent years and has even been hailed as the future of the construction industry, but while technology takes leaps and bounds, the sector still has many obstacles to overcome. We take a look at all things modular
offsite factory, modular home

Modular home specialists set up first offsite factory

Modular home specialists Go_Modular are setting up their first offsite factory near Southampton as the business looks to disrupt the traditional housebuilding market
Western Village, Ebbsfleet Garden City,

Architect appointed for Western Village in Ebbsfleet Garden City

Architecture firm PRP has been appointed as lead architect and masterplanner on The Western Village in North Kent, by joint venture development partners, Clarion Housing Group and Countryside
sea bridge, BIM,

Tianjin Tianhe advances BIM in construction of the largest sea bridge

A network of islands in the Yangtze River Delta, south of Shanghai, will be connected by the longest sea bridge network in the world The...
edwardian buildings

The Endangered List: Charting the UK’s at-risk buildings

The Victorian Society’s 2018 list of endangered Victorian and Edwardian buildings highlights historically important structures in need of urgent care.
development-led regeneration

The impact of developer-led regeneration on Greater Manchester

Professor Karel Williams of Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester explores regeneration in Greater Manchester.
uk infrastructure

Transforming Infrastructure Performance: From strategy to delivery

Alex Lubbock, head of digital construction at the Infrastructure & Projects Authority, discusses Transforming Infrastructure Performanceand the government’s plan to tackle infrastructure issues.
technological changes

Why is the construction industry behind on technological changes?

Leading building materials suppliers MIDFIX explore the importance of technological changes used throughout the construction industry.
waterloo development

ISG appointed to deliver £200m Waterloo development

ISG is set to transform 135,000 sq ft at the former Waterloo International Eurostar Terminal into a new retail, leisure and cultural development.
modular hotel

Work begins on modular hotel in Finsbury Park

Work is set to commence on a new modular hotel in Finsbury Park, as the fast-expanding area is “surprisingly short on hotel spaces”
Budget 2018, pothole

Autumn Budget 2018: £420m to combat pothole epidemic

Chancellor Philip Hammond is to announce an extra £420m for local councils in England to combat the growing number of potholes
Crossrail

TfL borrow £350m for delayed Crossrail project

Transport for London (TfL) is set to borrow £350m from the Government, as delays to the £15bn Crossrail scheme left it facing a funding shortfall
Oxford-Cambridge Arc

Oxford-Cambridge Arc development puts countryside at risk, says CPRE

The Government is set to accept a proposal from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), to build 1 million new homes between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge, a development that the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) says would result in an area of countryside greater than the size of Birmingham being lost
Upton Gardens, Affordable housing,

Affordable housing development launched on former West Ham stadium

Upton Gardens, an 842 unit mixed-tenure development of private sale and affordable housing has been launched on the site of West Ham’s former Upton Park stadium in East London
south quay

LBS Properties secures deal for 48-storey South Quay residential tower

London developer LBS Properties has landed planning permission to build a 48-storey mixed-use development adjacent to Canary Wharf.
modular student homes

Modular student homes scheme completed in record time

Tide Construction and their offsite manufacturing company, Vision Modular Systems, have completed Chapter Highbury II, a 257-bed modular student homes scheme in London
pedestrian simulation software

Bentley Systems acquires pedestrian simulation software firm LEGION

Bentley Systems has acquired pedestrian simulation software firm LEGION, which supports more than half of the world's 40 largest transition agencies.
highways contract

Balfour Beatty lands £103m highways contract for Telford and Wrekin

The construction and infrastructure experts announced a seven year, £103 million contract by Telford and Wrekin Council to maintain the borough's highway assets.
wyg

WYG appoints Stephen Gleave as Strategic Adviser

Professional services firm WYG announced the appointment of Stephen Gleave as Strategic Adviser to its Urban & Landscape Design business.
construction PMI

UK construction PMI reveals weakest rise for six months

Activity in the UK construction industry slowed to its weakest output in six months in September, according to Markit’s construction PMI 
road safety

West Sussex council launch £2.4m safety scheme for A285

West Sussex Highways has successful bid for the Department for Transport's £2.4 million Safer Roads Fund to improve the dangerous road between Halnaker and Petworth.
affordable homes

Tranport for London and Apartments for London team up to deliver...

Transport for London (TfL) has announced a new partnership with Apartments for London (AfL) to deliver high quality, affordable homes across a number of...
Leeds Bradford Airport

Watson Batty Architects win £12.5m airport extension contract

Watson Batty Architects has been appointed to design the new arrivals extension, departure pier and internal remodelling at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA).
Station Street

Nottingham’s 11 Station Street scheme given the green light

Nottingham City Council’s Planning Committee has approved one of Nottingham’s grade A office schemes, known as 11 Station Street
Rail review

Rail review ordered after persistent failures of train operating companies

The government has commissioned a review of the structure of the railway network operating in the UK, following persistent failures of train operating companies
London Construction Award

AMI Group shortlisted for London Construction Award

Plant tracking specialist AMI Group has been shortlisted for the ‘Product Innovation of the Year’ accolade at the London Construction Awards 2018 The London Construction...