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Carillion liquidation expected to cost taxpayers £148m
The liquidation of Carillion will cost UK taxpayers an estimated £148m, the National Audit Office (NAO) has concluded, although it may take several years to ascertain the final cost
Willmott Dixon reports 14% profit increase
Willmott Dixon has credited its 14% increase in revenue and profits in 2017 to its concentration on contracting and separation of non-core activities
Progressive and phased Digital Transformation
In its latest webinar GroupBC delve into how digital transformation needs to be a progressive and phased approach to developing the capability and capacity needed to achieve sustained success
UK Construction Week to champion innovative & pioneering ideas
Innovation is the key theme for this year’s UK Construction Week (UKCW) which returns to the NEC in Birmingham from 9-11 October
Innovative asbestos 3D mapping app meets BIM requirements
A new digital app that combines data from asbestos surveys with 3D modelling technology to improve the safety and risk management assessments in buildings, is being developed by construction safety specialists Lucion Services
The power of location for project and asset control
When GIS & BIM combine: Unlocking insights from your projects and assets with a next-generation CDE. GroupBC takes a look at the explosion of external data sources that are becoming available and how you can unlock value and insights from them within digital construction
Testing times for UK construction: A look at service testing and...
Ryan Simmonds, Sales Director for Framing at voestalpine Metsec plc, calls on the construction industry to evolve and become a standard bearer in terms of full service testing and fire safety.
Brent Council appoints Wates for £23.4m redevelopment
Wates Residential has been appointed constructor to a new £23.4m project by the London Borough of Brent, which will see 149 new homes built by December 2021
May vows to halve energy usage in new buildings
Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged that the energy usage of new buildings will be halved by 2030. The pledge was outlined in an extensive speech on science and the industrial strategy, delivered by May yesterday (21 May)
Kier secures second international certification for collaboration
Kier’s infrastructure business last week achieved international certification ISO 44001 for collaboration, emphasising Kier’s industry leading role in developing innovative collaboration
Construction Frameworks Conference set to bring industry together
On the 24 May, prominent public and private sector leaders within the construction and property industry will come together at the Construction Frameworks Conference
CIOB joins the battle to eradicate worker exploitation
A new report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) says that the construction industry is failing to eradicate worker exploitation, despite recent legislation. Lowest cost tendering, abuse of the retentions system and late payments are pricing ethical practices out of the industry
Bankruptcy on the cards for more than 70% of small construction...
New research suggests many small construction firms are struggling to cope financially due to the knock-on effects of late payments and are likely to face bankruptcy or liquidation.
Slavery and exploitation widespread in construction industry, says report
Construction is a "high risk" sector for labour exploitation, including slavery, theft of wages and bogus self-employment, a new report has warned.
How the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre is helping companies adopt BIM
The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre provides a wide range of support to help businesses through their BIM journey. Skills and training manager Lisa Deane discusses what’s on offer.
BSRIA welcomes measures to level playing field for government contracts
BSRIA has welcomed the recent announcement by the Cabinet Office Minister for Implementation, Oliver Dowden MP, to launch a package of “tough” new measures to “level the playing field” for smaller businesses bidding to win government contracts
Getting into the DNA of product data
With the availability of concise and easily applied data consistently being identified as a stumbling block in the widespread adoption of BIM, Alex Small, BIM and digital platforms manager at Tata Steel, discusses a more streamlined approach to sharing product information
UK Construction PMI provides ‘relief’ for sector
A new report from Markit Economics has revealed that activity in the construction sector has shown a solid upturn and signalled a moderate expansion in overall construction output
CCS announces 2018 National Site Award winners
The Considerate Constructors Scheme – the organisation established to improve the image of construction – has announced the winners of its prestigious 2018 National Site Awards
Open day to offer insight into offsite for student accommodation
On 27 June, Fusion Building Systems will be holding an open day at its Northampton manufacturing facility for architects, contractors, developers and investors working in the student accommodation sector to learn about the opportunity for light gauge steel as an offsite construction system
Trimble buys US MIS Software Company
Trimble has acquired US-based business, FabSuite, which provides management information system (MIS) software to steel fabricators
MPs back construction retentions reform bill post Carillion
The number of cross-party MPs supporting a construction retentions reform bill has soared since Carillion collapsed in January
UK could save £15bn every year by lifting construction productivity
Last December, the UK government announced its new productivity programme which is expected to deliver savings of £15bn every year. The programme is called Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP). Its main objective is to boost construction productivity and revolutionise the UK building sector in terms of infrastructure investment
Government vows to ban slow paying contractors from public contracts
The government has said that main contractors who do not pay their supplier promptly are to be banned from bidding for public sector contracts
Virtual site tours: Making Virtual Reality a reality
BIM for the many and not just the few, demonstrating the immediate benefits that a site project team can use in their day to day roles. Kier’s Adam Nixon looks at the added benefits of Virtual Reality as part of his BIM rotation on the Kier graduate scheme
Joint venture inspires young people to consider a career in construction
Young people in Glasgow have benefitted from an insight into the construction industry, as regeneration specialist Urban Union funded a skills day in collaboration with New Gorbals Housing Association