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Government to make example of payment abuse in construction
The government will ‘call out’ construction companies who indulged in poor payment practices during the Covid-19 crisis, says the minister for small business, Paul Scully.
Urgent Government action needed to extend planning permissions
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has renewed calls on the government to bring forward legislation to extend planning permissions that are due to expire during the coronavirus outbreak.
L&G invests £150m into Sheffield’s West Bar Square
Legal & General has invested £150m into Sheffield’s West Bar Square development to deliver the first phase of this mixed-use project.
A new opportunity for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc
Tim Burden, director at planning and development consultancy Turley, says the government’s commitment to a new spatial framework for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc is good news – and offers a flagship project for the future.
Persimmon begins phased restart on construction sites
Housebuilder Persimmon has revealed it will begin a phased restart of work on construction sites, after spending the last month incorporating social distancing and protective measures.
Government should ‘set example’ when paying construction supply chains
The government must ‘set a good example’ when it comes to paying its construction supply chains and handing out retention payments to subcontractors during the COVID-19 crisis.
Mace reopens construction sites after two week closure
Mace Group announced they will steadily reopen their construction sites, following the social distancing guidance and Standard Operating Procedures.
Government action needed to protect construction industry, urges NFB
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) is calling on the government to better protect construction by including companies and housebuilders in the business rates relief exemption and extending planning permissions by a year.
CITB suspends industry levy collection for three months
CITB will suspend its levy collection payment due in 2020 for an initial period of three months, to provide financial relief for those in the construction industry.
Greece launches new sustainable development investment scheme
New investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and urban development projects across Greece will be supported following the first agreement under a new €650m infrastructure investment initiative.
Property Level Resilience: A holistic and unique approach from Aquobex
Property Level Resilience (PLR) is a new strategy that aims to address the whole concept of flood mitigation and management.
New TV programme ‘Solving the Housing Crisis?’ questions the UK’s current...
A new programme, '‘Solving the Housing Crisis?’ takes a look at how social housing contributes to our society and how the government can help.
A Euro Vision: What Brexit could mean for planning and building...
Remain or Brexit?
With the European Union (EU) Referendum looming, the potential implications and debates surrounding the two choices – whether to stay or go...
Can councils cope with changes to green belt planning policy?
Developing green belt and brownfield sites for redevelopment in tackling the UK housing crises is firmly on the agenda, but can local authorities deal...
Construction leaders make a case for cutting emissions
More than 50 businesses leaders from the construction industry have written an open letter to Chancellor George Osborne, outlining the business case for cutting...
Construction slows down in the run up to election
Figures from the Markit/CIPS construction PMI survey have revealed the impact of the election on the sector...
Perhaps it is unsurprising that in the run...
PROFILE: Tough But Smart
OKI multifunction printers can help solve the space challenge on site says Andrew Hall, marketing manager Oki Systems UK…
As anyone in the construction business...
Stoke-on-Trent’s HS2 vision
Local government leaders in Stoke-on-Trent say that the transformational growth potential of the city’s HS2 proposals will play a major role in filling the...
Glenigan predicts post-election boost for UK construction
Glenigan's UK Construction Industry Forecast 2024-2026 shows a promising post-election boost for the sector, as the new Government reduces political uncertainty.
Monthly construction output gains 1.9% bump from warm weather
The latest ONS figures show that an increase in new work and repair and maintenance, anecdotally attributed to good weather, boosted construction output in May 2024.
Delivering on ambitious housing policies
Labour’s landslide victory provides the new government with the political capital needed to push through the ambitious housing policies outlined in their manifesto.
Levelling Up project success is still possible, with the right assessment
Pagabo’s director of national delivery Karen Carter explores the reasons why projects with government funding have not yet made progress and how these projects can still succeed.
New home registrations fall in first quarter of 2024
NHBC has revealed that there were 21,967 new home registrations in quarter one of 2024, down 20% on Q1 2023.
Draft guidance for Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 3 released
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has released the draft guidance for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 3
UK exits recession- but construction still suffers 0.9% decrease in Q1
The UK has officially exited its latest recession- but construction output was held back by the decline in housebuilding.
Trade skills shortage ‘widespread’ whilst high-tech roles soar
Widespread labour shortages in Europe's construction and engineering industries have seen a particular shortage in trade skills, whereas there are more opportunities for high-tech roles.