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Wates to focus on housing and offsite manufacturing

Wates has unveiled a series of organisational changes, including a major commitment to housing and an intensified focus on design and offsite manufacturing.

HS2 commits to racial equality in the workplace

HS2 has shown a commitment to racial equality by signing up to Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter, designed to improve employment outcomes for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees.

Morrisroe Group acquires demolition company Cantillon

Brian Morrisroe, owner and CEO of The Morrisroe Group has acquired a majority shareholding in the demolition company, Cantillon.

GMB holds urgent talks to protect jobs at Tata Steel

Reports during the weekend suggested that Tata Steel plans to shut two blast furnaces and replace them with electric arc furnaces, leading to thousands of job losses in the UK.

Crossrail faces contemporary blacklisting scandal

The Crossrail project is at the heart of a contemporary blacklisting case launched by Unite, the UK’s construction union.

Demand for groundworkers sparks V-shape construction recovery

Recent data shows demand for groundworkers has passed the pre-lockdown peak, suggesting a V-shaped recovery is on the cards for the UK construction sector.

Build-Zone hires new business development manager

Structural warranty provider, Build-Zone, has appointed Zaf Choudry as business development manager, to join its fast-growing business development team.

Hinkley Point C project to create 1,200 new jobs and 200 apprenticeships

Capula and Exyte Hargreaves are the latest engineering companies to create new jobs to support the next phase of construction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station.

Murphy joins period dignity movement

J Murphy & Sons has joined the period dignity movement which will give its female employees free access to period products as part of the Hey Girls #PeriodDignity movement.

Amey appoints new transport infrastructure managing director

Amey has today (9 July) announced the appointment of Peter Anderson as managing director of its Transport Infrastructure business.

Interserve launches redundancy support package in Liverpool

Interserve Learning & Employment has launched a redundancy support package to help people in Liverpool who have been made jobless during the pandemic.

Construction Talent Retention Scheme to protect industry

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced the launch of the Construction Talent Retention Scheme, a partnership between the Government and industry to secure essential talent.

U+I appoints new director of development

U+I has selected Mike Hood as a new senior management that will drive the regeneration specialist’s projects as the UK economy recovers from the Covid-19 crisis.

Engineering services SKILLcard goes ‘fully digital’

The engineering services SKILLcard has streamlined its service by making the recording of employer endorsements for card applicants fully digital.

Cruden Building hires new construction director

Cruden Building has appointed Colin Kennedy as its new construction director to drive forward the group’s expansion plans.

Government must prevent construction apprenticeship crisis, says Unite

Unite is calling on the government to extend apprentice wage support and repurpose the construction apprenticeship levy to fund all first year apprentices’ pay to safeguard jobs.

Winvic hires new civils and infrastructure director

Winvic has appointed Rob Cook to manage the civils and infrastructure team, where he will be in charge of schemes and projects which enable future industrial, commercial and multi-room developments for their blue-chip client base.

BESA elects new president for 2020/21

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Neil Brackenridge as president for 2020/21, he succeeds John Norfolk of Imtech Engineering Services.

British Property Federation picks Partridge as new president

The British Property Federation has named David Partridge, senior partner at Argent and chairman of Argent Related, as its new president.

Urban Splash hires land director

Regeneration company Urban Splash has appointed David Warburton as land director to focus on acquisitions in the South West of England and neighbouring areas.

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