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Residential construction output increased by 5% in 2018

Preliminary data indicates that total residential construction output increased by 5% in 2018 to £74.2bn, according to the latest Construction and Housing Forecast Bulletin from AMA Research.

Galliford Try to review construction business

The regeneration and construction group, Galliford Try, has announced that is beginning a strategic review of its construction business.

Construction adjudicator slips, errors and cockups!

Peter Vinden, chief executive of The Vinden Partnership, explores the legal guidelines that determine what you can do if you’re faced with adjudication errors.

Private rental sector set for biggest change in a generation

Private landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants from their homes at short notice and without good reason, in the biggest change to the private rental sector for a generation.

United Utilities contract secured by Amey

Amey has been appointed by United Utilities to look after its South region wastewater network.

Planning application approved for North Street Quarter

The North Street Quarter development in Lewes has taken a step forward, as detailed plans for the landscape and appearance of phases 2 and 3 were approved by the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA).

Most considerate construction sites of 2019 revealed

The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has revealed the top-performing construction sites across the UK who have been crowned the ‘Most Considerate Sites 2019’.

Construction insurance contract changes to “threaten businesses”

UK construction firms face severely adverse changes to their insurance policy conditions this year that will threaten their abilities to conduct business, according to Mactavish.

18th Edition – 20 things you need to know

From the DPC we have identified 20 changes that may affect you.

Why you should be adopting new technology trends

Trimble discuss technology trends and the importance of adopting them into working methods - a guide discussing the modern construction industry

London Green’s Bromley residential scheme underway

SME residential property developer and investor, London Green, has started the redevelopment of neighbouring buildings in the London Borough of Bromley.

Forterra brick production set for £95m investment

The £95m major investment project is set to double production capacity at Desford plant, after the planning application for a new facility was permitted subject to conditions and a legal agreement.

Civitas supports Women in Social Housing (WISH) network

WISH, the network for women working across every discipline of UK housing, undertakes crucial work in challenging stereotypes and helping to remove barriers for women working in the sector.

Be First file losses of nearly £4m

GMB call for Barking and Dagenham council to up target for social homes as Be First (Regeneration) file losses of nearly £4m in first year of trading.

£3.5m affordable housing development in Powys underway

A contract to build Powys County Council’s first affordable housing development for social rent in over 40 years has been awarded to a Welsh building company.

Wellington Place report shows £200m impact on Leeds

Transformed from a low-grade retail park to a multi-million-pound commercial property development, Wellington Place is a successful regeneration project which has to date contributed a total economic value (GVA) of £200m, according to a newly published study.

Lendlease to develop new €2.5bn district on former expo site

Lendlease has signed an agreement to develop the Milan Innovation District (MIND), a major new district for science, knowledge and innovation on the former Expo site in Milan, Italy.

Construction products: Manufacturing on the rise

The construction products manufacturing sector reported favourable results in the first quarter of 2019, with continued growth in the sales of products and materials.

Concept released for village on the moon

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, in partnership with the ESA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has released a design for the ‘Moon Village’.

Freelance construction workers earnings up 8.1%

Weekly earnings for freelance tradespeople in the construction sector continued to grow last month, according to latest figures released by Hudson Contract.

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