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Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has entered into law with Royal Assent yesterday, lending some much needed certainty to the industry.

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ICW: Partnerships built on trust

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Berkeley Homes to begin modular factory build

Construction on Berkeley Homes' modular factory in Kent is set to commence this month. In order to make the transition towards offsite construction, Berkeley Homes' announced in December last year that it had secured a 160,000 sq ft site in Gravesham for the facility

Property sales levy could raise £62bn for housing & infrastructure

A levy on the sale of property, mirrored on a scheme currently in place in New York, US, could raise as much as £62bn in long-term bonds in England

One in four MPs now support Aldous Bill

More than one in four MPs now back the Aldous Bill, in an unprecedented show of support for reforming retentions – this comes as the second reading of the Bill has been pushed back to 26 October

Insurance Backed Building Guarantees – The lights are on but is anybody at home?

Peter Vinden Managing Director of The Vinden Partnership explores how the same insurance-backed guarantees used for domestic properties should be, and are, available for commercial buildings

Vegetables could make concrete stronger & environmentally friendly

Engineers at Lancaster University are working with industrial partners at Cellucomp Ltd UK to research how concrete mixtures can be strengthened and made more environmentally friendly by adding ‘nano platelets’ extracted from the fibres of root vegetables

Manifesto launched to help digitise the construction industry

The Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) and other industry organisations have launched a draft manifesto for digitalisation in the construction industry

Futurology report gives a glimpse into homes of the future

According to a new report, homes of the future will hone into neighbourhood energy systems, use enhanced technology to make automatic decisions about heating, security and postal deliveries and feature flexible layouts

Subcontractors stifled by failed payments

Customers failing to meet payments continue to hamper the growth of small subcontractors across the UK, according to research by specialist financial services provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) and industry experts, The Vinden Partnership (TVP)

Pegasus Software for Construction Industry

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CCS unveils plans for 2018 Image of Construction

Image of Construction, the national event hosted by the Considerate Constructors Scheme is set to take place on 11 September in central London

Nationwide bank on GroupBC to manage branch transformation programme

GroupBC, a leading digital information management solution provider to the built environment, has announced that Nationwide Building Society will be using BC Enterprise to support the delivery of their branch investment and the asset replacement programmes

New construction output figures show biggest fall since 2012

Recent construction output figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), have shown that output fell by 3.4% in April, the biggest fall in the three-month on three-month series of figures since August 2012

CIBSE’s Society of Digital Engineering announce Autodesk as its first partner member

The Society of Digital Engineering (SDE), a society of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), has announced Autodesk as the first member of its Partner Membership scheme

Housing ladder is broken at every step experts claim

The UK’s housing market is broken at every level with everyone from first timer buyers, second-steppers to downsizers struggling, the latest research has revealed.

BSRIA chief executive awarded OBE in queen’s birthday honours list

Julia Evans, BSRIA’s Chief Executive has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours

Right to Build Task Force offer expert advice to organisations delivering community-led housing

Five organisations working to deliver more Custom and Self Build housing opportunities via community-led projects will receive tailored expert advice from the Right to Build Task force

Experts call for builders to recycle tonnes of construction waste

Waste management professionals are urging builders across the UK, to do more to recycle the millions of tonnes of construction waste they throw away each year.

Construction leaders react to societal changes outlined in FIR Culture Survey

The FIR (Fairness, Inclusion and Respect) Culture Survey 2018, carried out by the Supply Chain Sustainability School, revealed the benefits of FIR on the construction industry, while calling for construction leaders to help embed these cultural changes

Mick George Ltd and the Hadleigh Retirement Development

Mick George Ltd discuss their involvement on the retirement development in Hadleigh, South Suffolk, as part of a prefered scheme for the brownfield site.

Innovative partnership to boost housing in areas with greatest need

Kier, Homes England and Cross Keys Homes have formed a joint venture (JV) partnership that will deliver up to 5,400 new homes over the next ten years in areas of the country with the greatest need

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