Will new towns solve Britain’s housing problem? Only if barriers to delivery are properly addressed, writes Victoria du Croz, partner and head of planning at Forsters
When engaged from the start of a project, a structural warranty partner such as ICW becomes a strategic asset, offering the technical insight and risk management needed to streamline the development.
SNC-Lavalin has been commissioned by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), to oversee the maintenance of Ireland’s motorway and dual carriageway network.
HS2 has launched its first tunnel boring machine in the Midlands, to dig a one-mile tunnel under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire, preserving wildlife habitats above.
CEMEX Ventures has published its top 50 construction startups list for 2021, featuring the top 50 solutions from the construction technology ecosystem.
Willmott Dixon has been appointed to build a new £21m ultra-sustainable, net zero learning environment for 750 students, at Tarleton Academy in Preston.
HS2 has received planning permission from London Borough of Camden’s Planning Committee to build construction skills centre, which will provide accommodation for almost 200 people.
Paul Nash, Construction Consultant for Jansons Property, recently joined Housing Minister, Christopher Pincher MP, and a panel of experts from the built environment professional bodies, to discuss planning reform and its role in delivering the right quality and quantity of homes.
SNC-Lavalin Group has been appointed to provide a range of commercial services to Network Rail’s £45m Commercial Services Framework, in the Northwest and Central region.
Northern PowerGrid teams were working into the night as they continued their efforts to restore power to customers across the UK, in response to Storm Arwen.
Construction Alliance Northeast has voiced concerns over the government’s scaling back measures to the Integrated Rail Plan in the North of England, which could lead to multi-billion pound economic black hole.
Architect and TV presenter, George Clarke, has announced the winners of the Gravity young persons’ design challenge, for schools in Bridgewater, Somerset.
Planning application for Oxford University’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, designed by Hopkins Architects, has been submitted to Oxford City council.
