Tom O’Brien, director, O’Brien Contractors, reflects on the construction commitments made in last week’s Autumn Budget and why these need to go further.
Network Rail is seeking private sector investment in its trackside fibre optic cable network in a deal that would enable performance, safety and connectivity benefits for passengers.
Willmott Dixon has been appointed to deliver a new £8m business centre and innovation hub for East Riding of Yorkshire Council that will offer flexible office and workshop space for SMEs.
Craven District Council has appointed Sutcliffe Construction to transform a former waste depot site at Langcliffe Quarry into a purpose-built rural enterprise centre.
The Construction Innovation Hub’s Value Toolkit will now be deployed on live projects to drive better social, environmental, and economic outcomes in the built environment.
Despite decades of discussion and successive governments’ efforts, the UK is still in the grip of a housing crisis. Ben Everitt MP discusses the creation of the APPG for Housing Market & Housing Delivery and its report, A Fair Housing Market for All.
The City of London has been given the go-ahead for plans to deliver a new ‘Justice Quarter’ which will see the creation of an 18-courtroom facility and new headquarters for the police.
Places for People group chief executive David Cowans talks more about the future of developing neighbourhoods and the considerations that need to be made in a post-Covid world.
With the Construction Innovation Hub’s Value Toolkit moving into the testing phase on 26 April, it is time to explore how it connects with social value. Social Value UK and the Construction Innovation Hub share their thoughts.
Proposals for a development on the Bexhill Enterprise Park in East Sussex, which could support up to 500 local jobs, can move forward after a planning inspector has ruled Rother District Council was wrong to reject the scheme.
Wates has been appointed by Be First to build 386 new homes in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, 228 of which will be affordable and with rents starting from £135 a week.
