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.
Premier Guarantee saw a significant increase in new home structural warranties quotes in the last quarter of 2020 despite a difficult year for the construction industry.
HS2 contractors have begun work on the UK’s longest railway bridge, with a team of engineers sinking the first of almost 300 piles that will form the foundations for the Colne Valley Viaduct.
U+I has been granted planning permission from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council to transform 30-acres of open green belt land in Kent into a new green business community.
In one of the most challenging years in its 124-year history, Wates Group secured £2.4bn of new work in 2020 enabling it to end the year with a record forward order book of £6.6bn, up 13.5% from 2019.
Architect and TV presenter George Clarke has today (16 March) launched a national challenge for young people in Scotland to design an extension to the Resource Efficient House in Glasgow.
Costain has improved its approach to contract selection and risk management processes, after it suffered a £96.1m loss for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Adam Maddison, director of client services at dxw analyses the recent government Green Paper on transforming public procurement, he explains that despite the paper making the right kind of noises, there doesn’t seem to be anything that signals a big change.
For anyone thinking about buying a new build home, one of the first steps will often be visiting a show home. NHBC offers some top tips for prospective buyers.
