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BSRIA publishes guide on Project Information Process (BG 78/2021)

BSRIA has published new guidance on Project Information Process (BG 78/2021) to promote best practice across the built environment.

Green light for £24m Dudley Interchange project

West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has given the green light to plans for a new £24m Dudley Interchange.

Homes England and UTB launch development finance for SME builders

Homes England and United Trust Bank have launched a new five-year lending alliance to provide development finance to SME builders.

Councils receive second round of potholes fund

In the second of five instalments from the £2.5bn Potholes Fund, councils across England have been allocated their share of £500m for highways maintenance.

BAM lands another hospital contract

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has appointed BAM Construction to create a new MRI suite, 24-bed Haematology Oncology Ward and associated facilities.

Construction contract awards drop by 12% in January

The value of construction contract awards decreased by 12% in January to £4.3bn, 10% lower than the monthly average in 2020.

Laing O’Rourke prepares to hand over Crossrail station

Laing O’Rourke is preparing to hand over Crossrail’s Tottenham Court Road station, as it reaches the critical T-12 milestone.

Avanton to invest £500m into London’s build-to-rent sector

Avanton has unveiled plans to invest £500m in strategic land acquisitions over the next three years, as it expands into London’s lucrative build-to-rent sector.

Green light for new care home in West Sussex

Nexus Planning has secured planning permission at appeal for a much-needed 66-bed care home in Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex.

Sales guarantee to empower SME housebuilders

A new Proptech online engine has been launched to eliminate the growing development finance problem for SME developers by providing a sales guarantee to purchase new homes built by SME housebuilders.

Go-ahead for 125 new homes in Shobnall

Keepmoat Homes has been given the green light by East Staffordshire Borough Council to deliver 125 new homes in Shobnall.

Abri acquires land to build mixed-use scheme in Bristol

Abri, who will be working with Change Real Estate, has acquired land at The Old Brewery in Southville to build 107 affordable homes and seven commercial units.

Green light for next phase of HS2 to Crewe

MPs have given the green light to phase 2a of HS2 to Crewe, with the proposals gaining Royal Assent.

Protecting biodiversity and archaeology at Northern Arc site

The Northern Arc scheme in Burgess Hill, Mid Sussex is a 200-hectare strategic 3,500 home development being delivered by Homes England.

Plans in for £15m Twickenham Film Studios transformation

Twickenham Film Studios has announced a £15m investment to rejuvenate, transform and expand London’s oldest film studio.

Roofers concerned about material shortages, data shows

When asked to rank their top three concerns for 2021, almost half of roofing and cladding contractors (48%) put material shortages at the top of the list, according to the State of the Roofing Industry Survey, by Glenigan for NFRC.

Suspended sentence for disqualified builder

A builder has been handed a suspended sentence for breaching his disqualification and illegitimately managing three building companies in Staffordshire.

Balfour Beatty awarded £32m Inverness NHS facility

Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £32m contract to build a new, world-class Ophthalmology and Orthopaedic health facility in Inverness on behalf of NHS Highland.

Contractors sought for 2,500 low carbon homes across Oxford

Oxford City Council is seeking contractors for more than 2,500 low carbon homes across Oxfordshire in the next 10 years.

GMI bags £40m contract to build Goole train manufacturing site

Siemens Mobility has awarded the £40m contract to build its new train manufacturing site at Goole to GMI Construction Group.

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