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Residential weakness weighs on construction despite commercial resilience

Drilon Baca, economist at Glenigan, discusses the results of the Glenigan Construction Index after a disappointing Summer.

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Concrete pour complete at radioactive waste site

Work on Dounreay’s newest radioactive waste store has reached a major milestone, with the completion of a 140m3 concrete pour.

Five construction themes for 2021

Stephen Good, CEO of Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, examines five key themes for the construction sector from collaboration, digital transformation and skills to supply chain resilience post-Brexit.

Green light for build-to-rent development in Birmingham

Court Collaboration has been given the go-ahead to deliver a 48-storey build-to-rent development at the site of the former Irish Centre in Deritend.

Residents choose Hill to deliver Teviot estate regeneration

Housebuilder Hill has been selected as Poplar HARCA’s development partner to deliver 2,500 new homes as part of the Teviot Estate regeneration in Tower Hamlets.

Keepmoat Homes to build 360 homes at site in Thurnscoe

Keepmoat Homes has acquired a site in Thurnscoe to build 360 new homes in partnership with Homes England and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

UK construction sector continues to recover in December

The UK construction sector continued to bounce back in December, but stretched supply chains and delays at UK ports resulted in the fastest rate of input cost inflation since April 2019.

RED to deliver pavilion as part of £5bn Brent Cross Town scheme

RED Construction has been appointed by Argent Related and Barnet Council to deliver Brent Cross Town’s visitor pavilion as part of the £5bn town centre development in North London.

Phase one of Gloucester’s £85m digital quarter gains approval

Plans for the first phase of The Forum, an £85m digital quarter in the Kings Quarter area of Gloucester city centre, have been given the go-ahead.

Willmott Dixon to build satellite facility for Tunbridge Wells school

Kent County Council has appointed Willmott Dixon to build a three-storey satellite facility for Tunbridge Wells grammar school for boys in Sevenoaks.

VolkerFitzpatrick completes £20m Essoldo House scheme

VolkerFitzpatrick has recently completed £20m design and build project, Essoldo House, on behalf of Ilona House Securities Ltd.

Long-term view essential as visitor attractions recover from Covid

Ian Streets, managing director of About Access, explores how the disruption caused by Covid gives us an opportunity to review visitor attractions and make everything more accessible.

Green light for mixed-use scheme in Bath

Summix Capital has been given the green light for a new mixed-use scheme in Bath which will deliver 52 student studios and 28 student en-suite rooms.

Permitted Development Rules: Higher you climb, harder you fall

New Permitted Development Rules (PDRs) came into force which could provide for a large boost to the government’s housing target of 300,000 “new” homes a year by 2025.

Aecom completes sale of civil construction arm

Aecom has successfully completed the sale of its civil construction arm to affiliates of Oroco Capital, a strategic infrastructure investor also.

Graham wins place on £10.5bn NHS framework

Graham has secured a place on the NHS shared business services framework agreement for PS-Works: Public Sector Construction Works.

Winvic lands £107.5m infrastructure works contract

Winvic Construction has been awarded a £107.5m infrastructure contract at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton Gateway (SLPNG).

Old Curzon Street Station to be transformed into HS2 terminus

HS2 has been given the green light to kickstart the refurbishment of the Old Curzon Street Station into a new HS2 terminus.

London architect admits unacceptable professional conduct

Architect Milan Babic has been reprimanded by ARB’s professional conduct committee for allowing a junior member of staff, who was not an architect, to prepare and submit planning applications.

Plans in for major phase of Nottingham’s Island Quarter

Plans have been submitted for the first phase of the £650m Island Quarter development in Nottingham.

Mace wins supplier role on Scape place shaping framework

Mace has won the sole supplier role on the Scape Consultancy's place shaping framework for England, Northern Ireland and Wales.

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