Hugh Simpson, chief executive and registrar of the Architects Registration Board, discusses the revision of the Architects Code of Conduct & Practice to ensure it continues to hold the profession to the highest standards of integrity.
SFS Group Fastening Technology has launched a brochure outlining its NVELOPE® Capability range which supports rainscreen subframe systems, as well as the myriad design solutions to meet virtually any project’s requirements.
The UK construction sector has seen earnings on its investments in the EU plummet since the Brexit vote with profits dropping 95%, analysis of the latest ONS data has revealed.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has selected Mace to deliver its Extreme Photonics Applications Centre on the Harwell campus in Oxfordshire.
A new report commissioned by City Hall revealed women, people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, disabled and LGBTQ+ Londoners are significantly underrepresented in the industry.
Infrastructure services company, F M Conway has been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time, the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) has revealed.
A new adjudication procedure is to be published on 18 March to provide a simple and cost-effective process to make adjudication more accessible for SME’s.
Procured through the YORbuild2 framework, Kier has been appointed by Kirklees Council to deliver the £15m Spen Valley leisure centre in Liversedge, West Yorkshire.
The coronavirus outbreak in China is causing disruption to construction contracts internationally, David Weare of Fladgate LLP explains who bear the risks of disruption.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced yesterday (11 February) that the divisive HS2 scheme would go ahead, as the construction industry reacts to the news.
The latest construction output figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows an increase of 0.5% in Q4 2019 compared with the previous quarter, as housebuilding finally 'pulls its socks up'.
Harrier Park partners, Muse Developments and Rolls-Royce, together with new occupier RM Resources, have broken ground on their new 195,840 sq ft building, in the heart of the 67-acre mixed-use scheme.
The top 50 contractors in January were awarded £5.5bn of construction contracts, as the Riverlinx Consortium took the top spot with a single award of £1bn.
Assent delivers building control solutions on over 30,000 projects annually; our growing network of 60+ offices means that we are always within one hour of a site anywhere in England and Wales.
In this article, we talk to Iain Thomson, CEO of Assent, and Adam Melrose, director at Clarke Banks, about some of the issues affecting the world of building control and what the industry needs to do to tackle them head-on.
