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Henley to deliver much-needed affordable homes in Croydon

Housing provider Optivo and Henley Construct are set to deliver 116 affordable homes in Croydon as part of the East Croydon Masterplan.

Maximising maintenance budgets as we return from lockdown

As businesses reopen across the country, BSRIA’s Business Focused Maintenance (BFM) framework helps organisations make sure that maintenance of buildings ensures safe and healthy environments for workers while at the same time managing cost in a most effective way.

Galliford Try wins £20m Typhoon infrastructure at RAF Lossiemouth

Galliford Try has secured a £20m contract from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to deliver Typhoon infrastructure at RAF Lossiemouth.

Plans approved for new £337m Museum of London

Plans to create a new Museum for London and cultural destination in West Smithfield have been given the go-ahead by the City of London Corporation’s planning and transportation committee.

Construction work begins on Chester’s £70m Northgate scheme

The Council agreed to continue with funding for the Northgate scheme to ensure Chester bounces back from the pandemic and to create jobs and drive the economy.

Willmott Dixon tops out on new HQ for Merseyside Police

Willmott Dixon has held its most unique topping out at the new HQ for Merseyside Police with a carefully planned, socially distant ceremony.

New report promotes the use of Soft Landings

BSRIA has joined forces with Better Buildings Partnership, to publish the 'Soft Landings: The Benefits to Commercial Property Owners' report.

School maintenance funding ‘a matter of urgency’, says roofing industry

A group of roofing and cladding trade associations have written to the education secretary calling for school maintenance funding to be ‘a matter of urgency’.

Contractor appointed for final leg of £500m Valleys dualling project

Future Valleys has been appointed as the preferred bidder to deliver the £500m Valleys dualling A465 Section 5 and 6 project.

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HS2 launches £300m hunt for operational telecoms supplier

HS2 has launched the search for a specialist contractor to deliver 230km of telecommunications systems which will connect the rail link between London, Birmingham and the north of England.

Pagabo plans £47bn developer-led public sector framework

National framework provider Pagabo has put developers on notice for its new £47bn developer-led public sector framework.

Flexible site hours and ‘speedy’ planning measures introduced

The Government has announced new measures to help boost the construction industry that will be introduced this week, including flexible working hours, deadline extensions and speedy planning.

CLT experts to develop new fire safety compliance framework

Cross laminated timber (CLT) pioneers have invested in new fire research and a compliance framework to provide scientific data for CLT fire performance.

BAM to deliver £28.5m Benton Park School

BAM Construction has secured a £28.5m contract to build the Benton Park School, as preliminary works begin on site.

Community Infrastructure Levy regime: What do developers need to know?

Julia Berry, planning specialist at Reed Smith, discusses the Community Infrastructure Levy regime in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Plans in for £770m mixed-use scheme on Greenwich Peninsula

Regeneration company, U+I has submitted plans for a new 1,500 home mixed-use scheme on Greenwich Peninsula.

100,000 affordable homes a year needed for key workers, urges report

100,000 new affordable homes are needed each year to provide housing fit for key workers who have fought Covid-19 on the frontline, according to a new report by the Local Government Association (LGA).

Current planning process ‘puts farmers off’ developing rural areas

Paul Madeley, from Shropshire-based Madeleys Chartered Surveyors, believes the planning process is putting off farming and rural businesses from working on new projects when they need to be considering their future directions.

Scottish construction sector moves into next phase of restart plan

First minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced further changes to lockdown restrictions in Scotland, as the construction sector gets ready to move into the next phase of its restart plan.

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