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.
Developer Godwin Developments has announced plans to transform the former Royal Mail sorting office in Nottingham into a new mixed-use residential scheme.
Willmott Dixon has been given the go-ahead to begin work on a new £20m building to house Humberside Police’s control centre and other specialist service.
Liverpool Council has unveiled £1.4bn plans to help boost the region’s post-Covid recovery, which includes launching more than 25 shovel-ready projects to create an extra 12,000 construction jobs.
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.
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.
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.
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’.
Wienerberger’s SVK Fibre Cement Façade solution achieves the perfect balance of high performance and high design, offering durability and safety without sacrificing visual appeal.
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.
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.
Cross laminated timber (CLT) pioneers have invested in new fire research and a compliance framework to provide scientific data for CLT fire performance.
