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HS2 provides firms with ‘Notice to Proceed’ on work amid pandemic

Eiffage, Balfour Beatty, VINCI, Kier, Ferrovial Agroman and BAM Nuttall has received notification from High Speed 2 (HS2) to proceed with works in line with Government advice.

CLC issues third edition of Site Operating Procedures

The Construction Leadership Council has released the third version of its Site Operating Procedures guidance to protect construction workers during COVID-19.

Vinci Construction to deliver two more temporary hospitals

Vinci Construction is leading its supply chain working day and night to deliver temporary Rainbow Hospitals at Deeside Leisure Centre and Bangor University.

Green light for Port of Blyth expansion

Engineering professional services consultancy, WSP has successfully secured planning consent to expand the Port of Blyth.

Buildings: The decarbonisation elephant in the room

Buildings and building materials are major contributors to carbon emissions. Engineered timber offers a sustainable, green option to reduce this but its use may be restricted by flawed assumptions, argues Matthew Linegar of Stora Enso.

Vistry Partnerships to deliver 87 new homes using MMC in Hall Green

Vistry Partnerships has secured a land purchase contract with Homes England to deliver 87 new homes using a closed panel timber frame solution in Hall Green, Birmingham.

Development partner unveiled for £2.5bn Salford Crescent masterplan

The English Cities Fund has been revealed as development partner for the £2.5bn Salford Crescent masterplan.

£40m transformation of historic dye works factory into new homes

The historic dye works and laundry factory in Bristol is being transformed into new homes by Galliard Homes and Acorn Property Group

Construction must ‘come together’ to address work suspension issues

The Housing Forum is calling for the construction community to come together to address challenges caused by the suspension of works.

Freelance earnings drop as coronavirus hits construction sector

Average earnings for freelancers fell by 2.9% last month as the impact of coronavirus started to filter through to construction sites, according to the latest figures by Hudson Contract.

Bristol conference centre to become NHS Nightingale hospital

Kier is to transform the conference centre at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) into the next NHS Nightingale hospital to fight COVID-19.

Surge in construction site theft prompts calls for tighter security

The construction industry is being urged to tighten security measures to defend construction sites from opportunistic thieves.

Government should ‘set example’ when paying construction supply chains

The government must ‘set a good example’ when it comes to paying its construction supply chains and handing out retention payments to subcontractors during the COVID-19 crisis.

Construction output falls by 0.2% before COVID-19 outbreak

Driven by a 1.7% fall in repair and maintenance work, construction output fell by 0.2% in the three months to February 2020, according to the latest ONS figures.

Agreement reached on major regeneration scheme in Stafford

Godwin Developments has signed a collaboration agreement with Lord Stafford to transform the former Stafford Rugby Club ground into a mixed-use development.

CLC urges construction to pay in accordance with contractual terms

In a letter to the industry, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has urged construction businesses to continue to pay in accordance with agreed contractual terms.

First phase of 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham complete

400 contractors worked over 40,000 hours in seven days to build the first phase of the 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham.

Homes England must support SME housebuilders, says Hayfield

Homes England must act fast to support SME housebuilders in the wake of COVID-19, urges Mark Booth, managing director of Hayfield.

Actis backs calls for Government to offer extra help to construction

Actis has joined calls by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) for the government to introduce further measures to help the construction industry during and after the coronavirus crisis.

Unpaid construction invoices to reach £1.5bn due to COVID-19

The economic disorder caused by the coronavirus pandemic will mean constructions companies have to write-off £1.5bn in unpaid invoices in 2021, according to new analysis.

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