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.
G F Tomlinson has been selected as a key contractor on the new £500m 10-year construction framework, focussing on improving higher education facilities in the West Midlands.
The majority of women working in town planning face barriers climbing the professional ladder because of their gender, according to the Women and Planning study.
The £1.8m capital funding will supply a number of improvements to Piccadilly Gardens' appearance and people’s experience of it – including the demolition of the free-standing part of the concrete wall
CIBSE has updated its Technical Memorandum 40: Health and wellbeing in building services, the new version reflects significant changes in the environmental conditions
HS2 has ‘severe negative impacts’ on wildlife sites and Ancient Woodlands says broadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham, as he launches a new challenge to the Prime Minister’s decision to go ahead with the project.
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has revealed the winners of its BREEAM Awards 2020, which recognises projects and organisations that provide performance, replicability and innovation.
Levels of new work in construction grew at the fastest pace since 2015 in February, while the boom in housebuilding allowed construction output to experience its sharpest rise since December 2018.
Dozens of communities across the UK will receive funding to transform neglected urban spaces into thriving green spaces, communities secretary Robert Jenrick has announced.
The new £210m Self Build Wales scheme has been launched today (3 March) to help people build their own homes and provide new opportunities for Welsh SME builders.
Shropshire Council failed to put measures in place to prevent balls hitting a new house when it approved planning permission, forcing a village cricket club to find a new venue.
Sustainable timber construction panel manufacturer, MEDITE SMARTPLY explores the importance of a green building rating system to promote wellbeing and sustainability.
The worker who drove a digger into the partly-built Travelodge on Liverpool Innovation Park has been jailed for five years and four months after causing £450,000 of damage.
Firms that have been affected by the abuse of retention payments in the construction industry have been urged to get in touch with their local MP ahead of renewed political debate.
