54% of contractors surveyed in the RLB's annual Procurement Trends survey reported an increase in collaborative working in procurement, with 35% of contractors stating that clients were more willing to share risk.
The complexities and sometimes confusions of sustainability in construction put specifiers in a daunting position, with even apparently responsible choices of material –including picking recycled aluminium – leaving a host of questions still to be answered.
We sat down for the first time with members of our Editorial Board to get the latest insight on the UK construction industry and delve a little deeper into current concerns surrounding the sector.
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has extended its investigations into the preparation, approval and audit of the financial statements of Carillion.
More than half of housebuilders increased the rate at which they built new homes over the last year and predict a further rise over the next 12 months, according to a new survey.
Unite has revealed it is closing in on holding Cullum McAlpine, one of the key architects responsible for the industrial scale blacklisting of construction workers, accountable for his actions in court.
The Liberty Park development is set to create more than 700 new jobs, the scheme benefits from access by road and public transport located next to Lichfield Trent Valley Railway Station.
Galliard Group is launching Evolve, a £100m commercial property business which will build affordable work space units with lifestyle amenities across London and the South East.
The Construction Industry Training Body (CITB) has released its latest forecast for the construction industry which suggests that despite Brexit the sector should be set for positive growth.
Structural defects warranty specialist, Advantage Insurance (AHCI), are celebrating a strong start to 2019 with a recruitment drive and a focus on expansion
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ENGIE has secured a long-term contract to provide total facilities management at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust’s Queen Alexandra Hospital (QAH) in a deal worth a total of £1.3bn.
The National Housing Federation is launching an ambitious new programme of work to build a stronger relationship between housing associations and their tenants.
Development of a major innovation district near Glasgow Airport has taken a significant step forward as Renfrewshire Council approve the full business case.
The government has published its Outsourcing Playbook, designed to improve how it works with the construction industry and deliver better public spaces.
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.
