The construction industry is being reshaped as new sustainable construction materials enter the market and different, more environmentally aware methods of construction emerge.
SFS Group Fastening Technology has launched a brochure outlining its NVELOPE® Capability range which supports rainscreen subframe systems, as well as the myriad design solutions to meet virtually any project’s requirements.
Unite, the construction union, is launching a campaign to ensure that all workers in the sector are provided with death benefits, following the tragic fatality of a worker in Scotland.
Civil contractors experienced a sharp drop in workloads in the last quarter of 2018, according to a survey published by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA).
One city is going floral with a new tulip-shaped tower rising above the skyline. The city of London recently revealed plans for a new tower that some are calling both bulbous and beautiful
Queens Cross Housing Association has now secured £40m funding from M&G Investments for ambitious plans to build 600 new homes and transform Hamiltonhill.
RICS’ in partnership with LandAid, is to deliver 29 more bed spaces across five housing projects for young people facing homelessness in the North and Midlands, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The construction industry experienced a mixed quarter for sales, output and new orders in the final three months of 2018, according to a quarterly survey by the Construction Products Association (CPA).
Telford Homes, the London-based residential property developer, has announced that it has exchanged contracts for the conditional purchase of a site on International Way, Stratford.
The redevelopment of the Marshall Building will be worked on over the next two and a half years to deliver a new landmark academic facility for the university.
Highways England has launched two competitions to inspire the UK's most creative minds to create ground-breaking ideas to revolutionise roads and driving.
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.
