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Knauf announces £171.5m rock mineral wool factory in the UK

Global insulation products manufacturer Knauf Insulation will invest around €200m (£171.5m) in a new rock mineral wool factory to serve the UK market.

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SFS – Fastening solutions in the building envelope

SFS is a global market leader for mechanical fastening systems and precision formed components for the building envelope.

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Kier rights issue fails to impress as underwriters settle the bill

Bank underwriters are set for losses as Kier’s £250m rights issue fails to captivate the market with just over a third of shares taken up.

Mick George Waste Management provision increase recycling capacity

Mick George discuss how their Waste Management provision has been enhanced with a new segregation station for waste disposal.

Grand Designs: Another Environmental Assessment

Ali Stanton, of Argyll Environmental, discusses Grand Designs and how it showcases costs, planning applications and environmental impact assessments.

Grand Designs: An Environmental Assessment

Ali Stanton, of Argyll Environmental, discusses the TV prgramme Grand Designs and the showcasing of planning costs and delays in the building process.

GMB welcome rejected planning permission for Sutton Estate

GMB has welcomed the decision to reject the Clarion Housing Group’s appeal for planning permission to replace 70 social housing units at the William Sutton estate.

Government publishes guidance on construction products ahead of Brexit

The government has published a statutory instrument to ensure a functioning Construction Products Regulation regime when the UK leaves the EU.

Over 40,000 people sign Right to Build register to build their dream homes

New research by the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) has found that, since 1st April 2016, over 40,000 people have now signed up to Right to Build registers across England.

Balfour Beatty Jones Bros JV commence £135m bypass

Balfour Beatty and Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK have joined forces to commence works on the Caernarfon and Bontnewydd Bypass.

Man convicted on three counts for misusing ‘architect’ title

Andrew John Priestley of John Priestley Associates has been convicted of three counts of misusing the title ‘architect’ and fined £6,240.

Mace announces sale of Sheffield development site

The development site in the North West of Sheffield's City Centre has been sold to Cassidy Group.

Scotframe Val-U-Therm PLUS® For PassivHaus: Probably the Best U-Value Wall in the World

Scotframe exclusively offers the Val-U-Therm PLUS® building system, which offers some best-in-class performance for PassivHaus construction

Don’t shoot the messenger – drafting expert reports

Peter Vinden, Chief Executive of the Vinden Partnership, offers his thoughts on the principles which underpin the requirements of an expert report.

Unite launches blueprint to tackle Carillion-style collapses

The UK’s largest union, Unite, has launched a blueprint in the hopes of tackling bandit capitalism in the UK economy and putting an end to future Carillion-style collapses.

BAM wins new Facebook HQ at King’s Cross

BAM Construction has been selected as the main contractor for the construction of Facebook’s new headquarters building at the King’s Cross development in London.

Kier awarded £50m research facility

Kier has been appointed by The Pirbright Institute to deliver a new £50m research facility at its Surrey headquarters in a project which forms part of Pirbright’s wider redevelopment of its campus.

Mick George secure their involvement with a wind farm package

Mick George discuss their involvement completing earthworks for the new wind farm project at Triton Knoll off the coast of Lincolnshire.

Dorset lettings boss banned for abusing tenant’s deposits

Lettings management director, Kari Jade Ridout has been banned from management for six years after failing to protect tenant's deposits.

CIOB launches call for improving quality in construction

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched its “Improving Quality in the Built Environment” report, to identify what promotes or prevents delivery of quality in construction.

Households in temporary accommodation rise by 5%

The latest government figures published today show that there are currently more than 80,000 households in temporary accommodation.

WYG becomes first ISO 44001 certified contractor

Professional services firm WYG has achieved ISO 44001 certification for its work on the Army Basing Programme (ABP) for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

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