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.
Analysis indicates that in the three months to May the total value of industrial contracts awards was £1.8bn, an increase of 26.4% in the last quarter.
Construction work to begin on the Cycleway 4 which will run between Tower Bridge and Greenwich in the hopes of making cycling and walking safer in south-east London.
The Unite Group has received a resolution to grant planning permission for its 913-bed student accommodation development on Middlesex Street in London.
For the first time large businesses could be fined for failing to pay smaller suppliers on time as part of new measures unveiled by Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst.
Almost two thirds (64%) of UK public procurement professionals say social value has become more important over the last 12 months, according to Fusion21’s latest Procurement Trends Report.
Plans have been revealed to build an £85m northern version of Cornwall’s Eden Project in Morecambe with the initial planning report submitted to Lancaster City Council.
Homes England has published its latest annual housing statistics, which reveal a significant increase in the number of affordable homes being built in England.
New investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and urban development projects across Greece will be supported following the first agreement under a new €650m infrastructure investment initiative.
As part of Hackney’s ambitious building programme to build genuinely affordable new council homes, Higgins has delivered 70 new social rent council homes at Colville Estate.
Kier has revealed it is to cut 1,200 jobs to help save costs of up to £55m a year from 2021, as the construction and services firm continues to struggle.
