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UK project achieves ISO 44001 collaborative accreditation

The Integrated Delivery Team (IDT) on Highways England’s A14 Cambridge to Huntington improvement scheme in Cambridgeshire has achieved the ISO 44001 collaborative accreditation.

£6m boost for affordable housing across England

£6m funding boost has been allocated for affordable housing across England, new government-funded training and advice to help communities start developments.

Property bosses to pay £182,000 after abusing company accounts

Two property company directors have been ordered by the courts to pay back £182,000 after abusing the company’s bank account.

FIDIC secures international funding with World Bank

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) has secured a major agreement with the World Bank that will see the international funding organisation adopt the...

Man charged following Travelodge incident in Liverpool

Merseyside police have confirmed that a man has been arrested after an incident last month saw a digger plough into a newly constructed Travelodge in Liverpool.

Peabody chooses Lendlease for £8bn Thamesmead Waterfront scheme

Housing charity, Peabody, has chosen Lendlease as Preferred Bidder for the £8bn, 11,500 home, Thamesmead Waterfront development in south-east London.

£250m of housing deals to deliver much-needed homes

Almost £250m of housing deals has been announced by Communities Secretary James Brokenshire to deliver 25,000 much-needed homes across the UK.

Homelessness support centre gets green light in Chester

Chester Council’s partner has secured planning permission to open a new support centre for people who find themselves with no roof over their head.

Balfour Beatty and TfL to upgrade underground network

Balfour Beatty have been appointed by Transport for London to deliver the new London Underground network track renewals contract, valued at up to £220m.

Unite calls for death benefits for construction workers

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.

CECA: Sharp drop in civil contractors’ workload sparks fear for economy

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).

Stratford receives £78m funding from Homes England

Two new neighbourhoods will be built at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park following funding from Homes England, housing delivery agency.

New tower The Tulip is blooming over London

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

Building contractor banned for failing director duties

A building contractor from Irvine has been banned for seven years after failing to carry out his legal duties as a director of a limited company.

Birmingham unveils regeneration plans for Ladywood

Birmingham City Council has revealed plans to take forward proposals for housing led regeneration in the Ladywood area.

Mick George Ltd make ‘Perfect Delivery’

Completed contracting works by Mick George on a primary school in Suffolk have seen them awarded by Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure

Galliford Try profits rise despite construction losses

Galliford Try has announced it has written off exceptional costs of £26m for continuing delays on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) scheme.

Goodmayes Tesco site proposed for redevelopment

Weston Homes and partner Tesco have been in discussion for some time about the redevelopment of Goodmayes' Tesco into a new mixed use development.

Hamiltonhill set for 600 new homes

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: Five more housing projects for the young homeless

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.

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