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Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has entered into law with Royal Assent yesterday, lending some much needed certainty to the industry.

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ICW: Partnerships built on trust

In the dynamic world of property development, a builder’s reputation is one of their most valuable assets. Today’s homebuyers expect more than just high-quality design and materials; they demand long-term peace of mind. For developers, navigating construction, finance and risk management requires not just a clear strategy but reliable partners.

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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).

Network Rail reveals winner of rail footbridge design competition

Network Rail and RIBA Competitions have announced the winner and highly commended entry in the competition seeking new design ideas for footbridges.

£330m Edgbaston regeneration scheme moves to next stage

Plans for a £330m regeneration development in Edgbaston, Birmingham, moved one step closer to launch, with the submission of a Reserved Matters Application.

GRAHAM awarded i9 office development in Wolverhampton

GRAHAM has been appointed as the contractor on the new i9 office development set in the heart of the City of Wolverhampton Interchange.

Balfour Beatty hits 2-3% industry standard margins

Balfour Beatty has released its latest trading update, revealing that it has managed to achieve its goal of 2-3% industry standard margins.

Construction sector will struggle to meet UK housing demand, says report

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's report warns that the construction sector will struggle to meet housing demand.

Birmingham exceeds housebuilding target by 108%

Birmingham has exceeded the annual housebuilding targets over the last three years by 108%, revealing that confidence in the housing market in the city is improving.

Construction firms admit to breaking competition law

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that 3 drainage product manufacturers broke competition law by coordinating prices for customers and sharing the market.

Bouygues awarded major work on new Tower Hamlets Town Hall

Bouygues UK has been awarded the main works contract to transform the former Royal London Hospital site in Whitechapel into the borough’s new Town Hall.

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