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.
Homes England has announced a further £63m investment boost in the Northern Arc at Burgess Hill in West Sussex, where up to 3,500 new homes will be constructed.
Icon Industrial has confirmed the proposals for two new industrial/warehouse developments at a £100m Manchester Airport site have been given the go-ahead.
Concerns about the quality of the UK’s housing stock and the outdated leasehold/freehold system have soared faster than at any point since 2014, according to new research.
Some countries are fuelled by sheer speed of growth, while others are supported by a huge economic force. With this in mind, which countries are the biggest investors in the construction market?
Social housing providers, Guinness and Stonewater, have signed a Strategic Framework Agreement with Homes England to build 4,500 affordable homes by 2022.
Wates Living Space, the social housing repairs company, is set to commence repairs and maintenance for 7,000 homes on behalf of Hammersmith & Fulham Council.
Fusion21 has revealed the successful contractors appointed to its national construction works & improvements framework, worth up to £800m over four years.
With the housing crisis at a critical point and the uncertainty of Brexit hanging over the nation, some believe that utilising our green belt land could be the best solution to the current lack of affordable housing, Adam James discusses more.
GMB has slammed Barking and Dagenham Council for approving two new tower blocks on crown house site without any social housing after council says it has over 7,000 on the housing waiting list.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revealed it is investigating suspected anti-competitive arrangements in the supply of construction services in the UK.
HS2 has revealed that it has completed its biggest demolition challenge yet, as it clears a construction site close to the new Old Oak Common ‘super-hub’ station.
Roads minister Jesse Norman has announced that a stretch of the A1231 road between Northern Spire bridge and Sunderland’s city centre will be upgraded to a dual carriageway thanks to more than £40.5m of government funding.
The residential sector is looking positive after an upturn in construction contracts awarded during February, according to the latest analysis by Barbour ABI.
