Planning & Construction News

Ensurance UK and Lloyd’s Coverholder, has been appointed as a distributor for a cyber insurance product aimed to cover the UK construction sector

Highways England has announced a deal with 13 contractors to collaborate regionally to carry out up to £8.7bn worth of work on England’s motorways

JPG are engaged as lead consultant to design the infrastructure and development plot arrangements at Skelton Gate in Leeds, which has just secured a £20m loan from Homes England

Leading property, construction and design consultancy McBains, has announced a number of changes to its senior management structure.

Black & White Engineering, s h e d and James Christopher Consulting now sponsor a training scheme which works to attract the best talent into the sector.

Willmott Dixon is bringing its pre-design concepts to the healthcare market following the success of Sunesis and CODE which have secured the company over £200m in orders in the last five years

Erica Belcher of Centre for London, explains how Modern Methods of Construction can help London to improve quality of homes during the housing crisis.

Peter Vinden, Chief Executive of The Vinden Partnership discusses mediation as a method to resolve construction disputes.

Professor Karel Williams of Alliance Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester explores regeneration in Greater Manchester.

Steven A. Hunt Associates have secured a six figure contract to build an advanced cancer care centre in Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter next year.

Following the release of the latest PMI figures, Phil Harris, Director at BLP Insurance says there is "shoots of optimism, but serious sector-wide problems persist".

To mark the 17th anniversary of the 11 September attacks, Earthcam has released a time-lapse video of its construction.

MultiPly is a nine-metre high, carbon-neutral tulipwood pavilion built in the Sackler Courtyard of the V&A as part of the London Design Festival.

Alex Lubbock, head of digital construction at the Infrastructure & Projects Authority, discusses Transforming Infrastructure Performanceand the government’s plan to tackle infrastructure issues.

The NaCSBA welcomes the publication of the findings of the recent Letwin report and his thoughts on build type diversity in the sector.

New images of the Seel Street Hotel reveal a striking 128-room property, the newest addition to Liverpool's Wolstenholme square.

Leading building materials suppliers MIDFIX explore the importance of technological changes used throughout the construction industry.

The City of Edinburgh Council is set to regenerate Granton on Edinburgh's waterfront with plans to build 4,000 new homes, services and retail spaces.

Government organisations are increasing their emphasis on protecting highly populated urban areas and infrastructure from different types of vehicle attack with physical perimeter security. Jaz Vilkhu, Marshalls’ Managing Director of Landscape Protection, argues that for the first time, the new PAS 170 standard will offer assured products to secure against criminal threats and accidental impacts

Thomas Sinden has been awarded a second contract to build the East Wing extension at Coram HQ in Bruswick.