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Last week’s Budget… I don’t think we’re there yet

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.

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Sports stadiums and underground construction using Everdure CALTITE

Cementaid discuss their Everdure CALTITE System, membrane‐free waterproof structural concrete, and it's use in the construction of sports arenas and venues.

Trades workers among worst in UK for managing stress

Recent research has revealed that one in two workers within the construction and plumbing industries are not doing anything to help their stress management.

New Congleton bypass approved by DfT

Thousands of drivers in Congleton are set to benefit from faster journeys thanks to a new bypass

GDPR and the Hackitt Report: Earthquakes reshaping industries

The GDPR and the Hackitt Review may deal with very different areas but both call for systemic change in business processes and putting people at the heart of decision-making. Jonathan Hunter, chief operating officer of Elecosoft, looks at the similarities between the new European law and a post-Grenfell world

Using modern technology to protect and plan for heritage places

Lincoln is using a purpose-built online heritage database to help planners, developers and property owners understand the city’s historic environment while protecting its rich heritage. Kieron Manning of the City of Lincoln Council and Annabel Enriquez of the Getty Conservation Institute discuss the project’s development

Construction industry calls for younger generation to join the sector

According to recent research form Arcadis, Britain's construction sector needs younger generations to get join  the industry to meet growing demands.

Updates to BCIS Residential rebuilding cost models

The annual updates to the BCIS Residential rebuilding cost models were published on 5 July, alongside some changes to the Reinstatement calculator. As part of...

BCIS Featured analysis – Luxury, detached, Georgian style manor house

The BCIS Online featured project for July 2018, is a recently tendered £9.35m luxury, detached, 1,253m2 Georgian style manor house in Surrey.

Figures reveal wealthier households benefit from Help to Buy scheme

Thousands of households earning more than £100,000 a year are benefitting from the government’s Help to Buy scheme to get on the property ladder, leading to calls for the programme to be reformed

Government agrees to fund Midland Metropolitan Hospital

The government has revealed it will provide funding for the completion of building work at Midland Metropolitan Hospital after work stopped following the collapse of original contractor Carillion

The Mayor of London seeks to tackle housing affordability

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s plans to deliver 10,000 council homes over the next four years are a welcome step in the right direction but much more needs to be done in order to tackle the capital’s housing crisis, says Matthew Good, director of planning at WYG

Government launch £200m Right to Buy Pilot to boost social home ownership

Thousands of social housing association tenants are being given the chance to realise their dream of home ownership, with the launch of the Midlands Voluntary Right to Buy Pilot

Case study: Surprises were never shocks at Mercers Walk

The development of Mercers Walk in London presented a number of challenges, from a complex construction programme to archaeological activity on site. Senior project manager Gerry Lavelle discusses how the scheme was brought in on budget and ahead of time

New London Development Panel revealed

The Greater London Authority has confirmed the 29 developers and builders for its new London Development Panel (LDP2)

Garden communities prospectus gets the green light from planners

Planners respond to the announcement of the garden communities programme, which will see more high quality homes built and green spaces created

Creating the Silicon Valley of brownfield expertise

The Brownfield Research & Innovation Centre will bring together specialist research, detail data and academic expertise to support the redevelopment of previously used land with capacity for thousands of much-needed new homes. Professor Mohammed Arif of the University of Wolverhampton discusses its development

To set-off or not? That is the question

Can a paying party raise a set-off not previously raised in a Payment or Pay Less Notice? The answer appears to depend on whether your contract is subject to English or Scottish law

BBA to focus on quality in construction at UKCW

Quality in construction will be the focus when the British Board of Agrément (BBA) exhibits at UK Construction Week (Birmingham NEC, 9-11 October).

Brokenshire announces garden communities programme

Communities Secretary James Brokenshire has called for an increase in garden towns in England, as he announces the new garden communities programme

“Groundbreaking” retractable pitch tested at new Tottenham stadium

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