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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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Kier launches education programme to entice the next generation into construction industry

Kier is launching a new education programme in Wales with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), to create effective links between local schools and the Kier supply chain.

Construction & Real Estate scale-ups optimistic about Brexit, report says

Almost half (42%) of the scale-up businesses in construction and real estate believe that the Government’s approach to Brexit and international trade will benefit them, while 40% say it will have no impact at all, according to a new report

Brits willing to pay more rent for added features

A recent report from LSL Property Services surveyed over 3,000 tenants to find out what renters would may more to have at their rented properties.

CSIC issues industry appeal for innovation in automation

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has issued a call for construction businesses across the country to put forward proposals on how to increase efficiency or quality through automation

Households in Temporary Accommodation Rise by 60%, report reveals

Figures released by the House of Commons in their 2018 report ‘Households in Temporary Accommodation’ (England) says there has been a 60% increase in the number of households in temporary accommodation in the last six years.

New masterplan for Sheerwater in Surrey submitted to council for planning consent

Thamesway Development Ltd have put forward plans to transform a post-war housing estate in Woking Surrey.

BOPAS registrations set to outperform previous years

BLP Insurance, the specialist residential warranty and commercial latent defects insurer, has revealed significant growth in the number of registrations under the Build Offsite Property Assurance Scheme (BOPAS) over the last three years, with 2018 on track to outperform all previous years

More affordable homes needed to help first-time buyers

Following the recent publication of the amount of first-time buyers benefiting from the changes to stamp duty, David Baybut Head of Real Estate and Partner at national law firm Stephensons, considers the scope of affordable housing and says substantial action is still required

Builders merchants sales show positive first quarter

Latest figures from the Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) has revealed that the value of total sales grew by 0.4% in Q1 2018 and by 2.0% per trading day

University of Wolverhampton homes new centre to tackle the UK’s housing shortage

West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street has announced that the University of Wolverhampton is proud to home the new National Brownfield Institute which will help...

Experts say that over 50% of building contractors are not fully insured

Experts at ConstructionInsure.co.uk have discovered that over half of building contractors in the UK are inadequately insured.

Kier secures second international certification for collaboration

Kier’s infrastructure business last week achieved international certification ISO 44001 for collaboration, emphasising Kier’s industry leading role in developing innovative collaboration

Bristol needs to be bold and build taller buildings to meet future needs, says architect

Bristol needs be bold in its vision and create denser centres, including taller buildings in the right places, to help meet its future needs, says Bristol studio of international architects BDP

Essentia wins place on prestigious construction framework

Healthcare planning and infrastructure consultancy, Essentia Trading Ltd, has won a place on the NHS Shared Business Services’ prestigious Construction Consultancy Services Framework

High-Waters, Helicopters and Hindsight: Do You Know Your Flood Risk?

Stephanie Kerr of Argyll Environmental discuss flood risk and flood planning, as well as looking in detail at flood risk on farm land.

Research suggests tradespeople are unprepared for smart home tech

84% of tradespeople said they had never undertaken any training in smart home technology, according to a recent poll carried out by IronmongeryDirect

Deaf Awareness Week: London based construction firm employs deaf workers

Eguizabal Construction employs professionals who suffer with hearing impairments and deafness to undertake work on a variety of industry projects in the UK The unique...

Firms revealed for Clyde Commercial Framework

Kier Graham Defence, Morgan Sindall and VolkerStevin have been appointed to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) prestigious new £1.3bn 10-year Clyde Commercial Framework (CCF)

Dublin Airport project receives Ireland’s first gold CCS award

Roadbridge’s Dublin Airport Authority project has become the first Irish site to be awarded a gold award with the Considerate Constructors Scheme

Sadiq Khan launches scheme to build 10,000 new homes in London

The Mayor of London is set to invest £1.67 billion into a new social housing scheme, ‘Building Council Homes for Londoners’ to create more homes for the capital over the next four years.

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