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.
Productivity in the UK construction industry is at an abysmal level according to Richard Ogden, Chairman of the Buildoffsite organisation. He explains how we...
The government is failing to protect communities at risk of flooding according to the Environmental Audit Committee.
A lack of long-term strategic planning to manage...
Ian Streets discusses support for disabled employees
Adaptability is essential in business, and for employers that obviously extends to how they accommodate and support their staff.
People...
The dormouse appears to be getting his revenge, from being a delicacy to now preventing developers from gaining planning consent if mitigation plans are...
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has awarded national housebuilder, Keepmoat, with a landmark £18.3m through the Builders Finance Fund (BFF); which will accelerate...
Developing green belt and brownfield sites for redevelopment in tackling the UK housing crises is firmly on the agenda, but can local authorities deal...
Oliver Johnson, Policy Executive at Environmental Industries Commission outlines the challenges caused by flooding and highlights details from the Turning the Tide report...
Previously occasional,...
The government has cut funding to make brownfield sites appropriate for construction, it has emerged…
MPs on the environmental audit committee have warned funding aimed...
New figures show Zürich, New York, and London are the three most expensive places to build in the world…
Figures from the International Construction Market...
The promise of new opportunities, the housing crisis, international trade and the skills shortage all came into question as panellists at the latest UK...
Despite seeing a seven year high for completions nationally, the West Midlands saw the number of new homes registered fall …
Nationally, new build completions...
Miller Homes and Wates have entered into a joint venture with the aim of increasing business opportunities for both organisations…
Housebuilders Miller Homes and Wates...
A new school building framework is set to be published, with some 30 places available…
The Education Funding Agency has announced plans to publish a...
Aberdeen-based building firm Anderson Construction has revealed it has £2m worth of new contracts on its books…
Anderson Construction has won £2m worth of construction...
