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.
Average house prices in the UK experienced a rise of 1.7% over the last 12 months, according to the latest finding from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
A survey from the Building Research Establishment (BRE) found that fixing poor quality housing in England could bring in £135.5bn of benefit to the country over the next 30 years.
The Government has announced that it is acting to implement changes to building regulations for separate toilets in all new non-domestic public and private buildings.
The latest ONS figures on monthly construction output saw the first rise of 1.6% in volume term for three months, from new work and repair and maintenance.
A staggering 43% drop in Local Authority net expenditure on planning services from 2009 to 2020 has left the planning system in a dire state. Andrew Close, director of education and profession, RTPI, explores how the planning sector can attract new diverse talent.
The Department of Transport (DfT) STARThree Framework, valued at £600m, connects technical and commercial specialists with rail and other transport schemes.
JCT has debuted a sneak peak at the next round of contracts, known as 'JCT 2024', at their annual Construction Industry Parliamentary Reception held at the House of Commons.
Balfour Beatty has been chosen as one of the top ten preferred companies for SSEN Transmission's Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment framework.
