Farrans Construction wins £50m senior living development contract
Farrans Construction has been awarded the contract to build a new £50m senior living development in Bedfordshire, England.
Collaboration and legislation are key to net zero construction
The construction industry meeting ambitious net zero targets is an essential part of ensuring the promises of COP26 are met, but it cannot be done by contractors alone, says Mark Wakeford.
Modular offices for improved health and wellbeing
A webinar hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) heard that the pace of change in workplaces over the next decade would be ‘astounding’, as office buildings that fail to comply with health and wellbeing regulations will become redundant.
Top five health and safety tips for construction industry
Although non-fatal accidents are less frequent, there is still a way for the construction industry to go - here are five health and safety tips.
How building with timber can be safe and sustainable
Ian King, COO, Zeroignition, discusses the benefits of building with timber - both in terms of the environment and also safety.
Kier awarded affordable housing Television Centre development contract
Stanhope, Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo have announced that they have awarded Kier the contract for the construction of 142 new affordable homes for Peabody in Macfarlane Place at Television Centre, London.
Construction begins on mega-factory at Horizon 120 business park in Braintree
A vast new 137,000 sqft build-off-site factory with robotic assembly lines is being built at Horizon 120 business park in Braintree by build-off-site manufacturing and construction company British Offsite, a division of volume housebuilder Weston Homes.
Willmott Dixon begins work on £10.7m SEMH School
Willmott Dixon has started work in Okehampton, to deliver a new £10.7m SEMH school for children with special needs in West Devon, on behalf of Devon County Council.
New measures to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) welcomed by BESA
New measures to improve ventilation, indoor air quality (IAQ), and tackle overheating as part of revisions to the Building Regulations are welcomed by BESA.
Sexism in the construction industry
Samuel Hunt, Co-Founder and CEO of MaterialsMarket.com, gives his view about sexism in the construction industry.
Construction industry needs to understand the full carbon impact of building...
Matt Bennion, CEO of Reds10, states that the construction industry must turn its focus to understand the full carbon impact of building lifecycles and explores how MMC can help.
BESA encourages households to improve indoor air quality this Christmas
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has launched a campaign to encourage people to improve indoor air quality in their homes over Christmas.
Tilbury Douglas begins refurbishing grade II listed Oldham Old Library
Tilbury Douglas has started work on a major refurbishment project to restore and reopen Oldham Old Library.
NG Bailey appoints Martin Pitt as new group commercial director
Martin Pitt has been appointed new group commercial director of the UK’s largest independent engineering and services business NG Bailey and will start his role on the 4th January 2022.
Material shortage and inflation will change construction in 2022
Craig Sanders, joint managing director, Protrade, analyses how the ongoing raw material and price inflation challenges are going to force change in the UK construction industry in 2022.
HSE urges construction firms to ‘double-down’ on demolition safety
HSE is urging demolition and construction firms to ‘double-down’ on demolition safety measures, to avoid incidents and ill health amongst their workers and the public.
SPA selected as finalist for the GO Awards Scotland
Procurement framework provider SPA (Scottish Procurement Alliance) has been named as a finalist in the Social Value category of the GO Awards Scotland 2021/22.
Government injects £316m funding to tackle homelessness in the UK
The government have announced a £316m funding boost to the Homelessness Prevention Grant, which will support households in England who are homeless, or at risk of losing their home.
HS2 begins search for 2022 graduate scheme candidates
HS2 has launched its 2022 graduate recruitment scheme, and is searching for 16 candidates to join its coveted two-year programme.
Supply crisis: How to tackle the shortage of building materials
Parm Bhangal, managing director, Bhangals Construction Consultants, has urged for patience and understanding as the industry tackles the building materials shortage and price inflation crisis.
Contractor is injured severely in roof collapse
A self-employed builder has been fined after a contractor is injured whilst working for him on a roof that collapsed on a construction site in Cobham, Surrey.
Tilbury Douglas secures place on 2021 DfE Construction Framework
Tilbury Douglas has been appointed on the new Department for Education’s (DfE) 2021 Construction Framework, with an anticipated spend of £1.8bn to cover all education-related projects from £6-12m.
HS2 creates the first of 56 giant piers for Colne Valley...
HS2 has taken another step forward towards the construction of the UK’s largest railway bridge, as work begins on the first of 56 giant concrete piers that will support the Colne Valley Viaduct.
Cardiff’s £2bn Gateway Linear Park for Garden City revealed
The first glimpse of the Gateway Linear Park entrance to Plasdŵr, Cardiff’s ‘garden city for the 21st century’ has been released.
New build housing to reduce carbon emissions by a third
New government regulations mean that new builds in England will have to produce significantly less carbon, as the country moves towards net-zero targets.
Construction recruitment overhaul needed to combat skills shortages
The building engineering sector cannot replicate the past in its effort to solve the skills shortages – it is time for meaningful change in construction recruitment, say several leading industry figures.