Contractors fined £15k after employee breaks back in fall from height
A building contractor and a roofing contractor have been fined over £15,000 after an employee fell from a first-floor extension and broke his back.
NG Bailey appoints two new directors
Engineering company, NG Bailey has appointed Matthew Towner as regional director for London and Andrew French as director of ICT.
Wernick lands £8.2m project for Queen Alexandra Hospital
Wernick Buildings has secured an £8.2m contract to deliver a modular building for the Queen Alexandra hospital in Portsmouth.
Green light for two developments in Bedfordshire
Housebuilder Dandara Northern Home Counties has been given the green light for two developments, one in Biddenham and the other in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire.
Why net zero and green tech early adoption are the perfect...
Joseph Michael Daniels, CEO and founder of the Etopia Group, takes a look at why net zero and green tech early adoption are the perfect fit for real estate.
RSK acquires water design & delivery provider MWH Treatment
RSK Group has acquired water design and delivery provider MWH Treatment to strengthen its services in the UK water sector.
[VIDEO] Collaboration corner: Coordination and Soft Landings
In this episode of Rhys Lewis’s ‘collaboration corner’, Revizto returns to London to talk to AEC experts about real BIM projects, the challenges and discusses how Revizto’s integrated collaboration software is helping overcome co-ordination headache.
HS2 begins work on Old Curzon Street Station refurb
HS2 Ltd has begun work on the major restoration project to restore the Grade 1 listed Old Curzon Street Station in Birmingham.
JCB to recruit 100 new welders as product demand soars
JCB is recruiting 100 new welders for its Staffordshire factories as demand for its products continues to soar.
Enfield heat networks awarded £24m for major extensions
The Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) has awarded £24m of funding to Energetik to support two major extensions of its community heat networks across Enfield, London.
Green light for £30m care home scheme in Bromley
Savista Developments has received planning permission to transform St Raphael’s care home in Bromley into a new care home on behalf of Hallmark Care Homes.
SELECT appoints new director of technical services
SELECT Scotland has promoted long-serving technical expert Bob Cairney to director of technical services.
UKGBC opens applications for 2022 Future Leaders
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has opened applications for the 2022 cohort of its Future Leaders Programme, seeking to attract the brightest minds in the built environment.
National Highways to deliver digital twin of UK road network
National Highways’ has set out plans to deliver a digital twin of the UK’s road network that can predict the time and location of potholes and other maintenance issues.
Materials and labour shortages threaten subcontractors’ recovery
Subcontractors across the UK are struggling to take advantage of the economy reopening, as rising costs and lack of availability of raw materials threatens business.
Wheatley to invest £100m for glazing, heating and insulation
Scottish social housing landlord, Wheatley has announced plans to invest £100m on sustainability initiatives for ‘greener homes, greener lives’.
[VIDEO] Steelworks bridge installation underway at Brent Cross
The new station at Brent Cross has entered its next phase of construction, as VolkerFitzpatrick begins the installation of steelwork needed to build the station’s concourse.
SterlingOSB Zero helps specifiers and builders meet environmental targets
One Oriented Strand Board (OSB) product may seem much like any other. In reality it is worth checking before specifying, especially if you want to score eco points. When it comes to being green, West Fraser’s SterlingOSB Zero stands out.
Network Rail to improve reliability between Norwich and London stations
Network Rail will carry out track and maintenance works between Marks Tey and Chelmsford on the busy London to Norwich mainline in September, October and November.
Green light for Bath student scheme despite lack of parking
Bath and North East Somerset Council has resolved to grant planning permission for a build-to-rent purpose-built student scheme in Bath.
Wernick acquires Danzer to increase cabins and modular bays
The new acquisition of AVDanzer will allow Wernick to add additional manufacturing capabilities and increase its fleet with more than 2,000 cabins and modular bays.
New initiatives highlight need to do more for disabled drivers
The media hasn’t exactly swamped its audiences with the news, but this has been a significant summer in terms of improving accessibility for disabled drivers and passengers. Ian Streets, managing director of About Access, takes a look.
Homes England allocates £5.2bn to strategic partners for affordable homes
Homes England’s has announced 31 new strategic partners that will deliver nearly 90,000 grant-funded affordable homes over the next five years.
Housing association acquires Bedfordshire site to deliver 100 affordable homes
A Bedfordshire housing association has completed the purchase of 4.06 acres to develop 100 new homes as part of a new 650-acre urban village being created near Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.
Rob Oliver steps down as CEO of the CEA
The Construction Equipment Association (CEA) has appointed Suneeta Johal as its new CEO, as former CEO Rob Oliver prepares to retire.
Procurement specialist appoints two senior roles
LHC has appointed Elaine Elkington as its interim managing director and Asha Patel as strategy, innovation and growth director.