£160m fund opens to enhance energy efficiency of social homes
Local authorities and housing associations across England will have the chance to secure a share of £160m to enhance the energy efficiency of social homes.
BBMV hands over Crossrail’s new Whitechapel station
Main contractor BBMV (the Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall, VINCI Construction joint venture) has completed construction of the Crossrail station at Whitechapel in east London.
Vital Human Resources to supply frontline labour for Network Rail
Vital Human Resources, part of the Morson Group, has secured a £150m contract to supply Network Rail with strategic and operational roles over the next five years.
[VIDEO] Keltbray demolishes chimneys and boiler house at Ferrybridge site
Keltbray has completed the latest major demolition activity at the former Ferrybridge ‘C’ Power Station in West Yorkshire on behalf of SSE.
Project coordination: Ditching paper through digital transformation
Australian firm Bornhorst + Ward has turned to digital technology to coordinate projects.
Women in BIM: Exploring the global BIM marketplace
With global BIM market forecast to grow significantly over the next few years, Women in BIM’s Regional Leads in Chile, the USA, Greece and Australia discuss how the technology is being adopted in their corner of the world.
Construction experts asked for views on measuring equality
Companies from across the UK construction industry can now have their say on plans to develop standard measures of how the sector seeks to improve equality and diversity.
Specifying graphical EIR in BIM projects
Murillo Piazzi, technologist at BIM Academy, examines how to specify graphical Exchange Information Requirements in BIM-enabled projects.
KPMG appoints new wealth and asset management partner
KPMG in the UK has appointed Daniel Barry as a partner within its wealth and asset management regulatory practice.
Councillors agree funding for Preston’s £40m cinema and leisure scheme
Councillors at Preston City Council have agreed a funding package for plans to deliver a £40m cinema and leisure scheme.
CITB to host SkillBuild 2021 finals at National Construction College
SkillBuild will see more than 50 finalists from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland compete in their specialist skills.
Green light for Swansea student accommodation scheme
Planning permission for a development of up to 11 storeys of purpose-built student accommodation in Swansea has been approved.
Contractor fined £40k after workers contract HAVS
Contractor Peter Duffy has been fined £40,000 after several employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS).
7 contractors appointed to £14bn Scape frameworks
SCAPE has announced the seven contractors that will deliver up to £14bn of capital expenditure via its Net Zero ready construction frameworks.
BIM: The team captain every construction project never knew they needed
BIM is empowering all team members on construction projects, providing accurate, real-time data, enabling better collaboration and eliminating bottlenecks and errors.
Hunt begins for contractor to deliver A9 dualling phase
Transport Scotland has launched the hunt for a contractor to deliver the £115m contract to dual the next phase of the A9.
Arup appoints two new directors from its Nottingham office
Arup has appointed Steve Fernandez and Vicky Evans from its Nottingham office as directors of the engineering firm.
BIM4Water publishes 2026 Roadmap
BIM4Water has published its Roadmap for the next five years, defining a strategic pathway forward for BIM within the UK water sector and adoption into a national digital twin.
CDBB launches new global BIM training suite
The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) has launched a new training suite to support the global implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM).
Homes England injects £40m to support new retirement living homes
Homes England has injected £40m funding to support the delivery of new retirement living homes.
Willmott Dixon lands £9m Broadland Food Innovation Centre
Willmott Dixon has secured a £9.1m contract to deliver the Broadland Food Innovation Centre, a joint venture between Broadland District Council and the New Anglia LEP.
Plans in for veterinary hospital at West Longbridge
Developer St. Mowden has submitted plans for a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital on a brownfield site at the southern gateway to West Longbridge Business Park.
Highways England changes name and appoints new CEO
Highways England has rebranded to ‘National Highways’, as it appoints Nick Harris as the new chief executive.
Why thermal efficiency is important in high-rise buildings
Simon Fielden, sales director at SFS UK, explores the role of the building envelope in increasing thermal resistance and reducing energy consumption.
Galliford Try gains funding for transport decarbonisation research
Galliford Try has secured funding from the Department of Transport for research into the electrification of the road network.
Government reveals transport location data competition winners
The Geospatial Commission has today (19 August) announced the winners of phase 2 of its £5m Transport Location Data Competition which was launched in May.