GMI Construction reaches topping out stage of Manchester accommodation
GMI Construction has reached the landmark topping out stage for a new Manchester student accommodation block, developed by Alumno.
Integrating health tech during the design and construction stage
Gavin Bashar, UK managing director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses why technology should be integrated into buildings from the design and construction stage.
Construction activity grew for the twelfth consecutive month in January
According to the latest PMI data, business activity in the construction sector increased for the twelfth consecutive month in January.
Breaking burnout in the construction sector
Samuel Hunt co-founder of MaterialsMarket.com, urges construction leaders to look out for common causes of burnout and address it at the earliest opportunity.
Energy price cap to increase by £693 from April
The energy price cap will increase from 1 April for approximately 22 million customers which has been driven by a record rise in global gas prices.
Will construction insolvencies rise in 2022?
Ben Harwood, head of asset recovery at Naismiths, asks whether we should be bracing for a second wave of construction firms going bust in 2022.
Nexus Planning appoints Sarah Roe as associate director
Award-winning, independent planning and research consultancy Nexus Planning has appointed Sarah Roe to the role of associate director on its London team.
Modern Methods of Construction of New Homes (NH3) framework
LHC Group’s Modern Methods of Construction of New Homes (NH3) framework will run across England, Scotland and Wales in a bid to address new housing challenges in the sector.
Scottish Water services will rise by 4.2% in 2022/23
Scottish Water has announced that the amount households pay for its water and wastewater services will rise by 4.2 % in 2022/23.
Hayfield to deliver a £25m green development in Bedfordshire
The green development will see Hayfield deliver 50 eco-efficient homes spanning over a prime 8.5-acre (3.46 Ha) site in the Bedfordshire village of Clophill.
Temporary visa’s needed to tackle construction labour shortage
Gleeds backs Sadiq Khan’s call to introduce a temporary visa scheme to tackle the ongoing construction labour shortage.
West Fraser’s Inverness plant takes centre stage in BBC series
The West Fraser Inverness plant was in the spotlight this week when it featured in Michael Portillo’s Great Coastal Railway Journey series.
An East End construction drama on Albert Square
Matthew Grellier, head of construction and engineering at Slater Heelis, assesses the "fundamental planning mistakes" made during the construction of the new Eastenders set that went £30m over budget.
Roofing contractor sentenced after worker falls through skylight
Roofing contractor has been sentenced after an unpaid casual labourer fell through a skylight during the renovation of an old asbestos cement roof on an industrial building in Exeter.
Perkins&Will to design two state-of-the-art hospitals in Leeds
Perkins&Will has won a contract to design two new state-of-the-art hospitals for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Gov’s residential heating approach ‘lacks strategic direction’, says BEIS
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee say that the UK government’s residential heating decarbonisation approach ‘lacks strategic direction’ and current policies are not enough to help meet 2050 net zero targets.
Using sustainable construction materials must be a priority
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, explores why switching to sustainable construction materials should be a priority for the industry.
Kier appointed to deliver Sofia onshore convertor station in the Northeast
Kier has been appointed by General Electric to deliver an onshore converter station in Redcar, for RWE’s £3bn Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea.
ClearVue appoints Basil Karampelas as North American CEO
ClearVue has appointed Basil Karampelas as its North America CEO to expand its footprint across the United States and Canada.
Ted Malkin to become new director of building safety at Citizen
Ted Malkin will join Citizen as director of building safety on the senior leadership team (SLT) in April and transform their building safety function.
McCarthy Stone to build 40 new retirement community sites using MMC
McCarthy Stone has announced that it will develop 40 new retirement community sites that will be built using modern methods of construction (MMC).
Owner of Merseyside roofing firm gets suspended sentence
A roofing company owner receives a suspended sentence after a member of the public reported a concern regarding unsafe work at height.
CLC sets out improved construction plan for 2022
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has set out a greener, safer, more productive and better resourced construction plan for 2022.
Government unveils new levelling up plan to close the North-South divide
Michael Gove has unveiled the Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out twelve ‘levelling up missions’ to focus resources on Britain’s forgotten and deprived communities.
Construction industry must create psychologically safe workplaces
Dr Lynne Green, chief clinical officer at Kooth, looks at the issues and causes of construction burnout and how employees, employers and colleagues can spot the signs.
Tackling embodied emissions with the right size construction equipment
Chris Rason, managing director at Aggreko, discusses the importance of opting for the right size construction equipment that does not exceed the needs of the site, in the industry’s charge for net zero.