CITB keeps three National Construction Colleges
CITB has decided to keep the National Construction Colleges at Bircham Newton, Norfolk and Inchinnan, Glasgow, whilst sale discussions continue for Erith.
Premier Modular achieves zero waste to landfill in 2020
Premier Modular has worked closely with its waste management partners, ACM, to set up new systems and procedures for recycling to ensure that there is zero waste to landfill as a result of its offsite manufacturing operations.
Former Kier CEO joins iMist
Haydn Mursell has been appointed as chair of water mist fire suppression business iMist, following a £4.5m investment by private equity firm Foresight Group in January 2021.
Mitie wins £4.2m NHS facilities management contract
Mitie has secured a new five-year contract to deliver facilities management and catering services for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.
Balfour Beatty develops innovative carbon calculation tool
Balfour Beatty, Innovate UK, Leeds Beckett University, Hertfordshire University and White Frog Publishing has created a carbon calculation tool for the construction and infrastructure industry.
Perry Barr residential scheme ‘tops out’
The Perry Barr residential scheme in Birmingham reached a milestone as it ‘topped out’, by reaching the highest point in the construction of all the buildings on the scheme.
Scottish Construction Forum calls on industry for future skills
The Scottish Construction Leadership Forum is reaching out to every part of the industry to seek its views on training provision and the intractable problem of skills shortages.
Government woefully misjudges costs to decarbonise homes, warns EAC
The government has underestimated the costs to decarbonise UK homes by 2050, warns the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC).
Willmott Dixon to deliver new hub for Gloucestershire police force
Willmott Dixon has secured a £12.8m contract to create a new operational hub for Gloucestershire police force, it will be the first time that the constabulary will have all their units in one place.
Construction companies fined £46,000 after working platform fails
Two construction companies have been fined £46,000 after a bricklayer was injured when a working platform failed.
Recordkeeping: A guide to being prepared for construction disputes
Meticulous recordkeeping can seem like a tedious task but, in the event of a construction dispute, it can often make the difference between winning and losing. Jessica Tresham and Hannah Gardiner of law firm Womble Bond Dickinson look at the importance of getting recordkeeping right.
£72m funding to boost Cheshire West and Chester’s green future
Cheshire West and Chester Council have welcomed news of a £72m decarbonisation funding boost to create thousands of new jobs and place the borough at the centre of the country’s green industrial revolution.
Go-ahead for £57m student accommodation in Nottingham
Student accommodation developer, Unite Students has been given the green light for a new £57m 700-bed development in Nottingham.
HS2 CEF to support Warwick Arts Centre project
Warwick Arts Centre has been successful in its bid to the HS2 Community and Environment Fund (CEF) and has secured £250,000 towards its Warwick 20:20 project.
Legal & General outlines plans for 5,500 new affordable homes
Legal & General Affordable Homes has increased its development pipeline to 5,500 homes across the UK as it looks to tackle the implications of poor housing.
Costain secures place on strategic national rail framework
Costain has been appointed to Network Rail’s Operational Programme Delivery framework to provide specialist client-side project management consultancy services.
Construction work to begin £1.9m Norwich South recycling centre
Construction on the modern recycling centre is set to start 22 March and will replace the current site at Ketteringham later this year.
RED Construction appoints new head of learning and development
RED Construction has appointed Nikki Treweek as the head of learning and development to form part of the company’s strategy to develop and support new and existing employees.
FARO launches most advanced BuildIT 2021 software suite
3D measurement technology, FARO Technologies has released its most advanced BuildIT 2021 software suite, which simplifies workflows, improves performance and enhances ease of use
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Henry Boot to develop major unit at Wakefield Hub
Henry Boot has secured a contract to deliver a new 260,000 sq ft industrial unit at Wakefield Hub, one of the largest industrial developments in the North of England.
First HS2 tunnel segments roll off production line
112,000 walls segments for the Chiltern tunnel have rolled off a purpose-built production line, as preparations for the launch of HS2’s first giant tunnelling machines ramp-up.
Transport and logistics training opportunity for local Tilbury residents
The Port of Tilbury is launching a funded training programme called Routes to Logistics, with opportunities for over 200 local residents who are currently unemployed.
Construction bosses disqualified over illegal construction cartel
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has disqualified two former directors of FP McCann for their parts in an illegal construction cartel.
£1.1bn procurement solution to unlock offsite housing
Constructing Modern Methods (CMM) and the South West Procurement Alliance (SWPA) has launched a new £1.1bn procurement solution to unlock offsite, low carbon housing.
Laing O’Rourke secures £60m One Wood Crescent contract
Stanhope and Laing O’Rourke have signed the £60m contract to deliver One Wood Crescent, a ten-storey commercial development on plot D of the former BBC Television Centre.
Balfour Beatty improves gender pay gap for second year running
In Balfour Beatty's annual Gender Pay Gap Report, the company made progress in narrowing the gender pay gap and improving the gender bonus gap.