Review to leverage planning and housing location data
The Geospatial Commission has launched a new review to identify the challenges and opportunities for leveraging planning and housing location data.
Access All Areas 2021
Taking place on 9-19 March, Access All Areas is a free ten-day virtual event that is open to all Access customers and other selected business professionals.
ENGIE and Equitix win University of Birmingham contract
ENGIE and Equitix have secured a contract with the University of Birmingham to transform Pritchatts Park student accommodation village into a state-of-the-art low carbon campus.
How Premier Guarantee ensures developer and builder quality
We take a look at how building warranty experts, Premier Guarantee improve build quality and help increase the quality of new homes across the UK.
Amey appoints new highways sector director
Amey has appointed Andy Deman as its new highways sector director to take responsibility for its local and strategic highways operations.
£30m funding for Changing Places toilets in England
The new £30m fund means more than 250,000 disabled people will benefit from greater access to Changing Places toilets.
Márkus Engineering solves collaboration challenges with Revu and Archicad
Budapest-based multi-disciplinary engineering and management firm, Márkus Engineering made a 50% time saving on design reviews using Bluebeam and GRAPHISOFT software
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Standardising structural elements: A platform for construction innovation
Building envelope manufacturers SFS and the Construction Innovation Hub discuss how they are using ‘platforms’ to bring about construction innovation. Learning from other manufacturing sectors is the key to making this a reality.
Modular Building Institute: The voice of commercial modular construction
As the Voice of Commercial Modular Construction™, it is MBI’s mission to expand the use of offsite construction through innovative construction practices.
Cheshire West and Chester Council secures Green Homes Grant
Cheshire West and Chester Council has secured over £500,000 in funding to install energy efficient measures to some of the borough's most inefficient homes.
Commercial work offers relief for UK construction in February
The UK construction sector returned to growth in February, as new orders regain momentum and commercial projects are ‘woken from their slumber’.
Project management solution helps Nottingham college project resume
Wates turns to Viewpoint’s cloud-based project management software to help maintain progress on site at Nottingham College City Hub.
Number of furloughed construction workers still on the rise
With the furlough scheme now extended until September, new HMRC data shows a 25% increase in headcount for furloughed construction employees, with 244,100 people on furlough at the end of January.
Graitec acquires Spanish structural analysis specialists
Graitec has acquired Spanish-based structural analysis and project management company, Arktec, to reinforce the group’s position in the Spanish market.
Mission control for mission critical construction processes
Construction has had a productivity problem for many years. With the use of outdated methods and the low rate of digitisation this is perhaps to be expected. But what can be done to accelerate the change and bring the necessary outputs that will raise standards and value in the sector?
How will Budget 2021 impact the construction industry?
Today (3 March) marks the arrival of Budget 2021, as chancellor Rishi Sunak vows to boost investment in infrastructure and inject £126m of new funding for 40,000 traineeships to build back better, greener and more efficiently post-Covid.
HS2 to create chalk grassland in the Colne Valley
HS2 has unveiled plans to create one of the largest areas of chalk grassland on the edge of the Chilterns in the Colne Valley.
Dyer & Butler to enhance excavation safety procedures
Dyer & Butler, a part of the M Group Services Transport Division, has introduced a fleet of remote-controlled, miniature vacuum excavators to its plant and fleet portfolio, enhancing its excavation safety procedures.
Plans in to redevelop former Inverkip power station site
Plans to redevelop the site of a former power station at Inverkip to deliver 650 new homes, retail and community facilities have been submitted to Inverclyde Council by ScottishPower and Turley.
Landmark Liverpool council housing scheme set for go-ahead
Liverpool City Council’s first major council housing scheme in more than 30 years is set to clear its final hurdle.
Network Rail invest millions into Chiltern main line improvements
Network Rail is investing more than £2.2m to renew tracks in several locations between London Marylebone and Bicester, which will see almost 2.5km of railway track replaced along the Chiltern main line.
Keltbray wins £14.1m contract to deliver structures on A30 scheme
Keltbray has secured a £14.1m package of works to deliver 14 bridge structures on Highways England’s A30 scheme for Costain/Jacobs Partnership.
Wedding ceremonies made more peaceful with secondary glazing
Wedding ceremonies have been made peaceful in a Grade II and II* Listed Town Hall following acoustic adaptations by Selectaglaze to block noise from Reading town centre.
Leeds invests £100m to improve energy efficiency of council housing
Leeds City Council is set to invest £100m on measures to improve the energy efficiency of council housing by 2050.
Amey initiates government’s kickstart training scheme
Amey is set to roll out the Government’s Kickstart scheme to help Britain bounce back and support young people whose job prospects have been affected by the pandemic.
Drones in construction: Taking remote inspection to the next level
Taking drones beyond visual line of sight will supercharge construction quality, productivity and efficiency, says John McKenna, CEO of sees.ai.