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.
How geogrid solutions can reduce overheads, costs and save time
The creation of initial site compounds, working platforms and haul roads can have a huge impact on resources for contractors. Shahid Raza, business and technical manager for geosynthetics at Wrekin Products, discusses how contractors could be benefiting from under-utilised value engineered solutions.
Joint venture to deliver the north’s largest modular housing scheme
Beyond Housing, in partnership with Canvas Homes, will deliver 117 eco-friendly family homes in Stockton-on-Tees, which will become the largest modular housing scheme in the North of England.
Modular homes and the global housing crisis: A step in the...
During the peak of the pandemic, more than 3.9 billion people were told to stay at home by their governments, according to research by the UN’s Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. But, what if you don’t have a home to stay in? Modular construction could be the answer, explains Birgit Linnamae, CEO of Kodasema.
Manchester railway construction complete as part of Transpennine upgrade
Railway lines between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale/Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge have fully reopened following successful completion of the work by Network Rail.
Vectorworks chief human resources officer wins Silver Stevie® award
Tania Salgado-Nealous, chief human resources officer at Vectorworks Inc., has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie Award in the 2021 International Business Awards.
BIMming is winning
Everyone in the AEC industry is familiar with the acronym BIM nowadays. Whether you work in a BIM process workflow or not, there’s no way to ignore it. A temporary trend or a logical next step in an ever-changing digital world? Let’s dig a little deeper and find out.
Architects urged to shape continuing professional development scheme
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has launched a major public engagement exercise inviting architects to help shape the regulator’s approach to continuing professional development (CPD).
Glencar bags duo logistics deal from St. Modwen
Glencar has secured two new logistics and manufacturing projects from St. Modwen Logistics at development sites in Exeter and Chippenham.