MMC and net zero tops the agenda for LHC at Housing...
Public sector housing teams will be able to hear about and discuss the challenges and opportunities of MMC, retrofit and the net zero agenda, as experts from LHC appear at Housing 2021.
Latimer to deliver affordable housing phase at Islington Wharf
Waterside Places has signed a major deal with Latimer – the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, to deliver the fourth and final phase at Islington Wharf.
Structural insulated panel homes: A developers guide to building with SIPs
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are the future of building in the UK. Here, specialist manufacturer, Sips Eco Panels offers a guide to SIPs for developers.
Premier Modular appoints new head of hire operations
Premier Modular has appointed Mark Rooney as divisional director for its hire operations.
Labour specialist secures £150m Network Rail deal
Labour specialist Ganymede Solutions has secured a £150m supply deal with Network Rail to provide frontline labour services.
Winvic to deliver carbon neutral fine wine storage warehouse
Winvic has been appointed by Goodman to deliver a 117,500 sq ft warehouse in Andover for Berry Bros. & Rudd, the industrial unit will be designed to be carbon neutral utilising BIM Level 2.
Construction underway on new Aylesbury secondary school
Construction has started on the new Kingsbrook Secondary School, a £35m low carbon sixth form entry secondary school in Aylesbury.
Willmott Dixon lands £18.5m next phase of Swindon housing scheme
Swindon Borough Council has appointed Willmott Dixon to deliver phase 1B of the Queens Drive housing development.
Digital Twin Hub: Recent achievements and plans for the future
Eighteen months after its launch, the Digital Twin Hub community has exceeded 2,000 members, and its most recent summit has evidenced the overwhelming enthusiasm and support from a diverse range of participants for digitalisation and connected digital twins across the UK and beyond.
Everton breaks ground on new £500m stadium
Everton Football Club has held a commencement ceremony at Bramley-Moore Dock to mark the beginning of construction works on the new £500m stadium.
HS2 takes 24,000 HGVs off roads as new rail freight depot...
HS2 has opened a new railhead near the village of Calvert which will help the project continue to deliver construction materials by rail to its Buckinghamshire site without putting extra lorries on local roads.
Government invests £200m on road improvements across England
Highways England will deliver a £200m package of road improvements across the south west of England over the next few months, a part of the Government’s drive to level up transport in regions right across the country.
Plans in for Belfast Weavers Cross regeneration project
An application notice has been submitted to Belfast City Council to support the proposed Weavers Cross regeneration project.
Over half of project managers change their approach since lockdown
52% of project professionals say the methodology they use for their main project has changed since the start of the first UK lockdown in March 2020, with 51% of those adopting a more hybrid approach.
Modular Building Institute releases 2021 modular construction reports
The Modular Building Institute (MBI) – the world’s largest trade association for the commercial modular construction industry – has released its 2021 annual industry reports.
[VIDEO] Collaboration corner: Revizto’s HQ in Switzerland
In this episode of Rhys Lewis’s ‘collaboration corner’, Revizto meets with clients and colleagues at its HQ in Switzerland.
Kier reshapes business to support growth over next five years
Kier is restructuring its UK Construction business, this will support its ambitions for sustainable growth in its key sectors across England, Scotland and Wales.
EQAUNS bags £35m sustainable housing scheme in Winsford
EQUANS has landed a £35m contract to deliver a new sustainable housing development in Winsford, Cheshire, which will deliver 268 new homes.
Construction underway on £23.7m low carbon school in Surrey
The McAvoy Group, offsite and MMC specialists, has started on site at Merstham Park secondary school in Redhill, Surrey; a £23.7m DfE pathfinder low carbon project.
Winvic tops out on build to rent scheme in Milton Keynes
Winvic continues construction of Aubrey Place, a 294-home build to rent scheme in the heart of Milton Keynes. Last week, Winvic celebrated the topping out with its client, Packaged Living.
Crossrail’s Paddington Elizabeth line station handed over
Costain and Skanska have officially transferred the Paddington Elizabeth line station to Transport for London (TfL).
CITB appoints former apprentice as new chief executive
Tim Balcon, the new chief executive of CITB, is a former apprentice who brings a strong track record in skills, training and organisational development.
Modular housebuilder to produce 5,000 homes a year
A new steel frame modular housebuilder, CoreHaus, opened its first factory last week intending to build 5000 new homes a year within the next five years.
When is a Collateral Warranty not a construction contract?
Peter Vinden, chief executive of Gateley Vinden, looks at when a Collateral Warranty is not considered a construction contract.
Graham hands over Wolverhampton’s i9 development
Graham has completed construction of Wolverhampton’s new office development i9 – marking a milestone in the creation of a commercial quarter at the heart of the city’s Interchange.
Willmott Dixon bags Passivhaus leisure centre in Spelthorne
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Spelthorne Borough Council to deliver a Passivhaus leisure centre that aims to be one of the most advanced, energy efficient leisure facilities in the world.