Sisk appoints Andy Cook to lead data centre delivery
John Sisk & Son has appointed Andy Cook to lead the operational delivery for data centres throughout the UK.
Project to showcase use of home-grown timber in UK construction
A new pilot project has secured funding to increase the use of home-grown timber in UK construction and develop the country’s first engineered timber manufacturing plant.
Smart buildings and wellbeing: Wearing your heart on your HVAC
How long before your building “knows” more about you than you do yourself? BSRIA’s Dr Michelle Agha-Hossein and Henry Lawson take a look.
Inland Homes unveils potential for 1,650 new homes
Housebuilder Inland Homes has secured three new brownfield sites in Barking and Dagenham with a combined potential for over 1,650 new homes.
Lift and escalator suppliers invited to tender for HS2
HS2 has invited five bidders to tender for the design, delivery and maintenance of almost 300 lifts and escalators for HS2’s four major new stations.
London office construction falls, as remote working takes over
New office construction in central London has declined by half in six months, as occupier demand weakens, according to Deloitte.
Driving innovation in transport infrastructure
The Intelligent Infrastructure Control Centre is a new cloud-based platform developed by the TIES Living Lab that aims to harness digital to radically change the way the UK designs, delivers and manages transport infrastructure.
Unite calls for tighter rules to tackle construction Covid transmissions
Construction union, Unite has urged the government and construction employers to enforce stricter rules to tackle rising Covid-19 transmissions in the industry.
Firms invited to bid for £12bn worth of HS2 contracts
Businesses have been invited to tender for £12bn worth of HS2 contracts, as it begins its four-day ‘meet the contractor’ event.
IWJS secures waste infrastructure framework
IWJS, the wastewater service provider, has been awarded a major new AMP7 framework contract by Severn Trent.
October contract awards down 9.4% but activity remains strong
The total value of construction contract awards in October 2020 was £4.9bn based on a three-month rolling average, according to Barbour ABI’s Economic & Construction Market Review.
Chester’s Northgate development boosts apprentice numbers
To date, 11 apprentices have been employed to work on the Chester Northgate development within the first six months of the scheme’s construction.
Costain appoints new chief financial officer
Costain, the smart infrastructure solutions company, has announced the appointment of Helen Willis to the Board as chief financial officer with effect from 30 November 2020.
Offsite Show at London’s ExCel confirmed for 2021
The new Offsite Show will be organised by Industry Expo, in partnership with Buildoffsite and will be co-located with UK Construction Week (UKCW), UK Construction Week Summits and Grand Designs Live.
Green light for Leeds student residence and art space
Alumno has been given planning approval by Leeds Council to build a seven-storey building that will provide accommodation for the city’s growing student population.
FARO launches WebShare software enterprise feature
FARO Technologies has announced the release of its new WebShare Software Enterprise feature, an extension of the widely used FARO WebShare platform.
Premier Guarantee bounces back from lockdown with orders up 50%
Structural Warranty provider Premier Guarantee has reported a significant increase in new home orders following the industry-wide coronavirus lockdown in spring.
Seddon hands over affordable housing scheme in Whiston
Construction on an affordable housing scheme at Lickers Lane in Whiston is now complete, built by Seddon for Livv Housing Group.
Majority of construction companies aren’t ready for changes to IR35
70% of medium and large UK construction companies are not fully prepared for upcoming changes to the IR35 legislation, according to a survey by Randstad.
Smart tool project receives £1.5m funding to lower building carbon
EcRoFit has been awarded £1.5m to provide a new tool for assessing energy efficiency and renewable energy use in domestic and non-domestic buildings.
Developer jailed for ‘deliberate deceit and dishonesty’
Developer Vijay Madhaparia has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after he falsified documents from the tax authorities.
Actis cutting tool ‘makes life ten times easier’
David Ball, site manager at Barnstaple-based Anderson and Evans says the discovery of the Actis specialist cutting tool has been transformative.
Plans in for Manchester’s energy-efficient Northern Gateway scheme
Plans have been submitted for The Gasworks – New Town, a new neighbourhood of 1,202 homes and public green space that will set a benchmark for energy-efficient living in Manchester’s Northern Gateway regeneration area.
Net-zero ambitions: Designing and building a more sustainable future
Jorge Beroiz, director at CallisonRTKL, looks at zero carbon building techniques and new innovations including by-product materials, such as using rice husks for sustainable cladding.
ilke Homes lands biggest site to date
ilke Homes has secured its biggest site to date – a 14.6-acre site in Grantham, which has planning permission for 227 homes.
Automated scan-to-BIM inspection delivers green construction in Sweden
Construction project in one of the trendiest neighbourhoods of Stockholm invests in automatic 3D scanning tech to track progress and detect construction deviations in real-time.