Bauer Keller JV wins £95m HS2 foundations contract
Bauer and Keller JV has bagged a contract to deliver ground engineering and foundational work along an 80km stretch of HS2.
Kier trials Formula 1 style carbon-saving technology
Kier has trialled carbon-saving technology in a ‘UK first’ to support its net zero carbon strategy.
Why Women in Planning launched a Mentoring Scheme
Women in Planning marked International Women’s Day with the launch of its new Mentoring Scheme. Jessica Herrity of Aspbury Planning, chair of Women in Planning East Midlands, and Emma Cartledge-Taylor of Shoosmiths, chair of Women in Planning West Midlands, discuss why the scheme is needed and the overwhelming response from the industry.
BAM Construction appoints new director
BAM Construction has appointed Jim Ward as its new regional director for Scotland.
Willmott Dixon lands £22.9m Gateshead Quays car park
Willmott Dixon has been awarded a £22.9m contract to deliver a ‘futuristic’ multi-storey car park in the Baltic Quarter of Gateshead.
Accessibility isn’t an add-on when it comes to awards
Ian Streets, managing director of About Access, marks down the judges who hand out accolades for inaccessible design.
NHBC NVQ campaign: Spotlight on CALA Homes
NHBC passed a major milestone at the start of 2021, having welcomed more than 5,000 candidates through its construction NVQ training programmes. Find out more here.
Readie Construction bags £28m contract for Moog Controls centre
Readie Construction has started work at a Gloucestershire site, paving the way for the development of a manufacturing and design facility for Moog Controls Limited.
Eave makes new senior appointment
Eave has appointed Paul Watson to develop its operations capability, Paul is an experienced operations director whose leadership was instrumental to the growth of both Kelvin Hughes and Racal Acoustics.
Fighting fuel poverty: Leveraging frameworks as part of Local Authority Delivery
Gary Cawley, director of North & Central England at CPC, explores how to fight fuel poverty by leveraging frameworks as part of the Local Authority Delivery scheme.
Green light for all four phases of Peel in North West...
Countryside has received planning approval from London Borough of Brent, for all four phases of Peel, in Kilburn, North West London.
Hannah Vickers steps down from ACE to join Mace
Hannah Vickers, chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) is stepping down to join Mace.
Construction output grows by 1.6% in February
Construction output grew by 1.6% in February 2021, largely thanks to a 1.5% increase in new work and 1.9% increase in repair and maintenance, as the industry maintains its recovery.
Plans unveiled for new £200m business quarter in Nottingham
Plans have been unveiled for New Albion Place, a new office space development by the former Broadmarsh shopping centre in Nottingham.
JV North opens bids for £560m housebuilding framework
JV North, a consortium of North West housing associations and local authorities has launched a £560m framework to build 4,000 homes.
Laing O’Rourke sets new sustainability and equality targets
Laing O’Rourke has announced new global sustainability targets, including a commitment to decarbonise its own operations by 2030 and achieve equal numbers of men and women among its 5,500 global staff.
Transparency and open data driving infrastructure change
Maria da Graça Prado, senior policy and research adviser at CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative discusses assurance work around the world to demonstrate the value of transparency and open data as a catalyst for change in the management and delivery of public infrastructure.
Plans approved for Southampton Airport extension
Eastleigh Borough Council has approved controversial plans to extend Southampton’s airport runway.
Muse submits plans for affordable homes at Northshore
Following the recent deal with Thirteen to bring a further 75 much-needed affordable homes to Stockton on Tees, Muse Developments has submitted plans to Stockton on Tees Borough Council to bring the phase forward.
Green light for new MMC homes at Port Loop
House by Urban Splash has been granted planning permission to deliver 98 homes in the next phase of development at Port Loop, Birmingham’s new island community.
Andy Outram appointed as new chairperson of CSIC
Turner & Townsend director Andy Outram has been appointed as Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s (CSIC) new chairperson.
Standardised identifiers key to construction product information management
In this second online roundtable, hosted by co-founder of the Hamari Agency, Fareed Patel, AEC industry experts argue that standardised product identifiers are key to construction product information management.
World-class flood resilience: StormMeister® Low Threshold Flood Door
The StormMeister Low Threshold Outward Opening Flood Door was developed to solve a particular problem in the Merchant Quarter of Aberdeen, which floods regularly. Hence, there was a need to protect a number of commercial properties…
Premier Modular hands over £1.7m ward in North Middlesex
Premier Modular has delivered a £1.7m ward building at North Middlesex University Hospital, reducing the programme to just six weeks on-site to help expand ward capacity.
The Egan Report 23 years on… Part 1: How has construction...
More than two decades on from the release of the influential Egan Report, Nathan Doughty, CEO of Asite, reflects on the progress the construction industry has made with five key drivers of change.
Green light for 1,600 new homes at Northwick Park Hospital
Network Homes has received planning permission for the next stage of a major development at Northwick Park Hospital in Northwest London.