ENGIE begins 25-year district energy services delivery in London
ENGIE has commenced the operation of a low carbon district energy scheme serving the new mixed-use Principal Place development, on the border of Shoreditch and City of London.
BAM Construction appoints new commercial director
BAM Construction has appointed Mark Nicol as its new commercial director.
Morgan Sindall to deliver Stoke Spitfire museum extension
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has appointed Morgan Sindall Construction to erect a £5.4m extension for the city’s Potteries Museum and Art Gallery.
CIP hands over new council homes in Cambridge
Cambridge Investment Partnership has handed over energy-efficient homes at Wulfstan Way, Cambridge, as part of its commitment to deliver more than 500 new council homes to the city by March 2022.
RIBA North director joins Urban Splash
House by Urban Splash has appointed former RIBA North director, Suzy Jones, as director of a new division of Urban Splash, dedicated to future living.
Winvic wins £3.4m A5 highway contract
Winvic has been appointed by Highways England to undertake widening and roundabout construction works on the A5 highway, as part of the S278 agreement.
BIM4Water appoints a new vice-chair
BIM4Water announced that Clare Kovacs (national rehearsal lead and MWH treatment) has been elected to join the BIM4Water steering group as vice-chair.
880-tonne load test with Britlift modular spreader beam
880-tonne proof load test of main deck crane on DP3 Pipelay & Construction vessel Telford 34 in Mexico using a Britlift modular spreader beam, water bags from Water Weights and 700t ALRS2 load shackles from JCM Load Monitoring.
Interserve begins work on new special needs school in Bristol
Interserve was awarded the £9.3m contract by the Department for Education to design and build the new Soundwell Academy for Learn@ MAT, which delivers specialist education for children across the South West.
New report urges Government to accelerate modular homebuilding
A new report has called for the construction of 75,000 new modular homes a year to create 50,000 new jobs and reduce carbon emissions by 40%.
Updated housing design app could get London building after Covid-19
The Mayor of London and Bryden Wood have launched an updated version of housing design app, PRiSM 2.0, to help London’s homebuilding strategy.
WorldGBC unveils new ‘Net Zero Carbon Buildings’ signatories
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has published the latest signatories to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment.
Construction contract awards grow by 21.2% in August
Construction contract awards have increased to £4.4bn in August, up 21.2% compared to last month, showing improvements in industry conditions.
Construction workers urged to ‘check your hard hat’
Headway and Centurion are working together to raise awareness of using and maintaining hard hats while on construction sites.
The impact drone technology may have on the construction industry
Jack Bird from Postage Supermarket discusses how an upcoming technological advancement, drone deliveries, may mix things up for the construction industry. He thinks that the focus is on ‘evolution’ not ‘revolution’ – which has always been the case for the industry, right?
Covid-19: Scottish construction employers rethink apprentices
A new study has revealed that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused more than half of Scottish construction employers to rethink hiring apprentices.
Premier Modular wins Covid-19 test centres contract
Premier Modular has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to provide 25 standalone Covid-19 test centres across the UK.
VAT reverse charge for construction: Delayed but not dropped
Phil Hall of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) explains why no government is likely to abandon the domestic VAT reverse charge for construction.
FMB elects first female national president
Members of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) have elected Jan Etchells as their new national president at their annual general meeting, held virtually on 18 September.
LEVC and Speedy team up to test new electric van
Tools and equipment hirer, Speedy is trialling converted electric van to introduce innovative, sustainable solutions that can reduce carbon emissions.
Asbestos training sinks to lowest level in 5 years
Asbestos training in the construction industry is at its lowest level for five years, as UKATA urges employers to ensure training is up to date.
Rebuilding better: How construction can bounce back from Covid-19
Mike Smith, managing director (direct) at Virgin Media Business explores how investment in infrastructure can allow the construction sector to flourish and rebound post-Covid-19.
‘10,000 nuclear construction jobs at risk’ if Sizewell C not approved
Failure to build Sizewell C could cost the nuclear construction industry 10,000 jobs, as Unite urges ministers to approve the go-ahead.
Graham begins work on £270k facilities management safety contract
Graham’s facilities management (FM) team has commenced work on a major £270k design and installation programme at Broadoak Academy in Weston-super-Mare.
Rail alliance lands £216m power upgrade deal
The East Coast Mainline (ECML) power supply upgrade is to power forward into its second phase, bolstered by a £216.2M contract award for the Rail Electrification Alliance.
Plans in for pop-up film studios in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has submitted plans for the city’s first purpose-built pop-up film and high-end TV stages.