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Competition challenges students to design home using MMC

The Construction Innovation Hub has teamed up with MOBIE to challenge school students in the UK to design a home using modern methods of construction.
Institute of Neurology

UCL appoints ISG as main contractor for neurology centre

ISG will focus on design and procurement for a research facility that will serve as a hub for the UK Dementia Research Institute and a new home for the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
mixed-use regeneration, kier property, Camberley Town,

Kier Property wins £200m Camberley town regeneration

Kier Property has been selected by Surrey Heath Borough Council for the £200m mixed-use regeneration of Camberley Town Centre.
Willie Fraser

Jacobs appoint Willie Fraser as head of rail and geotechnical

Jacobs has appointed Willie Fraser as head of its rail and geotechnical business, responsible for leading around 900 rail and geotechnical specialists, helping to deliver major projects.
AEC professionals, scanplanTM,

FARO® introduces handheld scanner update for AEC professionals

FARO® has announced the launch of a firmware update to the FARO® ScanPlanTM solution to better address the workflow needs of AEC professionals.
gender pay gap, balfour beatty,

Balfour Beatty 2018 gender pay gap increases

Balfour Beatty has released its 2018 gender pay gap report which has revealed a slight increase in pay disparity amongst male and female colleagues
RSK Group

RSK Group acquires Drilling Supplies & Hire Services

RSK Group Ltd has announced the acquisition of Drilling Supplies & Hire Services Ltd, a supply and engineering company that services the site investigation, geothermal and water well markets across the UK.
new homes, galliford try, homes england.

Galliford Try to deliver 850 new homes across UK

Galliford Try Partnerships has signed a deal with Homes England to build more than 850 new homes across the UK.
automated infrastructure design, costain, network rail,

Costain & Network Rail to explore automated infrastructure design

Costain has won a collaborative research and development competition grant to work with Network Rail to help develop the best approach to implementing Rail Automated Infrastructure Design (R:AID).
The Tulip Project, planning permission,

City of London committee gives Tulip Tower the nod

The City of London's Planning and Transportation Committee has granted planning permission for the construction of The Tulip.
THT, L&Q,

L&Q to acquire Trafford Housing Trust and unlock 20,000 homes

L&Q and Trafford Housing Trust (THT) have announced that they are in talks, which will see THT become a wholly-owned subsidiary of L&Q.
steel framing system, FIS, SCI,

FIS and SCI to launch steel framing system guide

FIS and the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) is to launch the much-awaited Steel Framing System (SFS) guide on 16 May.
construction projects, BIM,

Understanding and applying BIM to construction projects

Glyn Shawcross, engineering and design director at engineering solutions provider Boulting Ltd, explains one of the key regulations essential for becoming BIM-enabled.

Interserve wins CCS award for Leicester Infirmary redevelopment

Interserve has won a gold Considerate Constructors Scheme award for its work on the redevelopment of Leicester Royal Infirmary’s emergency department.
UK construction, Brexit,

UK construction activity falls again as Brexit uncertainty deepens

The recent soft patch for UK construction output continued during March, as Brexit uncertainty causes concern among clients.
ISG, performance,

ISG posts record performance for 2018 as it exceeds £2bn

Contractor ISG has announced its best-ever financial performance for 2018, as the company exceeds the £2bn mark for the first time.
Falls from height, HSE,

Roofing company sentenced after worker falls from height

A roofing company has been fined £20,000 after a worker fell around three metres through a roof light and suffered a fractured pelvis and spinal injuries.
Construction Innovation, CSIC,

CSIC teams up with Construction Innovation Hub

The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has partnered up with the Construction Innovation Hub to transform the construction sector across the UK.
DIO, CSP, Mace,

Mace to deliver over 100 construction projects for MoD

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has appointed Mace as Client Side Partner (CSP) to support the delivery of over 100 construction projects across the UK.
Andrew Kitchingman, BBA,

BBA appoints Andrew Kitchingman as new chairman

The British Board of Agrément has announced Andrew Kitchingman as its new chairman, who takes over from Valerie Owen after her three year tenure at the helm.
Trimble

Why you should be adopting new technological trends

With the accelerating pace of technological evolving, many professionals find themselves reluctant to be using the new cutting-edge technological processes.
road maintenance, pothole,

£201m road maintenance fund to resurface 1,000 miles

Councils across England will be given a slice of more than £200m for road maintenance and pothole repairs.
build to rent programme, tfl, grainger plc,

TfL appoints Grainger as preferred bidder for 3,000 BtR scheme

Transport for London (TfL) has announced Grainger plc as the preferred bidder for its 3,000 home build to rent programme across the capital.
IOSH, asbestos,

Asbestos still putting lives at risk 20 years since ban, says...

Lives are still being put at risk by companies failing to manage exposure to asbestos, according to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
holiday entitlement, overtime, Hs2, unite,

Unite secures agreement in HS2 overtime and holiday dispute

Unite has secured an agreement ending the dispute of workers on HS2 being denied the correct overtime rates and deprived of the correct holiday entitlement.
construction industry, Brexit,

How will Brexit impact the UK construction industry?

With the impending leave date getting ever closer, this article will take a closer look at how the UK's departure from the EU will affect the construction industry.