Construction professionals urge increased awareness of BIM
UK construction professionals are calling for increased awareness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) methods to help the UK compete on the European and global stage.
ENGIE signs partnership to develop district energy scheme
ENGIE has entered into a pioneering Joint Venture with Newcastle City Council (NCC) to develop and operate district energy schemes within the city over a 40-year term.
Don’t shoot the messenger – drafting expert reports
Peter Vinden, Chief Executive of the Vinden Partnership, offers his thoughts on the principles which underpin the requirements of an expert report.
Modular village to benefit commuters in London
Groundworks will commence on Project Etopia’s new modular village in Corby, Northamptonshire, which will contain 47 new homes.
Balfour Beatty appoints new MD to lead Gas & Water business
Balfour Beatty reveals the appointment of Matthew Steele, former Commercial and Development Director of Network Rail, as Managing Director of its Gas & Water business
Unite launches blueprint to tackle Carillion-style collapses
The UK’s largest union, Unite, has launched a blueprint in the hopes of tackling bandit capitalism in the UK economy and putting an end to future Carillion-style collapses.
Homes England chooses offsite specialists for Northstowe office
Homes England has selected offsite construction specialist McAvoy Group to construct its new south-east office at the new town of Northstowe, Cambridgeshire.
BAM wins new Facebook HQ at King’s Cross
BAM Construction has been selected as the main contractor for the construction of Facebook’s new headquarters building at the King’s Cross development in London.
Wates appoints Richard Woolmore as Midlands Operations Director
Richard Woolmore has been appointed as Wates Construction Midlands’ new Operations Director in a strategic move to boost the delivery of its growing project portfolio in the Midlands.
DfE reveals plans for £2bn offsite schools framework
The UK government’s Department for Education is to meet with contractors and discuss its plans for a £2bn offsite schools framework.
Kier awarded £50m research facility
Kier has been appointed by The Pirbright Institute to deliver a new £50m research facility at its Surrey headquarters in a project which forms part of Pirbright’s wider redevelopment of its campus.
Mick George secure their involvement with a wind farm package
Mick George discuss their involvement completing earthworks for the new wind farm project at Triton Knoll off the coast of Lincolnshire.
Dorset lettings boss banned for abusing tenant’s deposits
Lettings management director, Kari Jade Ridout has been banned from management for six years after failing to protect tenant's deposits.
CIOB launches call for improving quality in construction
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched its “Improving Quality in the Built Environment” report, to identify what promotes or prevents delivery of quality in construction.
Households in temporary accommodation rise by 5%
The latest government figures published today show that there are currently more than 80,000 households in temporary accommodation.
WYG becomes first ISO 44001 certified contractor
Professional services firm WYG has achieved ISO 44001 certification for its work on the Army Basing Programme (ABP) for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).
Network Rail reveals winner of rail footbridge design competition
Network Rail and RIBA Competitions have announced the winner and highly commended entry in the competition seeking new design ideas for footbridges.
£330m Edgbaston regeneration scheme moves to next stage
Plans for a £330m regeneration development in Edgbaston, Birmingham, moved one step closer to launch, with the submission of a Reserved Matters Application.
GRAHAM awarded i9 office development in Wolverhampton
GRAHAM has been appointed as the contractor on the new i9 office development set in the heart of the City of Wolverhampton Interchange.
Roofer sentenced for putting others safety at risk
A self-employed part-time roofer has been sentenced after both exposing a homeowner to carbon monoxide and putting co-workers at risk while working at height.
Balfour Beatty hits 2-3% industry standard margins
Balfour Beatty has released its latest trading update, revealing that it has managed to achieve its goal of 2-3% industry standard margins.
Construction sector will struggle to meet UK housing demand, says report
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's report warns that the construction sector will struggle to meet housing demand.
Birmingham exceeds housebuilding target by 108%
Birmingham has exceeded the annual housebuilding targets over the last three years by 108%, revealing that confidence in the housing market in the city is improving.
Six modular homes installed at Chase Farm development
Modular homes specialist, ilke Homes and Keepmoat Homes, announced the installation of six new modular homes at the Chase Farm development, Gedling
Comfort cooling at Tricorn House achieved with UfAC
Under Floor Air Conditioning (UfAC) has proved to be a flexible and modular approach for a phased refurbishment running over a twelve year period.
Construction firms admit to breaking competition law
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that 3 drainage product manufacturers broke competition law by coordinating prices for customers and sharing the market.