Thoughts from the shovel face: Are you taking the PFAS?
Paul Nathanail, managing director of Land Quality Management Ltd discusses a group of contaminants, including PFAS, causing worldwide concern.
Government guidance for landlords improves living conditions for tenants
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has released further guidance for landlords to protect tenants from poor living conditions
Strong turnaround for UK manufacturers
The latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey has revealed that in the three months to June manufacturing order books recovered and the volume of output increased strongly
Experts support a larger role for county councils in planning
Two new reports launched today at a national housing conference support a larger role for county councils in planning to help solve the affordability crisis; with nine in ten counties warning they have a ‘severe’ or ‘moderate’ need for affordable homes
EU workers make up nearly 30% of London construction workforce
According to official analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), EU nationals make up more than a quarter of the construction workforce in London
Modular construction vs Traditional building
A site in Gateshead has created the ultimate head-to-head, as modular homes and traditionally built houses are to be constructed so that potential buyers can compare the quality of both methods
Timber frame market set for impressive growth in 2018
Timber frame is the fastest paced sector in the UK housebuilding market and is going from strength to strength in 2018, according to a new report by MTW Research
Bentley Systems to showcase 3D modelling software at ICE’s 200th Anniversary
Bentley Systems is sponsoring an interactive exhibition as part of a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), at the ICE headquarters building in London
What is BIM (Building Information Modelling)?
What is BIM? Most of us in the construction industry will be familiar with the term, but what is it and how can it...
Councils sell thousands of public buildings every year
More than 4,000 publicly owned buildings and spaces are being sold off every year by councils in England, according to a Freedom of Information request by community charity Locality
CSIC leads the way for gender diversity with new Board appointments
In recognition of the need to address board diversity head-on and reflecting the growing desire for equality amongst the industry, the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has appointed three women among seven new additions to its governance Board
Brokenshire publishes consultation on banning combustible materials
The ban on combustible materials on the external walls of high-rise residential buildings which are 18 metres takes a step forwards as Housing Secretary, James Brokenshire, publishes a consultation
Contractor selected for £400m Broadway development
International construction contractor, Multiplex, has been selected to deliver The Broadway development in Westminster, following a nine-month single-stage competitive tender process for the £400m design and build contract
London CLT to deliver affordable homes on TfL sites
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that he will extend his ‘small sites, small builders’ initiative with £3.8m of funding over the next 12 months
Balfour Beatty fined £500,000 for hand-arm vibration failures
Sheffield Crown Court has issued a £500,000 fine to Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions after it discovered its workers had been exposed to hand-arm vibration over a nine-year period
£22m Construction Skills Fund to boost industry
A £22m fund to help combat the construction skills shortage has been launched by the Skills Minister Anne Milton today (18 June)
Remaining dry during stormy weather
Dry fix solutions have been around for decades but it is only in recent years that demand for the product has reached sky high. Mark Parsons, Technical Director at Russell Roof Tiles takes a look at why dry fix has seen such significant growth recently within the construction industry
What’s on the Health and Safety and Environmental unit
The Fire Industry Association launches the Health & Safety unit plus the Environmental unit as their courses continue to expand
Berkeley Homes to begin modular factory build
Construction on Berkeley Homes' modular factory in Kent is set to commence this month. In order to make the transition towards offsite construction, Berkeley Homes' announced in December last year that it had secured a 160,000 sq ft site in Gravesham for the facility
Property sales levy could raise £62bn for housing & infrastructure
A levy on the sale of property, mirrored on a scheme currently in place in New York, US, could raise as much as £62bn in long-term bonds in England
Glasgow School of Art destroyed in second blaze
The Glasgow School of Art has been ravaged by another major fire four years after part of the building was destroyed by flames. Restoring the Mackintosh building could cost hundreds of millions of pounds and years of work
One in four MPs now support Aldous Bill
More than one in four MPs now back the Aldous Bill, in an unprecedented show of support for reforming retentions – this comes as the second reading of the Bill has been pushed back to 26 October
Insurance Backed Building Guarantees – The lights are on but is...
Peter Vinden Managing Director of The Vinden Partnership explores how the same insurance-backed guarantees used for domestic properties should be, and are, available for commercial buildings
PlanBEE scheme successfully creates job for apprentices
An innovative training programme designed to combat the construction skills shortages has seen all of its graduates secure full-time positions in the industry
Vegetables could make concrete stronger & environmentally friendly
Engineers at Lancaster University are working with industrial partners at Cellucomp Ltd UK to research how concrete mixtures can be strengthened and made more environmentally friendly by adding ‘nano platelets’ extracted from the fibres of root vegetables
Manifesto launched to help digitise the construction industry
The Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) and other industry organisations have launched a draft manifesto for digitalisation in the construction industry