Financial agreement reached on £45m hospital contract
Morrison Construction, part of the Galliford Try Group, has reached a financial close on a £45.2m hospital project in Edinburgh.
Morrison Construction will build a...
Communities leading on Place
When the Community Empowerment Bill has passed through the Scottish Parliament, it is hoped that more communities will engage in improving their area. Here,...
Keeping Out the Cold
The winter chill has finally set in and for owners of older, solid walled properties, the effects will be particularly keenly felt. Just 3%...
Britcon has announced a new managing director
Paul Clarkson, former operations director, has been promoted to managing director of the building, civil engineering, and structural steelwork contractor Britcon.
Paul Clarkson, who has...
Passivhaus Tradesperson Course
Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has announced the launch of its Passive House Tradesperson Course, enabling tradespeople to gain international accreditation for one of the...
PM announces 20% discount on first home
A new scheme will see 100,000 first-time buyers receive a 20 per cent discount on new homes as part of a major drive to...
Carillion to create 5,000 new apprentices
Construction company Carillion will create 5,000 new apprentices over the next five years across the country.
The news comes following the Autumn Statement, which was...
Bungalows can solve the rural housing crisis
Rural communities face an urban exodus if a sustainable solution to the countryside’s housing crisis is not found. It is time for bungalows to...
2015 construction hiring numbers soar
The construction sector will see an increase in the number of new staff hired in the first part of 2015, according to a new...
Mortgage holders could cope with a rise in interest rates
The Bank of England has said the majority of homeowners could cope with a rise in interest rates.
If interest rates rose to 2.5 per...
Taking ownership of a BIM project
Andera Al Saudi, business director for The BIM Hub examines the role project owners are taking in promoting the use of BIM.
Improving Process Safety Behaviours
Applicable across a wide variety of disciplines, Behavioural Safety is a proven process for reducing injuries and incidents by eliminating unsafe behaviours in the...
Kier in takeover talks with Mouchel
Kier has confirmed it has held preliminary talks with consultant Mouchel regarding a possible takeover.
Construction company Kier has revealed it is discussing the possibility...
Taking a Stand
Following significant concessions on carbon emission targets in the Approved Documents L to the Building Regulations in both England and Wales, there were serious...
Overcoming basement construction problems
The boom in basement construction has uncovered areas of concern. Marc Separovic, NHBC Technical Projects Manager discusses the issues and how designers can overcome...
MACE details how BIM can aid collaboration
Collaboration is a key element in the successful execution of a BIM project and can help to share information across teams. David Philp, Head of BIM at Mace and the UK BIM Task Group details how BIM can aid collaboration.
Brownfield can provide one million new homes
A new report has revealed that unused brownfield land under council ownership could house up to one million homes.
A report by independent property consultancy...
Council approves 800-home regeneration scheme
Oldham Council has approved plans for a mixed-use development as part of the regeneration of Oldham Mumps.
The site is located to the east of...
Educating BIM: Changing the face of construction
The key to the success in transforming the construction industry to operate at Level 2 BIM by 2016 now lies very much with education and training providers.
The role of third surveyors in party wall matters
James Jackson, Head of Training and Education with the Faculty of Party Wall Surveyors outlines how third surveyors are selected in party wall matters...
Fire Extinguisher Training
How to ensure your employees are prepared to deal with emergencies in the workplace?
The most important thing is having a fire extinguisher training program...
JCB Finance launches £60m fund to support Britain’s builders
JCB Finance today launched a new £60 million fund to support construction machinery purchases as a survey reveals UK builders are at their busiest...
Quality landscape design key to profitable development
Good quality landscape design is the key to long-term profitable development as Noel Farrer, President, Landscape Institute explains.
We need 230,000 new homes every year...
JCB Finance launches £60m fund for buy now pay later scheme
JCB Finance launches £60m fund to help customers’ cash flow, when acquiring plant and machinery, with a buy now and pay later scheme to...
Thousands of homes to be built on brownfield land
New figures released by Homes and Communities Agency have revealed that thousands of homes could be built on available brownfield sites.
Figures published by the...
Workers Behaving Safely
Applicable across a wide variety of disciplines, Behavioural Safety is a proven process for reducing injuries and incidents by eliminating unsafe behaviours in the...