Rogue landlords face new banning orders
Rogue landlords who rent out second-rate properties face being forced out of the sector as new banning orders are brought in and a national database of offenders goes live today (6 April)
Gender pay gap in construction revealed
Thousands of employers across the UK construction industry with over 250 staff have been required to publish their gender pay gap figures, as the government hopes to uncover the barriers preventing women from reaching the top
Protecting Your Building Against Fire: Fire Safety and Regulations
In 2015/16, there were 529,000 incidents attended by the fire and rescue services in England: a 7% increase compared to the previous year. Here, Roof Maker, a leading supplier to the construction industry, discuss the changes in fire regulations over time, and how you can ensure your building is protected
Specialist construction programme apprentices set for a bright future
The first trainees undertaking a new apprenticeship in a specialist area of construction are set for a bright future after successfully completing the trade body run programme
Virtual site tours: Making Virtual Reality a reality
BIM for the many and not just the few, demonstrating the immediate benefits that a site project team can use in their day to day roles. Kier’s Adam Nixon looks at the added benefits of Virtual Reality as part of his BIM rotation on the Kier graduate scheme
Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall reopens
On 9 April Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall is set to open its doors to the public for the first time since closing for refurbishment at the end of 2015
Experts gather in Liverpool to discuss waterfront regeneration
Built environment professionals gathered at RIBA North in Liverpool for an event dedicated to the regeneration of waterfront environments through urban and landscape design
Joint venture inspires young people to consider a career in construction
Young people in Glasgow have benefitted from an insight into the construction industry, as regeneration specialist Urban Union funded a skills day in collaboration with New Gorbals Housing Association
CITB launches its new Training Model
A new system aimed at accessing training and grants from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has been launched. The new Training Model and Grants Scheme is a fundamental feature of CITB’s Vision 2020 programme
How virtual reality is making waves in the construction industry
Ben Bennet, Managing Director of Luminous Group, a pioneering 3D and virtual reality (VR) digital solutions provider, talks us through some of the ways in which VR is transforming the construction industry
Fire industry recruitment survey
We are launching a survey to find out the extent of the recruitment problems within the fire industry.
Our Fire industry recruitment survey has now started.
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About Access Ltd – Common sense will help you think outside...
About Access Ltd discuss how common sense will help you think outside of box-ticking and help with accessibility for an inclusive world
Snow causes biggest drop in UK construction since Brexit vote
The latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the construction sector has revealed that the industry suffered its largest drop in activity since the 2016 Brexit vote in March due to severe weather disruption from the 'Beast from the East'
Latest version of 3D Repo software enhances BIM capabilities
3D Repo has announced the release of the latest version of its cloud-based building information modelling (BIM) platform. The company said that 30 enhancements had been made to the software, including support for the most recent open standard Building Collaboration Format (BCF) and live base map integration
McGoff Construction goes heart safe with onsite defibrillators
By introducing onsite defibrillators, Manchester-based Principal Contractor, McGoff Construction, has initiated a companywide strategy to become a ‘heart safe’ business
Calls for change to the apprenticeship levy intensify as numbers drop...
Leading utilities and construction training provider, Develop Training, has added its voice to calls for changes to the Apprenticeship Levy
New government plan to considerably reduce rough sleeping
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid set out a bold cross-government plan of action to significantly reduce the number of people sleeping rough as the Homelessness Reduction Act comes into force this week
BIM&CO adds ETIM to its classification systems and communications standards
BIM&CO, the BIM content platform, is introducing the international classification standard ETIM to its platform
Bristol set for 15,000 new homes to combat housing shortage
Earlier this year, Bristol City Council committed £57m to an Affordable Housing Fund giving grants to housing associations to build new homes for affordable rent. Housing association Liverty says they now have the capacity to develop at least 15,000 new homes in the South West over the next 10 years
Recycle cost data to save on future projects
The construction industry generates a wealth of valuable cost data on projects, but most of it is not systematically captured for re-use on future projects
Renters & leasehold homeowners to benefit from new crackdown on rogue...
Around 9 million households in England’s private rented and leasehold sectors are to benefit from stronger protections against rogue letting and managing agents as a result of new government proposals announced on 1 April
Inquiry launched into off-site manufacture for construction
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into off-site manufacture for construction
Exploring the potential of digital technology
Transformation is happening all around us and while other industries have been quick to make the digital leap, the construction industry has been slower out of the starting blocks. Steve Thompson of EOS Facades shares his views on the positive impact technology will have on today’s construction industry
Estimating for the FM maintenance sector
Inflation in resource costs for building maintenance work has risen between 2% and 5%, however, the picture is not the same across all trades
CIBSE 2018 symposium to address built environment challenges
Climate change, the environment, security and digitisation are all challenges facing built environment professionals and will be addressed in several presentations at the 2018 CIBSE Technical Symposium on 12-13 April, hosted by London South Bank University
Rural communities to benefit from £2m Historic building restoration Grant
A new grant scheme titled the Historic Building Restoration Grant is being piloted this year in five National Parks, offering funding for land managers to restore their historic farm buildings