Infrastructure boosts new orders in Q3 2015
A strong quarter from the infrastructure sector has boosted the number of new construction orders…
Infrastructure, which formed a major part of the government’s Spending...
The Future of Construction Plant Hire
Kevin Minton, Director of The Construction Plant Hire Association provides the highlights of their 2015 conference…
The Construction Plant-hire Association’s 2015 conference was a huge...
Scaffolding firm fined for collapse
A scaffolding firm has been fined after untied and sheeted scaffolding fell, hitting a bus and pedestrians earlier this year…
Emperor Scaffolding Ltd has received...
CIGA to implement independent review recommendations
The Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency (CIGA) has accepted recommendations made following a review of its complaint handling…
All recommendations put forward by the independent CIGA...
CE of Laing O’Rourke steps down
Anna Stewart, Chief Executive of Laing O’Rourke, has announced she will step down due to health problems
Laing O’Rourke has lost its chief executive due...
CDM2015 and commercial projects
James Ritchie, Architect and RIBA Specialist Practice Consultant for CDM, provides some key points of advice for clients and professionals involved with commercial projects…
There...
What impact will an ageing population have on construction?
A new report from the Chartered Institute of Building explores the impact of an older generation on the construction sector and the challenges this...
Asbestos management = competent decisions
Stuart Goodman of Lucion Environmental looks at the responsibilities associated with reducing the risks of asbestos management…
A previous HSE asbestos safety campaign highlighted the...
New large-scale custom build pilot launched
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has announced a new development has been selected as a national pilot for large-scale custom build…
A development in Basingstoke has...
A million extra construction workers needed
A million extra workers need to join the house building industry if the country is to build new homes at the necessary rate, according...
New initiative will help prepare for BIM mandate
A new joint venture has been launched to provide help to ensure manufacturers are prepared to meet the April 2016 BIM mandate
The Construction Products...
Construction firm fined for removing asbestos from a school
A construction firm has been fined for removing an asbestos ceiling in a school despite not being legally approved to do so…
A firm has...
Thousands of homes to be built on green belt
Councils will be allowed to build starter homes on green belt as planning laws are relaxed to meet the demand for properties…
Strict rules surrounding...
The specialist contractor – BIM ready?
Joe Cilia, Technical Manager at FIS considers whether specialist contractors are ready for the government’s mandating of level 2 BIM on centrally procured projects...
Music industry could benefit from changes to the Planning Bill
The music industry has welcomed proposed amendments to the Planning Bill that would protect existing venues from new developments…
Labour is pushing for new amendments...
Retrofitting training firm ceases trading
CoRE Ltd has revealed it has ceased trading after the council refused help to keep the retrofitting training firm afloat…
A Stoke-on-Trent based firm that...
Getting a structured BIM Strategy
In 2011 the UK Government Construction Strategy mandated the use of Level 2 BIM on all public sector projects by 2016. Recently the promotors...
£15 a year low energy house wins national energy award
A low energy home that costs just £15 a year to run has been given a national energy award…
A four-bedroom property that runs on...
Shortage of skills pushes up construction prices
A skills shortage is pushing costs up so high that contractors are turning down work from high risk projects…
A new poll of UK contractors...
The contractual implications of BIM
Shona Frame, Partner at international law firm CMS considers the legal implications of BIM in contractual documentation…
Much has been done in relation to the...
Ealing’s new planning notification system criticised
The move from neighbour notification letters to lamp post site notices near proposed developments in Ealing has been criticised…
The way in which Ealing’s planning...
Insulating liquid project boosts energy efficiency
Researchers are developing windows that provide highly efficient solar energy and heat by using insulating liquid…
The European Commission’s flagship research fund Horizon 2020 is...
Demolition firm fined for fall
A Glasgow-based demolition firm has been fined after a worker fell from a mobile scaffolding platform, sustaining serious injuries …
DSR Demolition Limited has been...
Construction growth hits seven-month low
UK construction industry drops to a seven-month low during November due to the weakest expansion in housing activity since the middle of 2013…
The latest...
COP21: Construction sector commits to carbon savings
The construction sector has made a number of pledges to improve its carbon output during the UN climate change meeting in Paris …
As one...
£10m IoT prize for Manchester project
A new innovative project in Manchester has been chosen as the recipient of a £10m government-led technology competition…