Apprenticeships are not doing enough for youth unemployment
A new report has found the apprenticeship system is not successfully supporting young people into work…
Analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research has...
Developer teams up with university to tackle skills crisis
Keepmoat and Leeds Beckett University have come together to support the construction sector and tackle the skills crisis under a new partnership…
Housing developer Keepmoat...
Laing O’Rourke to focus on fatal risks
Laing O’Rourke has revealed it will roll out a new company mission to move away from the culture of controlling all risks towards a focus on fatal risks.
Cutting construction jobs would be the ‘first nail in the coffin’
A new analysis has warned that cutting jobs in the construction industry would damage the sector significantly…
An analysis by One Way has said further...
Injured workman rescued by crane
A firm has been sentenced for safety failings after a crane had to be used to rescue a workman who fell into a lift pit.
New partnership launched into sustainable infrastructure research
AECOM and the University of Salford have come together to investigate how major infrastructure projects impact the environment…
A new partnership has been struck to...
Community development in Maidstone receives green light
Maidstone Borough Council has granted planning permission for a new development of 800 homes
Eight hundred new homes are set to be built in Maidstone...
Keltbray Group makes deal for Dunne
Keltbray has revealed it will buy the assets of concrete frame contractor Dunne Group in a move that will save jobs at the collapsed...
Apprenticeship levy to start in April 2017
According to the latest consultation proposals, the apprenticeship levy could be introduced from April next year…
The latest consultation on the apprenticeship levy suggests businesses...
Timber firm fined for safety offences
A South Wales-based firm has been fined £100,000 for safety failings at a timber framed construction site…
An unexpected health and safety inspection has led...
Global BIM market set to grow by a fifth
A new report has revealed government regulations will grow the global BIM market by a fifth.
Suicide kills more construction workers than falls
New research has revealed that suicide kills six times as many construction workers as falling from heights
Data reveals build crisis in inner London
According to new data the number of new build sales in inner London has fallen significantly since last year
A new analysis by the London...
Seddon wins £23m university mixed scheme contract
Seddon has been awarded a contract to deliver a £23m joint venture with Keele University for new homes and student accommodation
Builder Seddon will deliver...
AEC expands asbestos and air tester training facilities
A new training facility to help asbestos surveyors and air testers gain realistic, hands-on experience is under construction...
Airborne Environmental Consultants (AEC) Ltd has expanded...
Building Services Engineering Brexit survey launched
Trade bodies have launched a survey to identify the impact of the Brexit vote on the building services engineering sector
The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA),...
£80m mixed-use scheme in Hove submits planning
A new scheme to build homes, shops, and offices on land by Hove Station has been submitted for approval
Matsim Properties has submitted plans for...
FIA releases new course on fire safety signs and notices
The FIA has developed a new course aimed at helping the industry to understand fire safety signs and notices…
A new course aimed at raising...
Planning permission granted for 1,420 acre development
Planning permission has been granted for a new training facility aimed at the manufacturing, engineering, and technology sectors
Bond Bryan’s submission for planning permission to...
Online awareness course for asbestos launched
UKasl has launched a new online asbestos awareness course, aimed at the construction and refurbishment industries…
The first UK online course dedicated to asbestos awareness...
The connected lighting networks driving smart city adoption
Simon Newcombe, Business Development Manager, Schréder talks about the role of connected lighting networks in saving energy and reducing emissions...
The global population is growing...
Lucion receives BIM Level 2 certification
National asbestos firm Lucion Services is the first in its field to achieve BIM Level 2 certification…
Lucion Services has become the first asbestos management...
Plans approved to develop former school site in Cheshire
A £47m housing development on a derelict school site has been given the green light by planning officials
Cheshire West and Chester Council has approved...
Scottish builders’ merchants report strong sales
Data reveals sales in June were up 12.4 per cent when compared to the same time last year, despite Brexit concerns.
Crane hire firm loses licence for falsifying records
Baldwins Crane Hire has lost its vehicle licences after it was found drivers had falsified their records…
Four directors have been disqualified after drivers at...
Construction professionals prepare to provide input for Brexit
Construction experts are preparing to provide advice and input for future negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
Members of the Construction Industry Council...