Government must prevent construction apprenticeship crisis, says Unite
Unite is calling on the government to extend apprentice wage support and repurpose the construction apprenticeship levy to fund all first year apprentices’ pay to safeguard jobs.
New BT headquarters transformation gets go-ahead
The City of London Planning & Transportation Committee has approved the transformation of the former 1980s BT headquarters.
Building Resilience: Rethinking our approach to construction
This report by Asite provides a snapshot of the future trends shaping the industry, the opportunities and issues it faces in 2020 and exemplifies the virtues of a regionally engaged and globally responsive approach.
Next steps for Common Data Environment
Richard Shennan, digital delivery director at Mott MacDonald discusses the importance of a Common Data Environment (CDE) as an essential element of collaborative working.
Barratt discovers structural design defects at seven developments
Housebuilder Barratt has revealed seven of its developments built over 10 years ago have structural design defects which will cost around £70m to remediate.
£1.57bn rescue package to protect UK’s cultural and heritage industries
Arts, culture and heritage industries across the UK will receive a slice of a £1.57bn rescue package to help combat the impact of coronavirus.
Government urged to allocate £12.8bn to tackle rural housing crisis
CPRE and English Rural are urging the government to allocate £12.8bn of funding to tackle the housing crisis and deliver affordable homes for rural key workers.
Plans submitted for world’s first rewilding centre
Trees for Life has submitted a planning application for the world’s first rewilding centre at its 10,000-acre Dundreggan Estate in Glenmoriston.
TBM Charlotte completes connection tunnel drive
The super sewer Thames Tideway has taken one step closer to cleaning up the River Thames, as tunnel boring machine (TBM) ‘Charlotte’ completes her journey.
Sports stadiums and underground construction
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‘Work Safe. Safe Work’ campaign to boost industry recovery
‘Work Safe. Safe Work’ campaign launched today (3 July) offers guidance to homeowners for when they have tradespeople carry out work in their homes.
New Promap feature streamlines mapping for surveyors
Landmark Information has launched Promap QuickPrint, which is a new feature of its flagship Promap v2 tool.
Bromford’s first modular housing scheme gets go-ahead
Bromford has collaborated with GSSArchitecture and Totally Modular to develop plans for Gloucestershire’s first offsite modular housing scheme.
Winvic hires new civils and infrastructure director
Winvic has appointed Rob Cook to manage the civils and infrastructure team, where he will be in charge of schemes and projects which enable future industrial, commercial and multi-room developments for their blue-chip client base.
BESA elects new president for 2020/21
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Neil Brackenridge as president for 2020/21, he succeeds John Norfolk of Imtech Engineering Services.
Digital first with JCT Online
JCT has been adopting a ‘digital first’ approach for customers using the JCT Online Store to make it easier for those who have been working with construction contracts during the lockdown period.
British Property Federation picks Partridge as new president
The British Property Federation has named David Partridge, senior partner at Argent and chairman of Argent Related, as its new president.
Construction workers in London encouraged to walk and cycle to work
Transport for London (TfL) has released travel advice to help construction workers in London get back to work safely and sustainably.
University of Reading secures approval for greenspace extension
Langley Mead, a popular community nature reserve in Shinfield has been given the green light to be extended.
Plans in for ‘21st century’ Oxfordshire Garden Village
Plans for the Oxfordshire Garden Village in West Oxfordshire have been lodged by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland.
Urban Splash hires land director
Regeneration company Urban Splash has appointed David Warburton as land director to focus on acquisitions in the South West of England and neighbouring areas.
Modular developments remain on track despite lockdown
Tide Construction and Vision Modular Systems have continued to deliver new homes, hotels and student accommodation during lockdown using modern methods of construction.
Asite integrates with Microsoft Teams and Google Meet
Common data environment provider, Asite has integrated with Microsoft Teams and Google Meet as part of new wave of tools to support clients during Covid-19.
Sisk and Osborne+Co to build £150m Santander campus
John Sisk & Son and Osborne+Co have been appointed to the construction of a new Santander campus in Milton Keynes.
HS2 launches hunt for Overhead Catenary System contractors
HS2 Ltd has begun the search for specialist contractors to deliver the Overhead Catenary System (OCS) that will provide power to the high-speed trains.
‘Silver lining’ despite significant fall in construction output
Graeme Cooke of DEFSoftware discusses the fall in construction output, as the Office for National Statistics reports that construction output decreased by 40% in April compared with the previous year.