Public sector investment key to redefining the housebuilding industry
Homes England announced £30m to boost production at ilke Homes’ factory. Executive chairman Dave Sheridan discusses the importance of the deal in the wider context of efforts to tackle the housing crisis.
Willmott Dixon wins £20m Humberside police force development
Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Humberside Police Force and developer Wykeland Group to construct a £20m operational support building.
Balancing risk for town centre development
Jacqueline Hughes, senior risk analyst at Equib, discusses how project managers for town centre developments can get their risk management strategy right.
Actis welcomes government’s revised Part L regulations
A proposal to include build quality guidance notes in revised Part L regulations, anticipated to come into effect later this year, has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis.
Laing O’Rourke wins Gary Neville’s £200m St Michael’s scheme
Laing O’Rourke has been confirmed as the construction partner on Gary Neville’s £200m St Michael’s development.
HSE regulator at the fore of new building safety plans
Housing secretary, Robert Jenrick has announced measures that go further and faster to ensure residents are safe in their homes, slow improving building safety standards will “not be tolerated”.
Scotframe and Cairnrowan: A partnership creating sustainable homes
Scotframe’s timber frame kits help Cairnrowan build design-led, bespoke sustainable homes with exceptional thermal and environmental performance.
Architect Anthony Pettorino banished from Architects Register
The Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) Professional Conduct Committee has erased Anthony Pettorino of AJP Architects Ltd from the register following unacceptable conduct.
Midlands Connect urges Boris to release full Oakervee review
Midlands Connect has written to PM Boris Johnson stating that any delay or downgrade of HS2 is a “serious concern” and further leaks are “simply unacceptable".
Emirates Old Trafford extension gets the go-ahead
Trafford Council has approved the next phase of the £60m redevelopment at Emirates Old Trafford for Lancashire Cricket.
£620m financial support announced for UK infrastructure exports to Africa
The international trade secretary, Liz Truss, announced that UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided financing worth £620m to support UK infrastructure exports to Ghana, Zambia, Gabon and Uganda.
Labour peer introduces 30-day limit to eliminate late payments
Labour peer Lord Mendelsohn has introduced legislation to help tackle the issue of late payments in construction and to strengthen the powers of the small business commissioner.
Audit slams ‘a decade of disastrous housing design’ in England
The design of new housing schemes in England is ‘mediocre’ and ‘poor’, leading to ‘a decade of disastrous housing design’, according to research conducted by UCL for CPRE and the Place Alliance.
Using External Wall Insulation to improve thermal performance
Simon Lloyd, technical project manager at Kiwa Building Products, discusses everything you need to know about External Wall Insulation (EWI).
Garden Communities, Local Plans and housing delivery
Garden Communities can help meet local housing needs, but require confidence over implementation to avoid housing delivery failure, says Lachlan Anderson-Frank of planning and development consultancy Lichfields.
Partnership to transform traditional GIS, BIM and CAD data
UK geospatial specialist, MGISS and Canada-based vGIS, have joined forces to transform traditional GIS, BIM and CAD data into augmented reality visualisations.
Trimble Technology Lab: Digitally enabling a sustainable built environment
Professor Robert Hairstans, head of Edinburgh Napier University’s Centre for Offsite Construction & Innovative Structures, discusses a new strategic partnership that brings together digital technologies, academic research and industry-driven innovation.
79% of fires in Scottish construction caused by hot works
A Freedom of Information request submitted to the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service has revealed that of 180 fires in the construction industry in 2018/19, 143 were the result of hot works.
What the construction industry needs from Boris
In the wake of Boris Johnson’s election win, Ibrahim Imam, founder of PlanRadar, looks at five things the new prime minister needs to deliver for the construction industry.
Modular factory in Leeds to bolster Northern construction corridor
Housing Minister Esther McVey visited the Legal & General Modular Factory in Leeds, which will create over 400 jobs for local people and drive the development of modular homes.
Automated cone laying machines to benefit road workers
Highways experts are creating technology that will allow automated vehicles to lay cones on motorways and major A roads, eliminating one of the biggest risks faced by England’s road workers.
Changing of the guard in electrical safety
Lesley Rudd, who takes the reins of consumer protection charity Electrical Safety First in February, discusses her priorities in the role and those of the new government, as well as the key issues around electrical safety in building control.
Why your construction fleet needs an integrated dashcam solution
Dashcams are increasingly cited as the best way to improve safety for any commercial fleet of vehicles. The very presence of a dashboard camera reduces the likelihood of an accident and improves driving styles.
Construction: It’s about more than bricks and mortar
Emma Dickson, chair of the Construction Scotland Industry Leadership Group’s Skills Working Group, examines the challenge of recruiting – and retaining – the next generation of construction professionals.
Amey wins £49m highways maintenance contract extension
North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) has extended Amey's highways maintenance and management contract for a further three years until June 2024.
ENGIE launches new district energy centre in Newcastle
A new district energy centre has been launched by ENGIE UK, in partnership with Newcastle City Council, boosting Newcastle’s commitment to tackling climate change.