Highways England publishes contract notice for £7bn SMP Alliance
Highways England has published the contract notice for its £7bn Smart Motorway Programme Alliance (SMP Alliance).
UK’s most sustainable homebuilders revealed
NextGeneration has released its annual report which names Lendlease, Barratt Developments Plc and Redrow as the UK’s most sustainable homebuilders.
Fusion21 announces £800m procurement framework
Procurement organisation Fusion21 has announced the launch of its national Construction Works & Improvements Framework – worth up to £800m, over a four year period.
Birmingham join National Building Approval scheme to combat crime
Birmingham City Council has joined the National Building Approval scheme to incorporate crime prevention techniques into all its new social housing developments.
Skanska wins £196m contract for MoD Northwood HQ
Contractor Skanska has been awarded a contract by Eastbury Park ltd to provide facilities management to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) at Northwood HQ in Hertfordshire.
Investment in infrastructure benefits people’s lives, says report
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association and Cebr has published a new research report that highlights the social impact of investment in infrastructure.
Architect fined £2.5k for unacceptable professional conduct
At a hearing of the Architects Registration Board’s Professional Conduct Committee on 16 November, Pol Gallagher of ZAP Architecture was issued with a penalty order following a finding of unacceptable professional conduct (UPC).
London Stansted appoint former Laing O’Rourke chief for £600m transformation
London Stansted has appointed former Laing O’Rourke project leader Gerry Whyte as Delivery Director for the airport’s multi-million pound transformation.
First cohort graduates from construction and property two-year degrees
The first group of students to complete a unique two-year construction and property related degree will graduate from the University of Salford this week.
FIDIC searches for young professionals to sit on influential forum
FIDIC is on the look out for young professionals from the engineering sector to sit on its influential Young Professionals Forum steering committee (YPFSC).
UK construction PMI reaches four-month high
Construction activity in November indicated a solid expansion of UK construction output as new work picked up and client demand rose, according to the latest construction PMI.
Balfour Beatty slashes nearly half its debts
Balfour Beatty has announced that it has succeeded in paying off nearly half of its debt in the last 12 months.
Ferrovial set to sell Amey
Spanish construction giant Ferrovial is looking to sell its global services division, which includes UK subsidiary Amey, as the company seeks to focus on transport infrastructure.
London Underground & Balfour Beatty fined for health and safety breaches
London Underground and Balfour Beatty have been fined £433,000 for health and safety breaches after an employee suffered life-changing injuries.
Ilke Homes opens first modular homes factory in Yorkshire
The modular housebuilder, Ilke Homes aims to build 2000 new modular homes a year from its new factory in Knaresborough, Yorkshire.
BIM, digital life, the universe and everything…
Experienced architect and designer, John Eynon argues why more construction companies need to get on board with digital construction.
Balfour Beatty win big at the Commercial Fleet Awards
Balfour Beatty's Group Transport Compliance Manager Adrian Wanford won the title of 'Commercial Fleet Manager' of the Year' at the awards ceremony.
£72m to fund virtual reality, digital design and offsite construction
The Government has announced a new £72 million Core Innovation Hub to invest into virtual reality and the latest construction techniques.
CIOB invites the public to crown Art of Building Photographer of...
A competition run by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called on the public to choose their favourite shot from 12 shortlisted images.
Kier announces launch of £264m Rights Issue
Kier Group has announced that it proposes to raise gross proceeds of approximately £264m by way of a rights issue.
New prompt payment initiative to crackdown on slow paying contractors
A new prompt payment initiative to ensure all Government suppliers and subcontractors benefit from being paid on time, has been announced.
More than two thirds of Brits don’t know what a smart...
The latest study from ATG Access has found that 68% of the UK public do not know what a smart city is or the benefits it can bring.
Contractor awarded £16m Stonehaven flood protection scheme
Northern Ireland-based McLaughlin & Harvey has been appointed to deliver a £16m flood protection scheme for Stonehaven.
Councils welcome combustible cladding ban – but fire chiefs call for...
A ban on combustible materials being used on new high-rise buildings and support to help councils remove aluminium cladding from private residences have been welcomed by local authorities - but fire chiefs have called on the government to do more.
£270m North Star Village gets the green light in Swindon
Developer SevenCapital has been granted full planning consent for phase 1 of the £270m North Star Village in Swindon.
Researchers at Cambridge Uni to develop self-healing concrete
Researchers at the University of Cambridge are using microencapsulation technologies developed by Dolomite Microfluidics to develop self-healing building materials.