Star Platforms continues to grow with £2m fleet investment
UK powered access hire company, Star Platforms, has continued to grow their hire fleet with a £2m investment, adding over 350 platforms to their fleet in 2019.
Sanctuary gets the go-ahead for 118 affordable homes in Aberdeen
Sanctuary has been granted planning permission to build 118 affordable homes in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Orkney Council backs £28.5m ‘smart energy island’
Orkney Islands Council has backed the development of the £28.5m ReFLEX Orkney project which could maximise the potential for renewable energy generation in the area.
New homes on derelict land at a five-year low
The proportion of new homes built on vacant land has fallen by 10%, bringing it to its lowest level over the past five years, according to data by CPRE.
Why cities need to unlock their planning data
Cities are sitting on a wealth of valuable data locked away in planning documents. It’s time they learn how to better use a resource that’s entirely in their control, explains Stefan Webb.
Electrician falls from height through unprotected stairwell
A company, two directors and a self-employed contractor have been sentenced and fined after an electrician fell two storeys through an unprotected stairwell.
£95m regeneration of Arthur Street estate gains planning permission
Bexley Council’s planning committee has granted planning permission for the £95m redevelopment of the Arthur Street estate in Erith, South London.
Interserve to deliver £17m neonatal facilities contract
Interserve Group has been awarded a £17m contract to deliver the construction phase for the improvements of the obstetric and neonatal facilities at Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen.
Kier reports £25m profit warning for 2019
Kier has said it expects underlying profit for 2019 to be around £25m below its expectations, as the cost of fixing the company’s issues also rises by £15m.
Thoughts from the shovel face: Specialist maps and the D-Day landings
75 years ago the D-Day landings benefitted from specialist maps compiled from several lines of evidence to help decision makers.
Final Call for entries to the IES Martin Gough Student Award
The deadline is approaching for the Martin Gough Student Award, seeking excellence in research based on Apache and thermal simulation.
AET Flexible Space: Comfort Cooling for Blackheath High School
The new library and resource centre at Blackheath High School includes underfloor air conditioning system, installed by AET Flexible Space.
The importance of fire protection in the construction industry
It is clear stopping fire deaths and practising fire safety is high on the agenda, Ian King, chief operating officer at Zeroignition discusses more.
Construction connectivity: Getting back to basics
Technology such as drones, robotics and 3D printing offer huge potential for construction but the sites of the future cannot become a reality until the industry conquers the basics of construction connectivity.
90 jobs at risk as Dixon Contractors fall into administration
Dixon Contractors, a building firm based in County Antrim, has been placed into administration, putting around 90 jobs at risk.
Balfour Beatty awarded £1.3bn interstate highway project
Balfour Beatty has been conditionally selected, in a joint venture, to deliver the £1.3bn interstate highway project, on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation.
5 building materials from tomorrow’s world
Our world is built mostly from bricks, wood, steel, glass, and concrete. Let’s look at five new, sustainable materials that could be the building blocks of tomorrow.
Using AI to simplify Building Information Modelling
BricsCAD® BIM leverages machine learning algorithms (a.k.a. Artificial Intelligence – “AI”) to help you manage the consistency of your building information model’s overall level of development (LOD).
How PPP delivers an efficient, effective public estate
Nigel Skinner outlines why the Irish market could evidence the fact that public-private partnerships continue in providing an effective public estate.
Places for People and Ilke Homes to deliver UK’s ‘biggest modular...
Places for People and Ilke Homes join forces to deliver hundreds of modular homes, in one of the UK housing’s largest modular construction deals.
Amey launches maintenance programme for HMP Liverpool
Amey has instigated a maintenance programme to improve the living and working standards at HMP Liverpool, working with HMPPS and its supply chain partners.
Plans revealed for £30m Bolton College of Medical Sciences
Plans have been unveiled for The Bolton College of Medical Sciences (BCMS), a state-of-the-art training facility that will go before Bolton Council’s planning committee next month.
Construction firm and director fined £176,500 for unsafe asbestos removal
A construction company and its director have been fined over £170,000 after failing to ensure the safe removal of asbestos during demolition work.
Waitrose to launch ‘invisible door’ to tackle rising energy bills
Waitrose & Partners is to launch an ‘invisible door’ that has the potential to save retailers in the UK a combined £1.5bn per year by reducing their energy bills.
Willmott Dixon to deliver social housing in Leeds
Willmott Dixon has won a £9.3m construction contract with Leeds City Council to deliver affordable homes in Gipton and Osmondthorpe.
Viridor to build ‘groundbreaking’ £65m plastic recycling plant
Viridor has announced a project which will harness the electricity created from non-recyclable waste at its £252m energy recovery facility at Avonmouth to power a new £65m plastic recycling plant.