Polypipe acquires Manthorpe Building Products for £52m
Polypipe has agreed to pay £52m for the acquisition of Manthorpe Building Products, which specialises in the manufacturing of moulded and extruded plastic and metal building products
Opinion: The case for “Hackitt Plus”
The Hackitt Review represents an important moment for the construction industry – but do we need to be more critical in how we respond to it and perhaps go further than even Dame Judith suggests? Paul Wilkins of the Association of Consultant Approved Inspectors (ACAI) makes his case
Modular homes for the homeless could be ready by Christmas
Three Rivers District Council is building 17 modular homes to house 102 homeless people on Bury Lane in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
How the private rental sector is ushering in a renting revolution
James Topping of Advantage Home Construction Insurance discusses how the private rented sector is set to change the face of the industry and what the future holds for the market
New MEWPs safety document to facilitate work at height rescue plan
A new safety document entitled ‘Rescue of Persons from MEWPs’ has been published by the Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group (SFPSG), to provide guidance to facilitate work at height rescue plans
Women in Construction campaign wins prestigious award
The Considerate Constructors Scheme has won the ‘Women in Construction’ Award, at the London Construction Awards, for its national ‘Spotlight on…women in construction’ campaign
Flannery introduces innovative safety enhanced dumpers
P. Flannery has announced the introduction of an innovative new dumper to the UK that is designed to prevent site deaths from blind spots around the skip
Growth among construction SMEs slows, says FMB
Growth among construction SMEs slowed in most parts of the UK in the third quarter of this year, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
Checks and measures with BuildIT Construction
FARO’s Udo Haedicke delves into the developments in verification processes and technology that improve quality by applying the concept of traceability, while reducing risk and waste
Kier MD joins Anglian Water’s @one Alliance
Paul Fletcher managing director at Kier Utility Services is joining Anglian Water to run the delivery of its £6.5bn capital works programme
Local infrastructure suffers as councils fail to spend £443m
Nearly two-fifths (39%) of the receipts from the Community Infrastructure Levy remains unspent by councils in England and Wales, according to new analysis by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)
Planning permission granted for more than 350,000 new homes
Planning permission was granted for more than 350,000 new homes across 20,076 sites in the year up to June 2018
CCG responds to growing demand by expanding off-site manufacturing
CCG (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed 35 new members to its off-site manufacturing business, CCG OSM, in response to growing demand for its energy efficient timber systems
The CMA calls for more whistle-blowers in construction
The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) is targeting construction and manufacturing industries calling for more whistle-blowers to expose business cartels
Former Galliford Try MD joins Lovell to run London business
Lovell has recruited former Galliford Try managing director Stuart Gibbons as regional managing director to run its London business
Box Culverts installed on the Wixams Development in Bedfordshire
FP McCann discuss how precast concrete culvert box sections were the only considered option to channel the water course at the new development.
Integra moves into flagship self-built modular offices
Modular specialist Integra Buildings has moved into flagship self-built offices as part of a £3m investment programme
BSRIA launches White Paper on wearables & wellbeing in buildings
BSRIA has launched its White Paper on wearables & wellbeing in buildings – the story so far, which suggests that while there is substantial potential for wearables, there are also significant technical and social challenges raised
Analysis reveals construction’s annual profits continue to rise
An analysis of the operating and account data from more than 1,700 construction companies has revealed that average annual profit before tax has grown from 11.5% to 17.1% over the last three years
Affordable housing development launched on former West Ham stadium
Upton Gardens, an 842 unit mixed-tenure development of private sale and affordable housing has been launched on the site of West Ham’s former Upton Park stadium in East London
Khan boosts council housebuilding teams with new £10m fund
Sadiq Khan has launched a new £10m fund to improve London councils’ housing and planning teams and help boost their role in building new homes in the capital
Major infrastructure projects need more transparency, says new report
Monitoring of the UK’s biggest and riskiest projects has improved, but more needs to be done to increase transparency to ensure taxpayers get maximum value, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO)
Brownfield vs Greenfield construction – which is better?
During the site selection process, greenfield versus brownfield is a major decision to make. Here is a guide on the differences between brownfield and greenfield
The pivotal role of door hinges
Not all door hinges are the same – and the long-term security of doorsets can literally hang on selecting the right product
Hexagon Geosystems to showcase digital construction solutions at GEO|Design+BIM 2018
GEO| Design+BIM has announced Hexagon Geosystems as a co-sponsor, to showcase its solutions that help document construction site progress and create measurable, as-built documentation
Advanced Maintainer course from the qualification pathway available now
You can now book FIA’s Fire Detection and Alarm Advanced Maintainer unit!