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drought damaged

Mick George Ltd tackle drought damaged Cambridgeshire roads

An initiative which started late last year to repair more than 40 miles of drought damaged roads in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will enter its final stages this month, with multiple locations set for improvements
Turley

Turley announces new recruits to London team

Leading planning consultancy Turley has bolstered its London team with five new recruits across its strategic communications, landscape and visual impact assessment and heritage services.
Developer-led regeneration

Report warns Manchester regeneration plans ‘aren’t fit for purpose’

Developer-led regeneration has "done very little" for the vast majority of Greater Manchester, according to a report by the Alliance Manchester Business School
roof sheets

Company fined after worker is injured during demolition work

A construction company has been fined after a worker was injured while demolishing a farm building
social mobility

Balfour Beatty Group CEO urges Government to address lack of social...

The 5% Club, an employer-led initiative focused on creating momentum behind the recruitment of apprentices and graduates into the workforce, recently issued its latest report urging business leaders and government to drive social mobility
cladding systems

FPA aims to speed up tests for cladding systems

The Fire Protection Association has opened up its research and experimental test rigs in Moreton for commercial use due to concerns about lack of market capacity and to speed up the UK testing process
build to rent

TfL seeks build to rent partner for 3,000 homes

Transport for London (TfL) is set to launch its search for a partner to create a build to rent joint venture to help deliver homes on some of London’s most well-connected sites
lloyd's register

BAM Nuttall: Turning virtual construction into a reality

Lloyd’s Register showcases how its independent third-party validation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) readiness assisted BAM Nuttall
Explore Manufacturing

Laing O’Rourke gains boost from HS2

Laing O’Rourke’s Explore Manufacturing factory is set to gain a boost thanks to the HS2 project, as it’s predicted the overall programme will support 15,000 jobs by 2020
endangered buildings

Victorian Society reveals top 10 endangered buildings

The Victorian Society has released their annual Top 10 Endangered Buildings List which recognises at-risk Victorian and Edwardian buildings and structures throughout England and...
Promoting Construction

CCS promoting construction campaign seeks social media support

The Considerate Constructors Scheme is calling on the construction industry to improve the public’s perception of the sector through the use of social media
Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Carillion used combustible cladding on Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Inspections have revealed that Carillion used non-complaint cladding on the Royal Liverpool University Hospital that it was building at the time it went into liquidation
modular building

Permanent design for temporary building at Birmingham University

Architecturally designed and built completely to spec, the new three-storey, modular building on the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Campus is full of unique features
annual profits

Galliford Try reports rebound in annual profits for 2018

Galliford Try has reported strong growth in its annual profits, boosted by a good performance by its housebuilding operation and a strong pipeline of upcoming projects
Hyperloop

Could the Hyperloop transform the way we travel forever?

How Elon Musk's high-speed transport, the Hyperloop has been transformed from dream into almost reality.
Happy by Design

Happy by Design guide demands emphasis on wellbeing in the built...

In response to increasing concern regarding the effects of design and architecture on our overall wellbeing, RIBA has released the Happy by Design guide in order to examine how we can build happier, healthier spaces, from the ground up
cloud based systems

Civica wins five-year contract with Alliance Homes to consolidate IT systems

Civica, a market leader in business-critical software applications, digital solutions and managed services has won a new five-year contract with Alliance Homes Group to implement its cloud-based Housing Cx and Coldharbour community care software systems.
Balfour Beatty

Balfour Beatty secures contract for £60m learning hub in Glasgow

Balfour Beatty has announced that it has been chosen by the University of Strathclyde to deliver its new £60m learning and teaching building
Housing Delivery

Barclays and Homes England launch £1bn housing development fund

Barclays has announced that it is teaming up with the UK Government to provide £1bn of development finance to help build thousands of new homes across England to help increase the speed and volume of housing delivery
apprentice levy

Unite calls for crackdown on apprentice levy payroll deduction

Unite is calling for an immediate crackdown on a loophole being operated by employment agencies and umbrella companies, which results in workers having the apprentice levy deducted from their wages
SME house builders

SME house builders fear skills shortage will hamper housing delivery

SME house builders predict that skills shortages in the construction industry will hinder housing delivery and eventually overtake access to finance as a bigger barrier to building new homes, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
projects

WYG selected to deliver host of projects for the FCO

WYG has been selected by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to lead redevelopment projects across a portfolio of British Embassy/High Commission properties
planning policy

Industry experts share opinions on Government planning policy

A podcast hosted by the Kings Chambers has shed light on industry opinions regarding the Government’s new planning policy
housebuilding

Northern regions overtake London in housebuilding growth

New data from the Regional Construction Hotspots in Great Britain 2018 report by industry analysts Barbour ABI and the Construction Products Association, shows London's homebuilders have been outpaced by the rest of Great Britain as investment in housebuilding dropped to its lowest value in six years.
regeneration

HS2 hubs spark wider regeneration

Five regions across the UK are reaping the benefits of the HS2 project work, as latest data by Barbour ABI and the Construction Products Association (CPA) sheds light on the levels of construction value across Great Britain in 2017
BIM level 2

Case Study: Royal HaskoningDHV and BIM

This case study takes a look at how Lloyd’s Register’s Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 accreditation is helping improve project delivery