Research suggests Higher Education sector dominates construction markets
Total construction output in the higher education (HE) sector was estimated to be worth around £3.9bn in 2017, and this is predicted to rise as the market for university construction work steadily increases
London firms experience knock-on effect from housing shortage
The shortage of affordable homes to buy and rent in London is restricting firms’ ability to recruit and retain staff, according to the latest CBI/CBRE London Business Survey
NavVis launches Autodesk Revit Add-in
NavVis, a global leader in mobile indoor mapping, visualisation, and navigation, has announced a new add-in for Autodesk Revit
Safety report identifies decline in scaffolding accidents
The number of accidents and injuries reported by members of the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) fell to a new low in 2017
CITB invites industry to join its Nation Councils
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is urging leading industry representatives to apply to join its new Nation Councils and play a crucial role in helping to determine the future of UK construction
London social housing estate achieves UK’s first blockchain energy trade
Verv has completed the UK’s first energy trade using blockchain technology as part of regulator Ofgem’s Sandbox initiative to test innovative services and business models not possible under current regulation
Mick George Demolition Ltd – Acton Gardens Phase 6.2
Mick George Demolition Ltd discuss their involvement at Acton Gardens, a project which will see regeneration to focus on community facilities
Number of construction companies facing financial distress rises
The number of UK construction companies in significant financial distress has risen by a quarter in the past year and doubled in the past 18 months, according to Begbies Traynor's Red Flag Alert research for Q1 2018
New research exposes ‘inadequate’ industry fire certification
Research conducted on behalf of the insurance industry following the Grenfell Tower fire has exposed the ‘utter inadequacy’ of the laboratory tests currently used to check and certify the fire safety of building materials
Stroma Group become a new signatory of the UK BIM Alliance
The Stroma Group has become a signatory of the UK BIM Alliance, along with Niraj Mistry of Stroma Certification leading the upskilling stream for the projects team at the UK BIM Alliance
Government backs innovation for good quality homes
Ministers will today (25 April) call on industry to embrace the latest innovations to make sure the good quality homes that the country needs are being built
Offsite Solutions launches RIBA-accredited CPD for bathroom pods
Offsite Solutions, the UK’s leading bathroom pod manufacturer, has launched the only RIBA-accredited CPD training programme for bathroom pods
How drones will revolutionise the construction industry
Construction warranty specialists, CRL, have journeyed into the world of drones. CEO Steve Mansour, discusses how the sophisticated devices will revolutionise the construction industry
Network Rail to build £46m Wigan depot as part of its...
Network Rail has revealed plans to build a new £46m train depot in Wigan as part of its Great North Rail Project
Swan Housing Group awarded BOPAS accreditation
BLP Insurance has announced that Swan Housing Group, one of the leading regeneration housing associations in the UK, has secured BOPAS (Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme) accreditation for its precision engineered, modular, cross-laminated timber (CLT) homes
Build-to-rent homes increase by 30% in a year
According to a new study, the total number of build-to-rent homes completed – under construction and in planning – across the UK has increased by 30% in the past year
Intuitive mobile digital solutions play a vital part in digital transformation
Intuitivity, mobility and digital transformation are critical dimensions of our world today. In an interview, Benoît Jeannin, Script&Go’s founder and CEO, calls for deeper consideration of the need for digital transformation
Aldous bill published
Legislation being piloted through the House of Commons privately by Peter Aldous MP to reform the practice of withholding retention monies in construction contracts has now been published
FP McCann Precast Concrete Tank installed for Bio treatment of waste...
FP McCann has supplied a large 15 cubic metre precast concrete tank for installation at a new car sales facility in Kent
Construction’s contribution to social mobility recognised in Queen’s Awards
Now in its fifty-third year, the Queen’s Awards have a long history of celebrating the UK’s most successful business and business people – among contractors receiving awards this year are; Willmott Dixon, Esh Holding’s and Glasgow’s City Building
Ebbsfleet Garden City gains 205 further homes
Planning permission has been approved for a further 205 homes to be built in Ebbsfleet Garden City
Trimble buys US MIS Software Company
Trimble has acquired US-based business, FabSuite, which provides management information system (MIS) software to steel fabricators
Bryden Wood awarded queen’s award for enterprise
Architecture and operations consultancy, Bryden Wood, has become one of the first architects to be awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, for innovation that changes the fundamentals of design and construction
MPs to debate legislation to bring long-term empty homes back into...
Measures to equip councils with controls to bring thousands of long-term empty homes back into use will be debated in Parliament today (23 April)
CPA reveals Construction Output to flatline in 2018
Latest economic forecasts from the Construction Products Association (CPA) reinforce its view that 2018 will likely see no growth in industry output, however, the picture for 2019 looks a little better
Kier launch innovative digital construction apprenticeship
Kier has launched a new two-year digital construction apprenticeship with a focus on applying Building Information Modelling (BIM) to inspire the next generation of talent to consider a career within the built environment