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building safety bill,

Building Safety Bill delivers ‘biggest changes’ to safety for 40 years

The government will publish its landmark Building Safety Bill to deliver the biggest changes to safety for nearly 40 years.
offsite construction,

The outlook for modular and offsite post-Covid

Studies by AMA Research have pinpointed the sectors that will experience an upturn from the Covid-19 pandemic, with both modular and offsite construction set to grow.
Sizewell C

Industry urges government to give Sizewell C the go-ahead

Thirty-two companies and organisations, including some of the UK’s biggest firms supporting clean energy, have come together to urge the Government to give the major infrastructure project the green light.
flood protection scheme, Upper Garnock Valley,

McLaughlin & Harvey wins £18m Ayrshire flood protection scheme

McLaughlin & Harvey has secured the construction contract for a flood protection scheme at the Upper Garnock Valley.
social landlords, repairs and voids works,

PfH seeks contractors for £490m social housing repairs backlog

Procurement for Housing (PfH) is on the hunt for contractors to deliver £490m worth of responsive repairs and voids works to social landlords through a new dynamic purchasing system (DPS).
housebuilders, construction site,

Getting housebuilders back on track post-Covid

What can housebuilders do to recoup time and money from stalled construction sites? Craig Andrews of Wrekin Products discusses a proven technique to improve site efficiency through value engineering that many in the industry are not taking advantage of.
modular housing,

Work begins on modular housing scheme in Anfield

Work has begun on Your Housing Group’s first modular housing scheme in Anfield, Liverpool.
energy efficiency, renovation,

Northumbria joins €4.8m EU housing energy efficiency project

Northumbria University has been chosen to participate in a €4.8m project to make renovating residential buildings in Europe more energy efficient.
subcontractors,

Subcontractors: Kick ‘em when they’re down

Copronet says the construction industry must ‘stand together’ with subcontractors, as contractors demand rate reductions amid Covid-19 worries.
Artificial intelligence, technology

How COMPLIANT is your Artificial Intelligence?

Ryan Dempsey considers the nature of compliance, technology and why his company is rebranding to remove the word ‘compliance’ from the frontline.
crane collapse,

Woman killed in Bow crane collapse

Around 40 people have been evacuated from their homes after a 20-metre crane fell from a construction site and crashed into terraced houses in Compton Close, Bow.
Plan for Jobs,

Plan for Jobs to save money, cut carbon and boost economy

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a £30bn ‘Plan for Jobs’ to save money, cut carbon, and support around 140,000 jobs.
tidal lagoon,

Plans unveiled for £590m tidal lagoon in North Wales

Plans have been revealed for a £590m tidal lagoon capable of providing low carbon electricity to power 82,000 homes in North Wales.
Financial support, build aviator

Covid-19: Helping hands for trades from Build Aviator

Build Aviator has extended a range of help and financial support to tradespeople during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown.
green schemes,

Chancellor to unveil £3bn investment in green schemes

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to unveil a £3bn investment in green schemes to generate jobs, upgrade buildings and guard the environment.
modular apartments,

19 modular apartments delivered to Royal Arsenal Riverside site

Forta PRO has delivered 19 modular apartments to Berkeley Homes' Royal Arsenal Riverside site in London.
structural design defects,

Barratt discovers structural design defects at seven developments

Housebuilder Barratt has revealed seven of its developments built over 10 years ago have structural design defects which will cost around £70m to remediate.
housing crisis, key workers,

Government urged to allocate £12.8bn to tackle rural housing crisis

CPRE and English Rural are urging the government to allocate £12.8bn of funding to tackle the housing crisis and deliver affordable homes for rural key workers.
tradespeople, work safe,

‘Work Safe. Safe Work’ campaign to boost industry recovery

‘Work Safe. Safe Work’ campaign launched today (3 July) offers guidance to homeowners for when they have tradespeople carry out work in their homes.
Oxfordshire Garden Village,

Plans in for ‘21st century’ Oxfordshire Garden Village

Plans for the Oxfordshire Garden Village in West Oxfordshire have been lodged by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland.
David Warburton,

Urban Splash hires land director

Regeneration company Urban Splash has appointed David Warburton as land director to focus on acquisitions in the South West of England and neighbouring areas.
Construction sites, area based scheme

Highland Council’s energy-efficient scheme resumes

Following Scottish Government guidance on returning to construction sites across Scotland, works will be restarting on the EES: ABS scheme across the Highlands.
housing development, BoKlok,

BoKlok UK gains approval for sustainable development in Bristol

BoBlok UK, the joint venture between Skanska and IKEA, has been granted planning permission for its first UK housing development in Bristol.
earls court development,

HawkinsBrown and Studio Egret West win Earls Court scheme

Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West have been appointed as the principal masterplan architects for the Earls Court development site following a six-month international competition.
modern methods of construction, Dame Judith Hackitt,

Actis welcomes Hackitt’s call to increase offsite manufacturing

Modern Methods of Construction play a vital role in ensuring the new normal is greener and more efficient, according to Dame Judith Hackitt and construction minister Nadhim Zahawi.
innovative methods of housebuilding

Bristol partnership to trial innovative methods of housebuilding

Innovate UK has awarded funding for the Enabling Housing Innovation for Inclusive Growth project which will trial innovative methods of housebuilding in Bristol.