Modular construction is by no means a new concept. Decades after the post-World War II pre-fabrication boom, coupled with the rise of digitalisation and new construction technologies, a new generation of modular buildings is disrupting [read more…]
The construction industry is rallying from the aftermath of the lockdown as builders report steady workflow and recovering revenues, finds a survey1 of 2,000 UK construction companies by Skrap, the on-demand construction hire specialist . [read more…]
With social care and planning reform high on the Conservative Party’s agenda as it begins its annual conference online, the housing-with-care sector has urged the party to back new ways of caring for and supporting [read more…]
Delivery drones have been in the works for some time and although they have been tested in 27 different countries around the world, they are yet to be launched for operation in the UK. As [read more…]
The Government has moved to secure vital talent needed to build the UK’s recovery from Covid-19, protecting employment for thousands of people working in the construction sector. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, yesterday [read more…]
With the nationwide attention Isabella Tree’s bestseller Wilding has received, the creation of ‘Heal’ a charity crowdfunding large-scale purchase of land with the goal of rewilding it, and the transforming public attitudes to green spaces [read more…]
The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, HHIC, together with the heating industry has created a useful guide offering advice to frontline heating engineers on operating safely during the Covid-19 crisis. These are based on Government [read more…]
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is working with the Construction Products Association (CPA) to monitor the manufacturing and distribution of their respective members in order to meet the needs of housebuilders, contractors and SME builders [read more…]
Nadhim Zahawi MP, the Minister for Business and Industry, has acknowledged the vital role the building materials industry will play in the development and delivery of new technologies that will significantly reduce carbon emissions, to [read more…]
The revolving door was invented by Theophilus van Kannel from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1888. An old urban legend says that revolving doors were invented to prevent horses from entering buildings. This may seem like a humorous statement [read more…]
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