South Cambridgeshire District Council has approved plans for a landmark new neighbourhood at Northstowe, bringing together two cohousing communities within a single mixed‑tenure development — a first-of-its-kind scheme in the UK. The project marks the [read more…]
Work has started in Sandymoor to deliver almost 200 new homes, representing a £44.5m investment from top 10 housebuilder Keepmoat. 40 of the homes will be delivered through a section 106 agreement scheme in partnership with [read more…]
Experienced further education contractor Stepnell has completed a £6.45m sixth form learning centre in Sutton Coldfield, creating a future-ready space built for students to collaborate and develop. Named after former pupil Robert Lowndes, who donated funds towards the project, the works included a [read more…]
Astutis has analysed ten years’ worth of HSE data to look at which industries have made the biggest improvements when it comes to health and safety in the UK. The research revealed that while construction is [read more…]
Braving icy waters and snowy conditions to scramble to the summit of Snowdon, a Lovell Homes site manager has gone to extraordinary lengths for Open Door – a mental health charity operating across Merseyside. The team at Hamilton Wharf, the new 115-home development [read more…]
ECF has announced the completion of its first fitted and furnished suite in award-winning Eden, the highly sustainable £36m, 115,000 sq. ft, 12-storey workplace in Salford’s New Bailey. The 5,134 sq. ft workspace has been [read more…]
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been chosen by Severn Trent to deliver critical infrastructure upgrades at Rugby Newbold Sewage Treatment Works. As principal contractor and principal designer, Costain will design and build a new [read more…]
The 2.0% fall in construction output in the three months to January 2026, as reported in the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), should set alarm bells ringing for an industry already under [read more…]
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has published new data revealing significant shifts in the make‑up of the UK construction workforce, with a larger proportion of young people entering the industry and a growing proportion [read more…]
Yes, wood fibre insulation is suitable for mainstream housebuilding. It can be used to insulate the walls, floors and roof, and is available in air-injected or rigid board form. It is formed from at least [read more…]
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