A growing number of building contractors, and especially timber frame erection specialists, are making use of the weather protected panel products within the West Fraser range, allowing them to carry on working effectively despite increasingly [read more…]
Bellway has submitted detailed proposals for a new development of 116 new homes in Chadwell St Mary which will create affordable housing and new public open space for the area. The housebuilder has applied to [read more…]
MDF is a staple component in most homes; the panel product has been around since 1966 when West Fraser’s CaberMDF was introduced to the building market. It can be sawn, drilled, shaped, and routed cleanly with minimum fuss, using hand [read more…]
Derbyshire-based housebuilder Casamia Homes has unveiled its new website and announced two high-quality residential developments in sought-after locations across the county. Its latest schemes, in Allestree and Dalbury Lees, will offer a very different style of home, [read more…]
GRAHAM has been appointed as contractor to deliver the redevelopment of Cambridge Halls student accommodation at Manchester Metropolitan University, which is being delivered through a joint venture between the University and Unite Students. The long-term [read more…]
General Demolition – Considerate Constructors Climate Champion Award Winner Sustainability has become increasingly integral to the construction industry and for its part, London-based General Demolition has been striving to continuously improve in this area for [read more…]
Construction is underway on Hive, a £24m co-living residential development in Kelham Island that is set to become Sheffield’s biggest purpose‑built scheme of its kind. York-based developer Grantside has appointed EDGE, a leading property and construction consultancy, and [read more…]
Construction work has begun on a new Sainsbury’s Local store, which will serve Peel Waters’ regeneration project at Wirral Waters. The waterfront store is being built on the corner of Dock Road and Duke Street, next [read more…]
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has shared updated figures for its New Entrant Support Team (NEST), revealing that, between April and December 2025, NEST supported 4,572 apprenticeship starts, exceeding the 2025-26 final target with [read more…]
The built environment accounts for two-fifths of global carbon emissions, whilst UK construction generates three-fifths of all waste. For years, the industry has indirectly been focused on operational carbon; as a byproduct of the energy [read more…]
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