It is fair to say that 2024 has had its challenges for the UK construction market, with the interest rate situation and the change in government leading to an unsettled situation. Thankfully, after catching up [read more…]
A new report by national planning and development consultancy, Lichfields, sheds light on the future of UK town centres, presenting a roadmap for the revitalisation and repurposing of vacant or underutilised buildings. Entitled “Out with [read more…]
The regeneration of historic buildings into new commercial and residential opportunities as opposed to constructing from scratch is set to increase into 2024, a commercial property expert has predicted. Charles Warrack, Partner at leading property [read more…]
Business recovery specialist Begbies Traynor reported in January that 77,077 construction companies experienced “significant financial distress” in the last quarter of 2022, making it the UK’s third most distressed sector after property and support services. [read more…]
Will cost be the death of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)? Here, Scott Tacchi, Head of MMC, Sir Robert McAlpine, looks to give the answer. 30 years on from the Latham report, construction is still [read more…]
Construction technology specialist XYZ Reality has released a new white paper: ‘Rethinking Rework: Exploring the causes of and solutions to construction’s most expensive problem’. With some studies suggesting that as much as 30% of construction [read more…]
Injuries and ill-health in the UK construction industry are now costing upwards of £16.2bn, new data has revealed. Around 20% (£3.16bn) of that cost was incurred by employers and 22% (£3.5bn) by the government. Yet [read more…]
A group of 12 young professionals from the built environment and construction sector have formed an alliance to make sure the voices of the next generation are heard in creating an inclusive industry that is [read more…]
The construction industry is experiencing damaging material challenges due to worldwide shortages and rising costs of manufacture, raw materials, and shipping but energy prices may end up the nail in the coffin for many manufacturing [read more…]
It’s common knowledge that the building and construction industry is a major carbon emissions contributor. It faces increasing pressure to adapt its approach to respond to environmental goals. Here, Louise Stewart, CEO and Founder of [read more…]
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