With the aim, laid out by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), to make all buildings Net Zero by 2050, the construction industry must make changes — starting with material choice. Here, Nick Cowley, Managing [read more…]
Although the construction industry has come a long way in recent years, there’s still work to be done to make it even more inclusive. Here, Rosi Lister, CEO, Sarah Mumford, Programmes Director, and Sarah Beckett, [read more…]
On World Quality Day (12th November), Bureau Veritas is encouraging construction businesses to consider the importance of quality management amid recent research detailing how the coronavirus pandemic is rewiring customer demands. Pegged as a great [read more…]
As the first coronavirus lockdown in March functioned as a precursor for the current housing sector slowdown, the industry continues to recover from the seven-week market shutdown – now overshadowed by the second national lockdown. [read more…]
As construction companies digitise more of their operations and take advantage of the many benefits this brings, cybersecurity becomes an increasingly effective support. Guy Dulberger, Vice President of Information Security at Ritchie Bros., explains why [read more…]
Britain’s housing market continues to flip the recession script with average asking prices hitting record high in spite of the ongoing coronavirus restrictions and the economic uncertainties. Tiger Craft, Partner and CIO at Hilltop Credit Partners, says [read more…]
In February 2020, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, announced the Government’s First Homes scheme. The scheme will see thousands of new houses being built across the UK, aimed to [read more…]
The construction industry, together with everyone else, is in the midst of a global pandemic that has resulted in one of the deepest recessions on record. As Tim Whiteley, co-founder of Inevitech points out, however, the crisis has served as a catalyst for positive change, [read more…]
Housebuilders have defended proposed planning changes allowing up to 40 to 50 homes to be built before an ‘affordable homes’ quota kicks in. Last week the Local Government Association criticised the government for the proposals, [read more…]
A survey of 100 construction companies across the UK conducted by the MHA Association of accountancy firms reveals a stark divide in how construction companies have fared during the Covid-19 crisis. While almost half of [read more…]
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