The UK construction industry needs its highly-valued EU workers, who might be travelling home for Christmas, to come back after the festive break, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB has published [read more…]
Almost half of the world’s population is currently living in cities, and by 2050 the figure is expected to rise to 75 per cent. Nobody really knows what the city of the future will be [read more…]
UK developers are squandering £20m a year on interest they don’t need to pay, new research from specialist packager, Thistle Finance, revealed today (Wednesday 13 December). Companies take out development finance loans for the duration of their builds. However, [read more…]
Construction of new homes has fallen significantly since the EU referendum, according to a new survey of housebuilding companies published today (Wednesday 6th December). Housebuilders are also sceptical that the government’s target of building one million [read more…]
New figures released by law firm Womble Bond Dickinson LLP reveal a dip in the use of Planning Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs). Submissions of Planning CPOs, which are often deployed to facilitate complex large scale development [read more…]
Steel Framing Systems (SFS) make up a substantial part of the offsite solutions portfolio – from structural panels to complete frames, plus a variety of roofing, volumetric modular options and infill walling applications. Steve Thompson, [read more…]
The gender pay gap in the construction sector has fallen by four per cent in the last decade, according to a new report published today (Wednesday 29th November) by Informi, the website offering free practical [read more…]
Clear glazing has been most commonly specified in rooflight solutions over the years and has, in the main, fulfilled the requirements of installers and end users. However, as technological advancements have been made and awareness [read more…]
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