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…]
Keltbray Group; a leading UK based specialist business offering engineering, construction, demolition, decommissioning, remediation, rail, environmental services and reinforced concrete structure solutions, has announced its support for the Construction Youth Trust’s (CYT) new initiative to engage young [read more…]
Construction audit and CIS contract provider Hudson Contract has expressed its “intense frustration” at the way the government’s National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) is being implemented. New figures show that there has been a fall in [read more…]
Leading noise monitoring specialists Cirrus Research have just completed a six-figure contract to supply the Costa Rican government with 50 of its Optimus Red sound level meters The large order of 50 Optimus Reds were [read more…]
Over 24 hours on from Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s Budget announcement, we gauge the reaction of a cross section of the construction sector with very mixed results. Chris Edginton, Sales and Marketing Director at Bellway Northern [read more…]
Plans to build a new Queen Margaret Academy in Ayr are a step closer with the official contracts now signed after reaching financial close. South Ayrshire Council is now preparing to move on site to [read more…]
Building and engineering firm Britcon has started on site with phase three development works to support the expansion of a unique £15m luxury lodge scheme at Burton Waters for Arbor Living. Lakeshore is a collection [read more…]
A traditional building method is being repurposed through an international research project with a view to constructing a new generation of energy efficient homes. Cob houses have existed in the south of England and northern [read more…]
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