A new report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has revealed that should the UK lose access to the EU single market, the UK construction industry could lose almost 200,000 EU workers post-Brexit. [read more…]
A judgment has been passed today in the High Court of Justice which provides the first review of what constitutes “a reserved legal activity” for the purposes of Legal Services Act 2007. National law firm Clarke Willmott [read more…]
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has unveiled its manifesto ahead of the next general election on 8 June 2017. The NFB believes that the next government should devote to tackling the greatest challenges of [read more…]
Campaign group London Citizens, part of national community organising charity, Citizens UK, has released an affordable homes ‘league table’ for London. The table presents the percentages of affordable homes built over the five years by [read more…]
The Yorkshire team at building and civil engineering company Britcon has been appointed to refurbish the University of York’s Central Hall on Campus West. The contract follows the successful completion of a £68,000 refurbishment project [read more…]
Construction site protection experts, VPS Site Security, have added a wireless emergency system (WES) early warning fire safety and evacuation network to their range of specialist rental products and services. The VPS FireAlert Wes+ (‘Wes [read more…]
voestalpine Metsec plc has announced its plans to offer five more apprenticeships, with applications now open until the end of June. Having employed nearly 50 engineering apprentices over the last two decades, the Black Country-based [read more…]
The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Steve Summers, was the guest of honour at a ‘topping-out’ ceremony held at 20 St James’s Street this week, celebrating an important milestone in the property’s transformation into a high quality, [read more…]
In order to improve policy making and provide a better understanding of the construction industry’s contribution to society, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has outlined five interlinked policy proposals for prospective parliamentary candidates and [read more…]
Leading engineering, environment and design consultancy Sweco UK is celebrating a successful 12 months since its rebrand from Grontmij in April last year. In the UK, Sweco employs 800 people and has particular expertise in [read more…]
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