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Soluis Group secures £1 million innovate UK Grant for the Construction Industry

A Soluis Group-led consortium has secured £1 million of funding from Innovate UK to develop an Augmented Worker System (AWE), pioneering the use of virtual and augmented [...]

September 21, 2017

Experience the most innovative products and developments in timber at this year’s Timber Expo

In just six weeks Timber Expo, the UK’s only event dedicated exclusively to Timber, will return to Birmingham NEC from 10 – 12 October 2017. Not to be missed, this [...]

September 20, 2017

Amazon to invest $5bn building second HQ in North America

Amazon is to invest over US$5bn (£3.8bn) developing a second ‘headquarters city’ somewhere in North America. It is inviting to cities to put themselves forward as the [...]

September 13, 2017

New Orders in Construction Fall to the Lowest in Three Years

ONS figures published today show that construction output in July fell by 0.9% and was 0.4% lower compared with one year earlier. In addition, new orders in Q2 declined 7.8% [...]

September 11, 2017

Aztec wins trio of church revamps including Grade II listed St Nicholas Church

Liverpool-based construction and fit-out firm, Aztec, has secured a trio of ecclesiastical projects in Merseyside with a combined value of more than £1million. Aztec has [...]

September 11, 2017

Pick Everard helps power up offshore wind farm for SSE

HISTORICAL maritime buildings in the harbour of Wick in Caithness, Scotland, will be brought back into operation when renovated to act as the hub for one of the largest new [...]

September 11, 2017

Pear Stairs

Staff at a well-known staircase design and manufacturing company are celebrating after one of its employees was shortlisted for a national prize. Clare Harper, creative [...]

September 7, 2017

Lack of focus on recruitment ‘could force building firms out of business’

A lack of focus on bolstering the workforce could push construction firms out of business, according to One Way. An analysis by the specialist rail and construction [...]

August 30, 2017

Masterplan unveiled for Singapore’s second central business district

Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has unveiled a masterplan for the Jurong Lake District developed by a team that includes Arup. URA is inviting public comments [...]

August 30, 2017

Meldrum wins £12m contract to renovate Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland

North East contractor Meldrum Construction Services Limited has landed a £12m contract to restore 900-year-old Auckland Castle in Bishop Auckland. The award from the [...]

August 30, 2017

Articles by Maria Still