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It’s time to speed up the change to modern construction methods and materials

With a reported 8.4 million people in England affected by the housing shortage, and many years of failure by the construction industry to meet successive governments’ [...]

March 27, 2020

COVID-19 – Water Jetting Association suspends training

The Water Jetting Association has suspended all water jetting training to counter the health threat posed by the COVID-19 virus. Its Ruling Council has based its decision on [...]

March 26, 2020

New Forton site adds to developer’s Lancashire promise

A local housing developer is building on its promise to prioritise the engagement of a local supply chain by announcing a recently acquired site which will make way for nine [...]

March 26, 2020

tRIIO Turns to BIM for Albert Court Gas Mains Replacement Project

tRIIO, a joint venture organisation owned by Morrison Utility Services and Skanska UK, has completed major gas mains replacement work on Albert Court, a Grade [...]

March 25, 2020

New homes development to launch in Rolleston-on-Dove

A new 100-home development is set to launch in a Staffordshire village next month. Five-star builder Bellway is building the homes on a 14.7-acre site in Rolleston-on-Dove, [...]

March 25, 2020

Nene Wharf apartments part of a wider regeneration story in Peterborough

Described as England’s fastest growing city by a recent McKinsey report, Peterborough is considered one of the UK’s regeneration hotspots for 2020 with significant [...]

March 24, 2020

Willmott Dixon lands agri-food R&D development in Lincolnshire

Willmott Dixon has secured the role to build the University of Lincoln’s £7m agri-food research and development (R&D) facility at Peppermint Park – part of the South [...]

March 24, 2020

PAGABO TO WAIVE FRAMEWORK FEES FOR PROJECTS USING COVID-19, PPN 1/20

NATIONAL procurement organisation Pagabo has announced that framework fees will be waived for any projects procured via its frameworks using the government’s procurement [...]

March 23, 2020

Green light for redevelopment of 840 Old Kent Road

· Developer, PPR Estates has received planning permission for the redevelopment of 840 Old Kent Road [...]

March 23, 2020

Construction industry steps up efforts to attract and retain female talent

Businesses of all sizes are actively addressing gender imbalance – Gender parity is in sight within some organisations – Recognising & addressing male [...]

March 20, 2020

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