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Elevate Property Group appoints Bode Contracting to build its £50m Silk Yard scheme in Derby

The developer of a £50m property scheme in the centre of Derby has appointed an East Midlands construction specialist to deliver the project over two years. Elevate Property [...]

March 13, 2023

Building Control – What’s the point if they aren’t accountable?

Comment by Christian Hale, Managing Director of Hale How can Building Control expect to improve standards and apply regulation if they have no legal accountability? They [...]

March 10, 2023

Kier to deliver £30m mortuary in Aberdeen

Kier has been appointed by Aberdeen City Council and NHS Grampian to deliver the new £30m Aberdeen Integrated Mortuary at the Foresterhill Health Camp. The mortuary will [...]

March 9, 2023

Solar, out of the fringe and into the forefront

Preparing for the skills of tomorrow There must have been a time in the 1920s some 20 years after the introduction of the Model T Ford in the United States, and with millions [...]

March 8, 2023

Proud to support women in construction: Dorset’s Wyatt Homes marks International Women’s Day

To mark International Women’s Day (March 8th), Poole based Wyatt Homes is highlighting the achievements of one of its employees, Alexandra Negoita. Alexandra, 27, a Solent [...]

March 8, 2023

Vistry East Midlands celebrates the women at the top of the housebuilding industry for International Women’s Day

“The housebuilding industry is a great profession for women.” That’s the view of the four female directors who make up exactly half of the gender-balanced board at [...]

March 8, 2023

New data reveals half of construction workers feel lonely at work

New data launched today reveals that half (47%) of construction workers in the UK feel lonely in the workplace. The findings, conducted by NESCAFÉ as part of the ‘Make [...]

March 7, 2023

Henry Brothers’ CR Director named sustainability Business Leader Of The Year at prestigious awards

Ian Henry, Corporate Responsibility Director at construction company Henry Brothers, has been named Sustainability Business Leader of the Year at Northern Ireland’s first [...]

March 6, 2023

Work begins on first homes at former Civic Centre site

A land deal has been completed and construction of the first homes is underway at the former Sunderland Civic Centre site. Demolition of the old building began in October [...]

March 6, 2023

London bricklaying apprentices challenged by Forterra

Bricklaying apprentices gathered recently at Lewisham College to compete in Forterra’s third annual London Apprenticeship Challenge. The contest saw 12 London-based [...]

February 28, 2023

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