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From apprentice to director: Beard’s commitment to developing young talent highlighted during National Apprenticeship Week

A long-serving director at family-owned contractor Beard says the company’s commitment to developing young talent plays a vital role in supporting their growth [...]

February 7, 2025

MMC and more builders are needed to help government achieve planning aims, says Actis

The first phase of the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, to be introduced in the spring, will see developers potentially being given default permission [...]

February 5, 2025

Inclusive design: How UK fire stations are adapting to a diverse workforce

With women making up more than 8% of firefighters in the UK, fire stations are increasingly striking a need for carefully considered shared living and working quarters. [...]

January 28, 2025

Planning application fee hike won’t improve planning warns MPA

Government proposals to raise planning application fees in England from April 2025 will not deliver the intended boost to local authority planning budgets. That’s according [...]

January 24, 2025

Going Green: The Sustainable Housing Trend in the UK property market.

Attributed to We Buy Any House. Since the late 2000s, sustainable housing has been gaining momentum in the UK property market. This is reflecting the evolving needs and [...]

January 24, 2025

Costain engineer becomes youngest woman to receive ICE Fellowship

Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, is celebrating the achievements of five professionals who have been awarded Fellowship by the Institution of Civil Engineers [...]

January 23, 2025

Met office Storm Eowyn ‘danger to life’ alert sparks roof safety warning from Actis

The Met Office’s ‘danger to life’ red warning ahead of the arrival of Storm Eowyn in the UK is another reminder of the importance of constructing roofs which [...]

January 23, 2025

Breaking the Stigma: My Life as a Bipolar Site Manager in Construction

By Patrick Shah-Regan My life changed the day I got out of my car and stood next to a police van in Middleton, Manchester, lay down on the pavement and asked them to take me [...]

January 21, 2025

Back to the Future: 5 future housebuilding predictions for a greener future

The Precast and Masonry Expo 2024 offered a wealth of insights into the future of construction and applications of precast concrete specifically. As we look ahead, we will [...]

January 13, 2025

Labour: not just the governing party, but the real challenge to delivering on its ambitious housing targets

Attributed to David Meek, CEO, This Land More than one-third of job vacancies in the UK are due to skills shortages. In the property and construction industries in [...]

January 3, 2025

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