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Modular construction specialists McAvoy awarded BRE BIM certification first

The McAvoy Group who specialise in modular buildings for the health, education and hospitality sectors have become the first UK offsite construction company to achieve BRE [...]

June 21, 2016

UK construction industry walking the talent tightrope

Talent shortages, rather than increased demand, are behind the increase in bricklayers’ pay, according to One Way. An analysis by the construction and rail recruitment [...]

June 20, 2016

Government construction targets impossible due to a lack of ‘feet on the ground’

A lack of manpower is the biggest concern for the Government in meeting construction targets, according to construction and rail recruitment specialists, One Way. This comes [...]

June 15, 2016

Construction worker at Queensferry Crossing is killed by crane

A construction worker has died on the site of the new Queensferry Crossing after reportedly being struck by part of a crane. Another worker suffered minor injuries in the [...]

May 2, 2016

Turner & Townsend eyes expansion with £80 million funding package

Global programme management and construction consultancy Turner & Townsend has secured a finance package of £80 million from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, HSBC and [...]

April 19, 2016

Government launch Government Construction Strategy 2016-20

The Government Construction Strategy 2016-20 has been launched and will aim to make £1.7Bn in efficiency savings by 2020. The construction industry makes ups a major part of [...]

April 6, 2016

“Shutdown” at Ainscough as crane drivers go on strike

Union leaders claim that “rock solid strike action by crane operators” at mobile giant Ainscough caused a “near total shutdown of operations” yesterday. Officials at [...]

February 29, 2016

Surge of big projects boost UK construction to pre-recession levels

UK construction expected to return to pre-recession levels after a surge in road, rail and energy projects. According to the Construction Products Association, construction [...]

February 16, 2016

Construction business booming in South East

Following the recent announcement that the government is aiming to build 1 million new homes by 2020, construction companies in the South East are seeing a surge in project [...]

December 14, 2015

Londoneast-uk and Barking & Dagenham College announce collaboration for students’ construction industry training programme

Londoneast-uk and Barking & Dagenham College are collaborating to launch a new construction industry training programme for students revolving around live work experience [...]

December 14, 2015

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