Ahead of Noise Action Week (24-29 May), Bureau Veritas is urging construction companies to review its noise control procedures to ensure they are fully compliant to Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 (CoNAWR). According [read more…]
The first few months of the pandemic shutdown period saw plant and tool theft increase by 50%. Over a year on construction businesses are continuing to face rising levels of theft and according to leading [read more…]
Following the recent planning approval of a new mixed-use student accommodation development in central Brighton, developer McLaren Property has revealed what the local community can expect from the scheme. Located on London Road, within Brighton’s [read more…]
Work has started on a £16m affordable housing scheme in Doncaster that will see the development of 126 homes. They will be delivered by Esh Construction in partnership with Together Housing Group, which also owns [read more…]
New research has revealed the construction industry could cost the Treasury £4.2bn in business and self-employed defaults. Insolvency specialists, Business Rescue Expert, has delved into industry sectors to reveal how small businesses in each sector [read more…]
A total of 454 hard hats have been laid out at a building college to represent the number of construction workers who die from suicide each year, as new research finds that almost half (49%) [read more…]
The latest ONS figures show that monthly construction output grew by 5.8% in March 2021 because of growth in both new work (6.7%) and repair and maintenance (4.4%). What’s more, construction output in March 2021 [read more…]
Following the Queen’s Speech, we look at the reaction from various figures within the construction and property sectors in an attempt to make sense of what the ramifications will be for Britain and its objective [read more…]
The winner of a competition to shape Britain’s future railways has been won by Edinburgh-based architectural practice, 7N Architects. The contest, which is run by Network Rail and RIBA, asked architects, engineers and designers from [read more…]
Plans to further extend Fulwood Central retail park with a mixed-use scheme of retail, commercial, co-working space and a food hall have been given the green light by Preston City Council. Located adjacent to the [read more…]
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