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Notts home-grown talent takes top ai design prize

NOTTINGHAM-based architectural practice CPMG has seen success in its ranks through the award-winning AI design capabilities of one of its young rising stars. Qasim Iqbal, a Part 2 architectural assistant at CPMG, has recently been credited through the International AI...

Peterborough homebuilder talks the talk so residents can walk the walk

To coincide with National Walking Month in May, Cambridgeshire housebuilder David Wilson Homes is encouraging residents at Hampton Beach to take advantage of the many scenic walks around the Peterborough development and close by.  As the nights are getting...

Skilled trade shortage: UK’s most in-demand trades and repair hotspots revealed

15 most in-demand tradespeople in the UK based on ‘near by’ searches RankTradespeopleAverage monthly search volumesPercentage of searches (%)1=Locksmith near me110,00017.50%1=Plumber near me110,00017.50%3Electrician near me90,50014.40%4=Gardener near...

Construction’s leaky pipeline exposed as thousands of eager apprentices risk being lost

Seddon warns that the construction sector risks losing a generation of workers as 2,694 applicants for just 20 roles exposes a huge mismatch between ambition and opportunity Applications show strong interest from underrepresented groups, but a lack of opportunity...

Works begins on £38m leisure and wellbeing hub in Caerphilly, Wales

Following a detailed pre-construction process, works are now underway on a new, £38 million leisure and wellbeing hub in Caerphilly, Wales. The new facility will be conveniently located close to the town’s public transport hub,...

Balfour Beatty VINCI celebrates first HS2 Birmingham tunnel breakthrough

Balfour Beatty VINCI’s giant HS2 tunnelling machine Mary Ann broke through today, marking the end of her mission to excavate the first bore of what will soon become the longest railway tunnel in the West Midlands.  The 125-metre-long machine began constructing...

Balfour Beatty features in Construction News discussing how internal mobility can power the UK’s energy transition

Balfour Beatty has featured in Construction News, exploring how internal mobility can be used as a strategic tool in overcoming workforce challenges to drive the UK’s energy transition forward. In the article Stephen Tomkins, Project Director at Hinkley Point C...

It’s the right answer. Teams at the Dougall Baillie Associates 40th Anniversary Quiz (and the Marathon runners) raise £4300 for charity

Civil engineers dig deep into their pockets to raisecash for Scotland’s worthiest causes The big-hearted teams from East Kilbride-based civil engineers Dougall Baillie Associates not only know how to dig into their pockets for Scotland’s worthiest causes, some of them...

Kier appointed by the Department for Education to deliver East Coast College campus redevelopment project

Kier has been appointed by the Department for Education to deliver a redevelopment project at East Coast College in Great Yarmouth, replacing the existing facilities with a new and improved campus. The project will create a state-of-the-art new campus for the college,...

Work commences on world’s oldest in-situ cast-iron railway bridge

Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) engineers have this week begun initial preparation work for the raising and renovation of Crawshaw Woods Bridge, the earliest cast-iron railway bridge to still be in place over an operational railway anywhere in the world. Constructed...
Bancon group named finalists for three scottish home awards

Bancon group named finalists for three scottish home awards

Industry recognition marks a milestone year for the Group’s 50th anniversary Bancon Group is celebrating a major achievement in its 50th year as both its Homes and Construction divisions have been named finalists in the 2025 Scottish Home Awards. Bancon Homes is...

Homebuilder pledges £3,000 to fund defibs for grassroots football

Homebuilder pledges £3,000 to fund defibs for grassroots football

Nottinghamshire housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes has contributed £3,000 to Defibs for Grassroots Football, a charity funding defibrillators for football clubs at lower levels. B&DWNM - AH - 29.04.2025-033 - (L-R) Joe Watson, Amanda Vennell, Beth Astle...

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