Social Value | Design and Build UK

Customer influence, AI and action: VIVID’s Annual Review charts progress on customer experience

Jul 27, 2026 | News, Social Value, Technology and innovation

VIVID has published its Annual Review for 2025–26, highlighting how customer influence, data and digital innovation are leading the way and driving improvements in services and outcomes for its 84,000 customers. At a time of increasing expectations on service quality,...

Willmott Dixon starts £11.8m Garendon Primary School for Leicestershire County Council

Jul 23, 2026 | Development and Planning, News, Projects, Social Value

Willmott Dixon has started construction of Garendon Primary School, an £11.8m, 420-place primary school for Leicestershire County Council in west Loughborough, the first to be delivered to a standardised school design the contractor created specifically for the...

NHBC appoints Danielle Keywood as Sector Lead for Local Authorities

Jul 16, 2026 | Appointments and People, Housing, News, Social Value

NHBC, the UK’s largest provider of new home warranties and insurance, has appointed Danielle Keywood as Sector Lead for Local Authorities. Joining the Customer Relationship team, Danielle will manage and develop relationships with local authorities across the UK, as...

Building Capacity Above Glenfield Hospital Roof

Jul 14, 2026 | Development and Planning, Health and Safety, News, Projects, Social Value

Hospitals rarely have the space to grow in a straightforward way. Expansion is usually shaped by what already exists, with new facilities needing to fit around busy departments, constrained footprints and critical services that cannot be interrupted. At...

Major Milestone for Glasgow Waters as First Residential Plans Lodged for £100 million Co-Living Development at Yorkhill Quay

Jul 14, 2026 | Development and Planning, Infrastructure, News, Projects, Social Value

Plans have been submitted for the first homes at Yorkhill Quay, a key neighbourhood within Peel Waters’ transformational Glasgow Waters district – one of Glasgow’s most significant regeneration projects, marking a major milestone in revitalising the city’s Clyde...

MTX Expands Oxford Surgical Capacity

Jul 13, 2026 | Development and Planning, Health and Safety, Infrastructure, News, Projects, Social Value

A major healthcare infrastructure project at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford is moving closer to completion, marking a significant step forward in the expansion of surgical services across the region. The new 5 storey Surgical Elective Centre for Oxford...