The number of London-based jobseekers searching for work outside the capital has jumped by nearly a third, analysis by the world’s largest job site, Indeed, revealsEssex is the most popular county among Londoners seeking work elsewhereExodus comes as London’s jobs...

Peter Culley of Spatial Affairs Bureau has been shortlisted in the World Architecture News in the Rising Star/Emerging Practice of the Year category.  Spatial Affairs works across large scale commercial projects through to creative and domestic projects. Culley...

The University of Derby is joining local partners from across Derbyshire next month to spearhead the ‘green recovery’ by making homes in the county more energy efficient.Methods and approaches to ‘retrofit’ energy efficiency features in houses across Derbyshire will...

NOTTINGHAM’S biggest regeneration scheme for decades will begin in earnest in the coming weeks following the granting of planning approval for the first phase of The Island Quarter. The plans for Canal Turn today (23 September) received planning consent from...

IWG reveals six in ten workers (57%) want to get back to the office when guidance allows, but one closer to their homeAlmost half (46%) say they’d look to quit their job if they were asked to return to the office five days per week New research from IWG, the world’s...

New walking map highlights a network of quiet and interesting streets in central London – to be given away for freeAttractive printed maps distributed to central London locations, with route information available online at www.footways.londonFurther walking...

Land & Water Services, alongside its Plant division, has successfully placed a 100t crane on to a 17-piece ravestein pontoon at the ‘Unlocking the Severn’ fish pass construction site at Holt Weir, along the River Severn in Worcestershire, on behalf of its client...

Isuzu UK hosted its second virtual show of the season - the Summer Show by Isuzu - bringing all the entertainment and fun of a county show, safely from the comfort of your own home and without the mud.  This 45-minute show is jam packed with entertainment and...

A Specialist Resource Base at a Cardiff school is set for a new outdoor learning and play area – thanks to a TV show and Selco Builders Warehouse. The S4C series Prosiect Pum Mil (Project Five Thousand) sees community projects in Wales receive £5,000 to be put towards...

The Winvic team started on-site in July and the scheme will be completed and open for use in January 2021. The programme of works not only includes the construction of a new 50m diameter* roundabout, but also comprises resurfacing works where the trunk road will be...

Proposals by Connected Living London - the long-term partnership between Grainger plc and Transport for London – to deliver 460 new homes for rent have been given the go-ahead by Ealing Council’s Planning CommitteeThe development is the first of four proposed by...

CityFibre, the UK’s third national digital infrastructure platform, has announced that it is has appointed Bechtel, one of the world’s leading engineering, construction and project management companies, to support a major acceleration in its full fibre rollout as it...

CITB is offering support to help find a new employer for any displaced apprentice as part of a raft of measures to keep skills within industry.   Any construction apprentice is now eligible to receive CITB support if they lose their job or apprenticeship....

Driving rules Brits were likely told as kids have been myth busted by a team of motoring experts - from whether it’s actually illegal to lie across the backseats to the rules on playing music too loud in the car.  The LeaseCar.uk team have remembered four common...

Esh Construction’s commercial build division has secured a £10 million contract to transform the Hexham Bunker into a 69-bedroom Travelodge and Lidl retail outlet. Delivered on behalf of Union Property Development (Hexham) Ltd, the retail development will be based on...

NATIONAL multi-sector property developer Godwin Developments has announced the appointment of highly experienced property lead Lindsay McCombe to the position of senior development director. Based out of the company’s Birmingham office, he will strengthen the delivery...

Land & Water Group’s Terraqua Environmental Solutions (TES) division, responsible for the bioengineering and aquatic planting of its projects, has recently welcomed a new team member after a successful summer. Roger Baines has joined the team as Contracts Manager,...

Drivers have been warned about six of the most expensive car repairs they may have to face – with some repair bills potentially running into the thousands. Car experts from LeaseCar.uk have researched and revealed the mechanical problems that could most leave...

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces the appointment of Tracey Wood as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. Tracey will report directly to Group Chief Executive, Leo Quinn, as a member of Balfour Beatty’s Group Executive...

Caddick Construction has secured the contract to reconfigure and refurbish Kendal Town Hall and South Lakeland House on behalf of South Lakeland District Council. The £4.5million project will create new, modern town centre offices to support the Council’s Customer...

Brent Council has awarded Higgins the £14 million contract for the redevelopment of the Hillside and Milton Avenue sites as part of the redevelopment of Stonebridge.  The two sites form part of the masterplan to sensitively redevelop within the heart of...

Winvic, the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and One Big Circle Consortium secure Innovate UK Funding for Computer-Vision-SMART Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main contractor that specialises in the design and delivery of multi-sector construction...

The VolkerFitzpatrick team recently completed a 57,000ft2 new office building in King’s Cross on behalf of Newmark Properties LLP. After starting in June 2018, VolkerFitzpatrick completed the construction of a part eight storey and part nine storey concrete structure,...

A hospice which supports patients with life-limiting conditions from across north east Worcestershire has seen its fundraising efforts enhanced by help from a leading builders merchant. Primrose Hospice, based on St Godwalds Road in Bromsgrove, requires £1.7 million...

As Scotland continues to battle a surge in the global pandemic, the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has repeated its urgent call for industry workers to be COVID-19 smart in their social lives. The unique collective of more than 100 construction...

Galliford Try has released its annual results statement for the year ending on 30 June 2020. Its financial and operational highlights consisted of a “focus on cost management and commercial discipline” and a “rapid and effective response to Covid-19” through “fully...

One of Scotland’s largest building and construction firms, The JR Group, has launched a new timber kit division, adding to its impressive and expanding portfolio. DC Timber Systems has now been incorporated into the Group which already includes: JR Construction, JR...

Exciting proposals have been put forward for the delivery of an ambitious residential-led mixed-use development in West Lothian (site aerial image attached). Situated at the current Clapperton poultry farm complex, located east of Livingston, “Drumshoreland...

As the importance of certification becomes increasingly critical in the construction industry, SELECT has been granted Ministerial approval to continue in its role as a Scheme Provider for the Certification of Construction (Electrical Installations to BS 7671) scheme....

World Suicide Prevention Day this year falls against a background of the highest level of male suicides in two decades, and the highest rate of female suicides since 2004 (ONS figures). Men working in construction have the highest rate of suicide of any...

Harwell Science and Innovation Campus has secured planning permission for Quad Two, a 47,000 square feet Grade A development that will provide office space for science and technology companies at the UK’s major science hub in Oxfordshire. The building has been...

This September marks National Home Improvement Month in the UK. With millions of people across the country deciding to make changes to their homes in order to help them love the home they live in, this is fantastic news for the growth of the gas engineering and...