Construction on the new £18.9m Wallyford Primary is now complete and keys have been officially handed over to East Lothian Council by its development partner, Hub South East, and main contractor, Morrison Construction. Keys have been officially handed over to East...

Balfour Beatty today announces that it has been appointed by Transport for London to deliver the new London Underground track renewals contract, valued at up to £220 million over four years. The track renewals contract will ensure the continued reliability of the...

The manufacture of painted wire fencing under the Tinsley Green®, Rylock® and Sentinel® brands is to remain in the UK. Under an agreement signed today between Hampton Steel and Betafence, the green paint line in the Shepcote Lane factory in Sheffield will be...

RAF Marham, home to the UK’s F-35 multi role combat jets, is the first military airbase to be powered by green energy. The Defence Minister, Tobias Ellwood, recently visited the completed biogas plant that will provide sustainable energy to RAF Marham, and officially...

Breakdown of Garden Bridge Trust’s expenditure sets out all costs incurred by the project. Detailed review of final underwriting request sees final DfT-funded figure reduced by around 40 per cent compared to the original limit. Full, substantially unredacted documents...

CityFibre has today announced an agreement with leading infrastructure provider Amey to extend its 150km network in Edinburgh to homes and businesses across the city. On completion, the state of the art communications infrastructure is expected to total over 2100km of...

Palace Capital plc has appointed Caddick Construction as main contractor for the £35 million construction of luxury mixed-use development Hudson Quarter in York City Centre.   The two-acre development on the site of the former Hudson House, opposite York Railway...

Genesis Homes has introduced a diverse new Senior Management Team to coordinate different aspects of the company’s rapidly expanding operations. The new team consists of Genesis Homes’ Head of Finance and Corporate Admin Joe Abernethy, Head of Land John Blue, Head of...

nmcn (formerly North Midland Construction Plc) has been awarded a place on a prestigious framework creating improved efficiency in public sector construction.   The new Pagabo Medium Works Framework is a national framework specialising in public sector...

CEOs and directors from 32 of the country’s leading energy and utilities employers today launched a sector inclusion commitment to attract more diverse and inclusive talent into the industry, thereby reflecting the communities they serve. The Energy & Utilities...

Robertson has started work on the redevelopment of Raeburn Place, the Edinburgh sports ground which hosted the world’s first international rugby match.   The Raeburn Place Foundation, the charity responsible for the site, intends to transform the ground which is...

How do you lay foundations for buildings that will stretch over a busy interstate highway? You call the experts. As Washington DC’s largest construction project continues to take shape, we look at how Keller’s geotechnical knowhow has helped Capitol Crossing get off...

Responding to MHCLG’s announcement that 42 bids for the rapid rehousing pathway had been successful, Local Government Association Housing spokesman Cllr Martin Tett, said:   “Funding for local authorities will help council efforts to try and tackle homelessness....

The Plater’s Yard development site located on Titanic Quarter’s waterfront has been offered for sale. The prime development site is adjacent to Northern Ireland’s premier visitor attraction, Titanic Belfast, and within a 10-minute walk of Belfast’s main retail...

Amey, working on behalf of their clients, Kent County Council and Staffordshire County Council, have secured £4m of funding by DfT and ADEPT as part of their SMART Places programme. Working alongside UI, Keele University and the Transport Systems Catapult, the...

VELUX® Company Ltd has appointed a new managing director to lead its roof window business from its UK headquarters in Fife, Scotland.   Mick Schou Rasmussen joins the company, which recently unveiled plans for a £7 million expansion at its UK and Ireland head...

Birmingham 14th December 2018 – The multi award-winning Isuzu D-Max has been awarded What Van? ‘Pick-up of the Year’ for the second consecutive year, a testimony to our ongoing desire to provide the best working pick-up for professionals. The Isuzu D-Max was awarded...

Today, Teignbridge unveiled two new guides to help communities and builders provide more custom and self build homes, produced with support from the Right to Build Task Force.   Designed specifically for community groups and neighbourhood planning groups, “A...

Award-winning architecture practice, Assael Architecture, have added to their senior management team with the promotion of Tom Banfield to associate director following the practice’s most profitable year on record. Tom joined Assael back in 2011 as an architectural...

This week VolkerHighways launched a brand new website, showcasing its forward-thinking Smart Cities initiative, ‘VolkerSmart Technologies’. VolkerSmart Technologies helps towns and cities to digitally link their existing infrastructure, with technologies such as...

Milton Keynes Council and Milton Keynes Development Council are investing and encouraging more motorists to turn to more environmentally friendly power sources than fossil fuels after it successfully installed a new charging hub close to one of the country’s busiest...

Springfield Properties (AIM: SPR), a leading housebuilder in Scotland offering private and affordable housing, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Walker Holdings (Scotland) Limited (trading as Walker...

January 2019 saw the official launch of a new commercial design and build fit out company whose mission is to simplify the fit out process and pass the savings onto their customers. Copper Projects is the brainchild of Lee Barnes and John Wicks, formerly Head of...

Work to boost capacity along the Lee Valley rail corridor is continuing to deliver significant upgrades for passengers travelling between Stratford and a new station at Meridian Water in Enfield. The £170 million Lee Valley Rail programme -  part of our Railway...

Work around a major new housing development in Sunderland has taken a step forward. A North East contractor, Esh Construction, has been appointed to deliver infrastructure works ahead of further development at Potters Hill - a village of sustainable family homes in...

79% avoid using flame installations in their projects London, UK: 22nd January, 2018: Architects and designers have massive concerns about including flame in their designs — this is according to the latest industry research by Glen Dimplex Heating and Ventilation, the...

The Guild Annual Conference 2019 was an outstanding success with record numbers of Members in attendance. Almost 450 Members from across the UK attended the conference, which was held at the QEII Centre in Westminster, London on 17 January 2019.   The agenda of...

More needs to be done to avoid ‘Groundhog Day’ for sustainable drainage, warns ACO Water Management, following a further report profiling the slow delivery of SuDS in England.   The comments come in the wake of the recent ‘Achieving Sustainable Drainage’ joint...