VolkerSmart Technologies is due to support the East London NHS Foundation Trust in reducing their carbon footprint, by providing staff with electric vehicle charging points at the John Howard Centre in Hackney. Later this year, VolkerSmart Technologies will begin a...

[London: 11 October 2018]: Aberdeen Standard Investment’s AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) has secured a unanimous resolution to grant planning permission for its landmark new cargo warehouse from the London Borough of Hounslow’s Planning Committee....

--- Infrastructure firm hailed for ‘inspirational’ approach to employee experience ---   Infrastructure firm Robertson is celebrating a gold standard after receiving a prestigious industry award that cements its exemplary employee experience.   The business which has...

London-based Olympian Homes has appointed independently-owned construction specialist, RG Group as the main contractor on its student housing scheme, Hume House in Leeds, which is set to become one of the tallest buildings in England outside of London.   When...

VolkerFitzpatrick has been awarded a design and build contract with Deepdale Holding Investments Ltd, to construct a new office development, named Rolling Stock Yard, close to the King’s Cross regeneration area. Following demolition of the existing early-nineties...

Temple Group Management deliver on expansion plans, further diversifying environmental services in relation to construction and habitat management. London, 9th October 2018: Temple Group Management (TGM) has acquired Arbeco, an independent environmental consultancy...

On a small patch of roadside verge in Devon, Highways England has become an unlikely champion of a super rare bug on the brink of extinction.   The narrow-headed ant is England’s rarest ant, with the only English population remaining on a small nature reserve run by...

Over £250 billion in public sector contracts is tendered out annually across the UK. These contracts represent major opportunities for businesses to win contracts with a guaranteed income stream from reliable customers. However, if you’re thinking that public sector...

Sale of historic landmark building achieves £14.5 million through use of innovative structure Maven Property, the property arm of Maven Capital Partners, (“Maven”), has completed the £14.5 million sale of Hotel Indigo Glasgow (“the Hotel”), a four-star, 94-bedroom...

Highways England’s £5 million A66 Eden Valley improvements project has uncovered the remains of a Roman settlement at Kirkby Thore in Cumbria - illustrating the company's determination to protect the country’s cultural heritage.   As well as foundations of the...

Amey are delighted to announce that their Customer Service team have achieved ServiceMark accreditation from the Institute of Customer Service (ICS), acknowledging staff’s commitment to delivering excellent customer service against the ICS’ world-class model. The...

Following the Prime Minister’s announcement that Government is set to reform the Apprenticeship Levy, Balfour Beatty today publishes its latest paper “Building the future: Reshaping the Apprenticeship Levy”. With a looming skills shortage, coupled with a growing...

41 VolkerStevin employees undertook and completed the JD Gyms City of Preston 10k run, all in aid of the Baby Beat Appeal.  The route tested the runners’ endurance and agility, starting and finishing in the city centre, but taking in the steep hills at Avenham Park...

Restoration work has started at the site of a new multimillion-pound visitor destination on the banks of Loch Ness. Housed within the former Dochgarroch village hall, the new unique destination is due to open its doors in May 2019 and is poised to become a beacon of...

VolkerFitzpatrick has been awarded a design and build contract with Deepdale Holding Investments Ltd, to construct a new office development, named Rolling Stock Yard, close to the King’s Cross regeneration area. Following demolition of the existing early-nineties...

New timelapse footage has been released showing a giant gantry being lifted over the M6 as part of a major technology upgrade which will help improve journeys for tens of thousands of drivers every day.   The huge 40-metre-wide structure, spanning the width of the...

ZOM Senior Living has contracted Balfour Beatty as construction manager for the first phase of Wellington Green Senior Living, its mixed-use senior housing community located in Wellington, Fla. Situated on a 46-acre lakefront site in Palm Beach County, the development...

Vivalda, the UK’s largest distributor and fabricator of architectural cladding systems, has welcomed the Government’s intention to ban the use of combustible materials on all high-rise developments. Announced by housing minister James Brokenshire at the Conservative...

Transport for London (TfL) is giving small businesses the opportunity to trade at transport hubs across the capital through a new partnership with online street trading platform StreetDots. The project enables customers to buy street food and coffee and will later...

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today releases its latest paper in response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s first ever appraisal of the country’s future infrastructure need. If the industry is to deliver the vital infrastructure...

The President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has warned that major construction and infrastructure projects will not be delivered unless the industry changes the way it works. Tim Hopkinson told association members and guests at the annual...

ISG has been appointed by build-to-rent developer Brickland to deliver two major city centre residential schemes in the North West, with an overall construction value in excess of £70 million. The larger of the two projects is a circa £48 million, 363-apartment scheme...

Charcon Hard Landscaping, a division of Aggregate Industries, has been awarded the contract to supply Redcar and Cleveland Council with materials to implement TGP Landscape Architects’ competition-winning design for the regeneration of Eston Town Square, North...

More than 13,700 new homes were registered to be built in the UK during August, according to the latest NHBC registration figures, with strong growth in London.   13,713 new homes were registered in August 2018, a 1% increase on the same month last year.  10,588 new...

Commuters travelling through the Midlands are set to benefit from a new multi-million-pound route announced today by Highways England. The new route linking the M54 to the M6 is set to slash up to 30 minutes off journeys for regular commuters each week. It promises to...

Network Rail’s Infrastructure Projects (IP) Signalling team has achieved an industry first, recording the highest ever score in an internationally recognised project management assessment. The Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3), run by...

A pilot scheme in West London with exciting results has shown one way to significantly boost recycling rates - after a local community designed its own ‘Bin Pal’ there was a 38% increase in food waste recycling. The ‘Londoners’ Lab’ programme ran for 1 year and was a...

It is appropriate that during National Inclusion Week, VolkerWessels UK is marking the conditional achievement of the National Centre for Diversity’s Investors in Diversity stage two award. This accreditation follows the permanent appointment of Hollie Woodard as the...

PN-129 Breaking down the barriers that stop women riding a bike could increase the number of women cycling to work by a further 60 per cent Industry leaders, health professionals and cycling enthusiasts discuss making cycling accessible and appealing to women at the...