The government has confirmed that it will allocate £200 million to fix private tower blocks that are wrapped in combustible aluminium composite material cladding, the same kind that sent the Grenfell Tower block up in flames back in June 2017, claiming the lives of 72...

In its quest for zero harm, Amey is trialling an innovative robotic exosuit with operatives working on the Forth Bridges in Scotland, which aims to reduce the risks posed by manual handling tasks. In partnership with Amey, Transport Scotland has purchased the suit to...

‘Plant sensor’ (71%) is the smart garden technology which appeals the most to Brits Thereafter, ‘smart sprinklers’ (66%) rank as the next most desired smart garden device Contrastingly, Brits are the least enthusiastic about a ‘weather-resistant Bluetooth speaker...

Two of Robertson’s most significant projects have received coveted accolades at the prestigious Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards. Premium spirits giant Edrington’s £140m Macallan Distillery and visitor experience in Speyside picked up the ‘Design...

New four-car Class 710 electric trains are now approved for passenger service Two trains will be brought into service on Thursday 23 May with more to follow in the coming weeks The walk-through, air-conditioned trains with USB points and real-time information screens...

The centre of Tottenham Hale will be transformed by developer Argent Related – a partnership of Argent (King’s Cross) and Related (Hudson Yards) The £500 million masterplan will deliver 1,030 new homes and retail and commercial space over the next six years 1 Ashley...

Native Land and Transport for London (TfL) have unveiled their proposals to restore and improve South Kensington Tube station and the surrounding streets, respecting the heritage of the area. The proposals include the development delivering around 40 additional homes,...

Knights Construction Group’s Property Developments Division Up For ‘Workplace Design of the Year’ Award   The ‘Property Developments’ division of Wrexham-based firm, Knights Construction Group has been shortlisted for this year’s Insider Wales Property Awards. Their...

The British Safety Council has launched a report ‘Impact of air pollution on the health of outdoor workers’ which provides compelling evidence to recognize ambient air pollution as an occupational health hazard in Britain. In the report, the charity presents the...

Some roads in the area will be closed from Friday 24 May to Monday 27 May to prepare for the switch to two-way traffic at the roundabout Two-way traffic will commence at Old Street from 00:01 on Monday 27 May The transformation of the roundabout is set to be completed...

School pupils from the Clyde Gateway area are celebrating their graduation from a course designed to introduce them to the engineering industry.   Eleven young people from Trinity High School, St Mungo’s Academy and Stonelaw High School have spent ten weeks been...

Belfast Harbour has awarded the contract to build City Quays 3, which will be Northern Ireland’s tallest office building, to local contractor, Farrans Construction, supporting 500 construction jobs. At £50m, City Quays 3, which will accommodate 1,800 people,...

Robertson, one of the UK’s leading infrastructure companies, has appointed Nick Harris as executive director of its property business.   Nick brings 25 years of industry experience to Robertson’s property arm, providing strategic insight at what is a crucial time...

Construction has begun on 91 homes at Mackie Village on Ury Estate, by FMR Construction for Hillcrest Housing Association.   Local stakeholders including Andrew Bowie MP, Cllr Sarah Dickinson and Cllr Sandy Wallace joined Andrew Rae from FM Construction and...

Higgins has officially handed over the award winning mixed tenure development, St Bernard’s Gate in the London Borough of Ealing to Housing Association, Catalyst. The £49.8 million project, on the site of the former Victorian asylum, St Bernard’s Hospital, has...

A major new logistics unit in Northampton has been launched to agents, paving the way for new jobs to be created in the town.   Liberty 196, which was developed on the former Howard Smith Paper site on the Brackmills Industrial Estate, one of the most prominent...

Seeing inferior competitors get a bigger share of your audience’s attention than you feel they deserve is very frustrating. And when you’re busy, redressing this balance can seem like a daunting task. But you have to be in it to win it. Here Susannah Morgan, Director...

The stadium tour at Ireland’s iconic Aviva Stadium has undergone a revamp, thanks to the handiwork of leading design consultancy, Mather & Co.   The North West-based firm, which specialises in museum, leisure, retail and entertainment experiences, was tasked...

Formal announcement due at ULI UK Annual Conference Vanessa Hale succeeds AECOM’s Chris Choa Hale will ramp up public sector engagement   The Urban Land Institute (ULI) will announce at its UK annual conference on 23 May that Vanessa Hale, director of research at...

The Rail Minister, Andrew Jones MP, attended Railtex today (Wednesday 15th May) at Birmingham’s NEC, delivering a keynote speech at the RIA Future Focus Conference calling for more digital skills and workforce diversity in the rail industry.   The Minister said...

Military Housing Leader’s Online Portal Streamlines Access to Community Information, Maintenance Requests and Payment Options Balfour Beatty Communities, a leading provider of property management, development and related real estate services for the multifamily,...

Amey’s Prison Facilities Management and Project Teams has completed work to install a new all-weather sports pitch at HMP Liverpool. The funding for the new pitch was secured as part of the Twinning Project led by former Arsenal chief executive David Dein, which looks...

Leading contractor Thomas Sinden has been awarded its fourth contract from The Freshwater Group of Companies for 7-11 St Johns Hill, Clapham, Battersea. The £3.7 million Permitted Development Scheme involves the alteration and refurbishment of existing offices on the...

Bus connections in the area are to be restored after emergency closure of the 132-year-old Hammersmith Bridge Six routes will be changed and one new route will be introduced Customers advised to leave more time for their journeys as they become accustomed to the...

Legal & General announces that is has exchanged contracts on two adjacent sites in Wandsworth which will combine to deliver its largest Built To Rent (BTR) scheme to date. The scheme has been acquired by the Legal & General BTR Fund, PGGM and Legal &...

Balfour Beatty today publishes the latest of its policy papers, “Transforming infrastructure: Skills for the UK’s megaprojects.” With the construction and infrastructure industry rapidly scaling up for some of the most ambitious schemes in the UK’s history, and with a...

Faced with sinki Founded 85 years ago, Great Western Malting is the oldest malting company in the western United States, providing quality malts to brewers, distillers and food processors across the Americas and Asia. The main plant is located in the Port of Vancouver...

The 14th Railtex exhibition officially opened today, Tuesday 14th May, welcoming visitors from all corners of the rail industry.   The event at the Birmingham NEC featured over 400 exhibitors from 22 countries showcasing railway equipment, systems and services....

TfL challenges businesses to come up with an innovative and technological retail concept Winner will get the chance to pilot and test out its innovative concept in reality TfL will provide them with retail space on its estate for a year, with a value of up to £100,000...

A major public consultation will be launched on a radical programme to transform Edinburgh’s city centre, if approved by Transport and Environment Committee next week. The draft Edinburgh City Centre Transformation Strategy, published today (Friday, 10 May), sets out...

Bold proposals aiming to significantly improve air quality and health benefits for people across Edinburgh were published today (Friday, May 10).   The City of Edinburgh Council has set out details for the introduction of Low Emission Zones (LEZs) which would see...

Students from Clackmannanshire have played their part in the construction of the £15m Tullibody South Campus project by completing a programme run by leading infrastructure business Robertson. Twelve S4-S6 pupils from Lornshill, Alva and Alloa Academies followed the...

Twenty British-built zero-emission hydrogen buses will arrive next year Buses improve customer experience with USB charging points and smoother, quieter rides, while cleaning up London’s air New framework will make zero-emission buses cheaper to buy, encouraging take...