One of the UK’s leading builders merchants has introduced a new delivery option to add to its growing list of services available to tradespeople. Selco Builders Warehouse has unveiled ‘Click ‘N’ Deliver,’ which sees customers able to purchase bulky items and have them...

Homes England, has made two key appointments to its senior leadership team with a new Chief Finance Officer and permanent Chief of Staff. Lynda McMullan is joining the agency as CFO from the Metropolitan Police, where she has been Director of Commercial and Finance...

Balfour Beatty today announces that it has secured a £102 million contract to construct phase one of the East Wick and Sweetwater development on behalf of East Wick and Sweetwater Projects Phase 1 Ltd. The initial phase, which marks the first of seven construction...

Would you clean up for $12,500? Freelancer.com  offers $12,500 to #trashtag clean up the world Sydney, 8 April 2019: From Bangladesh to Boston, Delhi to Delaware, Johannesburg to Jerusalem, Freelancer.com is incentivising its 32 million strong freelancer army to...

The next generation of tradespeople in Milton Keynes are laying the foundations for their future careers – thanks to a helping hand from a leading builders merchant. Milton Keynes College has linked up with the city’s Selco Builders Warehouse branch to ensure its...

Higgins has started work on site to design and build a 14 storey residential block at Woolwich Reach, E16 for Notting Hill Genesis. The £21 million contract will deliver 75 affordable homes, one, two and three bedroom apartments, of which 28 will be London Living Rent...

bmv, a BAM Nuttall, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure and VolkerFitzpatrick joint venture, celebrated two wins at the Highways England Awards last week. The awards recognise the skill, ingenuity and performance of individuals and teams who have helped to progress the Road...

Factory in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire can produce 2,000 houses a yearProject Etopia’s facility is a joint venture with panelised construction system 4wallFactory’s output will help complete London’s first modular commuter village being constructed by Etopia in Corby,...

Project development team at Cannon Family Homes works directly with military residents to help build the future of their community Balfour Beatty Communities announced today that is has rolled out a unique Collaborative Building program, where military residents...

Balfour Beatty has today published its 2018 gender pay report. The statutory report, an annual publication for employers with 250 or more employees, focusses on an analysis of the difference between the average hourly earnings of men and women across all roles, and...

The Government and Parliament must break the Brexit deadlock and find a way forward warns the Federation of Master Builder (FMB), in response to the latest Construction PMI data, which shows another drop in construction output. The March 2019 PMI...

It’s not ‘news’ that Britain’s hedgehogs are declining. The two wildlife charities behind Hedgehog Street, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) and People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), have been working together since 2011 to help stop the...

Amey is welcoming nearly 200 colleagues as they embark on their first day managing and maintaining the Area 10 network. In October 2018, Amey was selected as the Highways maintenance and response contractor for Area 10 in a 15-year contract worth £325million for...

DESCRIBED as: ‘the most transformational office scheme to happen in the East Midlands in more than a decade’, Unity Square has now officially broken ground in Nottingham. HMRC has entered into a 25-year lease on the development, which is being forward funded by Legal...

Robertson, one of the UK’s leading infrastructure companies, has appointed Robert Ogg as nationwide director of frameworks. As part of his UK-wide remit, he will provide strategic support and advice on local and national frameworks, including managing existing...

Transport for London announces Grainger plc as preferred bidder to be its Build to Rent PartnerThe programme has the potential to deliver in excess of 3,000 homesAll new planning consents submitted will include a minimum of 40 per cent affordable housing Transport for...

The Utilities team at leading public services provider Amey has launched an industry-wide competition to make leaving streetwork excavations open overnight a thing of the past. The 2020 Challenge seeks to identify and develop new products and techniques to ensure that...

Caddick Construction enjoyed a double celebration at the Considerate Constructors’ Scheme National Site Awards on Wednesday (27 March) where two of its Leeds sites were recognised. The prestigious awards are handed to only the top 11% of registered construction sites...

Project development team at Cannon Family Homes works directly with military residents to help build the future of their community Balfour Beatty Communities announced today that is has rolled out a unique Collaborative Building program, where military residents...

The number of new homes registered by the UK’s housebuilders and developers in February reached 10,721, NHBC’s latest figures have revealed. This represents a 7% decrease on the same month in 2018. This year 7,550 were registered in the private sector (9,080 in 2018),...

Global provider of construction machines, equipment and services, Wacker Neuson, has appointed Lincolnshire-based Stirlin Plant as its sales dealer for the central region. Being part of Wacker Neuson’s national dealership network, Stirlin Plant will provide sales and...

New home warranty and insurance provider NHBC has announced the appointment of Jenny Scott as the organisation’s new Head of Claims. Jenny joins NHBC from the QBE Group having worked within the insurance sector for the past 20 years.  Her previous roles included...

With Brexit day edging closer, everyone is waiting to see what the effects of the decision to leave the EU will be. For now, uncertainty reigns, with many contractors across the nation speculating about potential far-reaching implications. As a contractor in the UK,...

A cycling Olympic gold medallist has been given a hero’s welcome after he returned to work following a whirlwind week in the Middle East. Twenty-year-old Glaswegian Ruairidh Brown finished top of the podium representing Great Britain in the 10K Time Trial at the...

Industry leader in the delivery of temporary intelligent transport system (ITS) products and solutions, MVIS, has further enhanced its customer service capability with the appointment of a dedicated customer relationship manager. Ian Lee joins MVIS from Highways...

Global provider of construction machines, equipment and services, Wacker Neuson, has appointed Lincolnshire-based Stirlin Plant as its sales dealer for the central region. Being part of Wacker Neuson’s national dealership network, Stirlin Plant will provide sales and...

Balfour Beatty Communities properties across the United States recognized on ApartmentRatings.com Balfour Beatty Communities, a leading provider of property management, development and related real estate services for military, multifamily and student housing, today...

Thomas Sinden are delighted to announce that they have been appointed to 18 separate lots on the Fusion21 National Construction Works and Improvements Framework.  The framework, which is worth up to £800 million over a four-year period, is designed to deliver...

Balfour Beatty has partnered with Leeds Beckett University, White Frog Publishing and Coventry University to create a new, automated solution to tackle challenges faced by the construction industry in adopting Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology....

The Silos Maintenance Facility will house and maintain the machinery that will remove the waste from two of the oldest plants on site. Awarded in 2014, the £250 million contract saw Sellafield Ltd, Balfour Beatty and Cavendish Nuclear work together to design,...

The doors of Jedburgh Intergenerational Community Campus were opened to the public as the innovative facility marked one year to go until completion. The project took part in Open Doors Day this month, giving over 50 members of the public the chance to see how the...

Genesis Homes is pleased to announce that Carlisle City Council’s Planning Committee has approved detailed planning permission for 24 new homes on a site adjacent to King Edward’s Fauld, Burgh by Sands. The new scheme includes an S106 agreement with a significant...

VolkerStevin has been appointed to both Lot 1 and Lot 2 on Severn Trent Water’s £2bn AMP7 investment framework. VolkerStevin and Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, have been appointed under a joint venture, VSA+, as one of seven successful contractors on Lot...

International premium estate agency, Fine & Country have further expanded their global reach with the opening of their latest office in Perth, Australia. While the business began operation in Perth during January, their Western Suburbs flagship office will...

Esh Group has unveiled a modernised logo and brand refresh to mark its 20th birthday. The modernisation of Esh’s brand is one part of a group-wide improvement programme which includes investment in new technology and a redesigned digital platform. This marks a key...

Runnymede Borough Council has granted planning permission for a new student residential development on Egham High Street in Surrey. Designed by tp bennett, the scheme will provide high quality student accommodation in two separate buildings. Situated within the town...