Work has officially completed on a landmark project to deliver 139 affordable homes across North Lanarkshire. Robertson Partnership Homes, the affordable homes division of Robertson – one of the UK’s leading infrastructure companies – built the units across six sites,...

Leading public services provider Amey, has been giving people a helping hand into employment through a number of local and national programmes. At Amey, diversity and inclusion go hand-in-hand. We believe in helping people into work and giving them every opportunity...

Merger will plug in a global network of resources to one of the UK’s leading healthcare and education design practices Healthcare and education were founding sectors for Perkins and Will when the firm was formed in 1935 in Chicago Soaring investment in med-tech and...

Amey’s Defence Services spent just under £340m with small businesses across the UK according to newly released financial data The data shows that over 60% of Amey’s Defence Services total spend in 2018/19 was with small businesses Stats show firm has almost doubled...

Working out how to spend your time most efficiently is one of the most common dilemmas we come across in everyday life. This also includes our business, where, in every sense of the word, time means money. For example, I am currently running 4 companies, including We...

SKILLcard has started the next phase of the planned closure of CRO application routes. Following the withdrawal of new applications for the Fire Sprinkler Installer card. The closure will now apply to renewal applications from 1st February 2020. A new qualification...

Balfour Beatty Living Places recently featured in Transport Network Magazine with Contract Director for Southampton, Brian Hammersley, discussing the implementation of Southampton City Council’s new ‘Cycling Strategy’. The project, delivered by the Highways Service...

NHS Lothian and East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership have this week been given the keys for the remainder of the newly completed East Lothian Community Hospital building.  A significant milestone for the project, the team are now finalising migration plans...

Derby’s oldest architectural practice, Morrison Design Limited has promoted Anthony Page to Associate Director. Anthony joined the firm in February 2004 and has 15 years’ experience working in the commercial, science and technology, blue light, public and...

Two brothers from Scotland have been honoured for the rapid transformation of their business at an international ceremony in the United States. Martin and Stephen Sweeney were among 10 inducted into the Legacy Education Alliance (LEA) 2019 Hall of Fame this past...

Work has begun on a £2.5million extension of Bleak Hill Primary School in Windle, St Helens. Taking place over two phases, the extension will allow 90 pupils from the local area to enrol at the school per year, up from the current 60. The first phase of the work will...

Small building companies remain nervous about hiring new staff and are reducing the size of their workforce, according to a recent survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB's State of Trade Survey for Q3 2019, found the number of small to...

Leading contractor Higgins has been awarded the £22.5 million contract to design and build the first phase of the Grange Farm Estate in South Harrow. The contract will include the demolition of existing blocks within Grange Farm Close and Osmond Close and the design...

Figures from SenSat reveal four in ten infrastructure firms that don’t embrace digitisation risk going out of business within ten years Nine in ten infrastructure professionals believe AI will transform the industry 40% believe the UK is leading the world in...

Balfour Beatty, alongside its joint venture partners Morgan Sindall and BAM Nuttall has seen one of their two tunnelling boring machines (TBM) become the first to break through the ground to complete a section of tunnel for London’s new super sewer. The TBM named...

Despite Brexit looming, the London homebuilding and renovating market is showing no signs of slowing down, with reports of a 14 per cent increase in self-build projects underway, according to the latest London Homebuilding & Renovating Show visitor survey. In...

A road map for moving forward the ambitious target to deliver a carbon neutral Capital by 2030 has been set out by the City of Edinburgh Council. The ‘short window improvement plan’ outlines 37 immediate and short-term actions across all areas of Council business such...

Caddick Civil Engineering, a subsidiary of Caddick Construction, has promoted Jamie Stephenson to its Board as Contracts Director.   Jamie has more than 20 years’ industry experience and joined Caddick Civil Engineering in 2002. He is responsible for supervising...

Railway Children is an international charity working to help vulnerable children sheltering in and around railway stations Supporters can donate to the charity when they top-up their Oyster at London Overground stations Available at 131 ticket machines across the...

- 73% of workers in the construction industry say that Christmas traditions in the workplace boost morale - Just 39% of construction bosses offer a Christmas party for their staff IMPLEMENTING Christmas traditions in the workplace can boost productivity levels, new...

Proactive marketing is anything that takes work from your side to get your brand out there or to help with the sales, this includes: Telesales Introductory visits Door to door sales Anything where you are approaching your customer direct and having a conversation...

Stars including grand prix legend John Watson and three-times Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti visit £20m visitor attraction ahead of its opening on 25 October National Lottery Heritage Fund-backed project has seen Second World War RAF hangar refurbished to tell the...

More than three-quarters of Britain’s builders have been victims of tool theft, with some having lost more than £20,000 worth of tools in the past ten years, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s research into...

Helen Townend, Technical Director for Diversity and Inclusion at Amey, has been named as one of the 100 most influential women in the Engineering sector in the UK. She is among a prestigious list of women chosen by Inclusive Boards, in partnership with the Financial...

Virtual Reality & Training Hub Facilitates Collaborative BIM Working & Client Benefits EMBARGOED: BST 07.00 - 16 October 2019 -- As a result of the growing demand from clients and the firm’s focus on a digital future, Winvic Construction Ltd, a leading main...

The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool’s most iconic landmark and one of the UK’s most recognisable buildings, will for the first time in its 108 year history be brought to life through light.   Following on from the recent announcement that the grade 1 listed...

Peter Johnson, chairman of Vivalda Group, the UK’s largest independent cladding supplier, provides immediate reaction to the Queen’s speech which contained plans to create higher safety standards in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.   “With just four words...

Last week, the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, a joint venture between Balfour Beatty, Costain and Skanska, and design consultants Atkins and CH2M, announced the early opening of the brand new dual carriageway a full year ahead of schedule. On top of this, at the 2019...

An award-winning multi-disciplinary construction consultancy has launched a new health and safety and training brand to provide a one-stop shop for all aspects of health and safety advice and a comprehensive range of training courses. Daniel Connal Partnership (DCP),...

Time is running out for buyers seeking a unique opportunity to live like royalty in one of Scotland’s most exclusive castles (image attached).   Located outside the village of Croftamie near Drymen, historic Dalnair Castle offers an exclusive range of two- and...

New lifts from street to platform provide step-free access for the first time The new lifts form part of larger redevelopment of the station From today customers using the London Overground station at West Hampstead will benefit from easier and more accessible...