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EG announces plans to close
EG, the UK’s real estate news and intelligence service, is to close.
PM pledges to fast-track 150 infrastructure scheme...
The Prime Minister has committed to speed-up development consent order decisions on 150 infrastructure schemes to turbocharge econ...
Timber designs shortlisted for roads ‘footbridge o...
National Highways has picked three timber designs among the five shortlisted as a next-generation template for footbridges over th...
£191m revamp funding approved for London Barbican ...
A major programme of critical repairs and upgrades to the iconic Barbican Centre can now proceed after a £191m funding packages wa...
M&S Marble Arch rebuild approved after three-year ...
Angela Rayner has granted approval for the redevelopment of the M&S store at Marble Arch following a planning wrangle lasting more...
Radical changes needed to boost homebuilding, expe...
06 Dec 2024 By Greg Pitcher Industry experts have called on the government to make radical changes to boost homebuilding.
Why does it cost £100m for HS2 to protect bats?
The chairman of the HS2 rail line said it was spending £100m on a shield to protect bats in ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire.
First reactor goes in at Hinkley Point C
Workers building the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station have installed Britain’s first new nuclear reactor for more than 30 yea...
Tilbury cement silo inflated
A new landmark has popped up at Tilbury Docks – an inflatable silo for storing cement.
Contractors alerted to £600m housing framework
City of Edinburgh Council is on the lookout for contractors to take on £600m worth of housing work.
BSR to lead ‘fundamental’ review of Approved Docum...
04 Dec 2024 By Chris Smith The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has confirmed that it will review Approved Documents guidance.
Backlash from councils over Rayner housing targets
Local councils have told the government its flagship plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealis...
Northumbria University invests in 3D concrete prin...
Northumbria University has installed a 3D construction printing machine to make concrete structures faster and cheaper than conven...
Road bitumen sales rise for the first time in 12 y...
The Road Emulsion Association (REA) has reported an increase in the manufacturing, sale, and use of bitumen emulsions for surface ...
BDP's Gap House sees light of day
Work to turn a council-owned disused garage plot in Bristol into affordable housing, using BDP’s Gap House concept, is reaching it...
ACQP says it will fail, Government launches fair p...
Ministers have launched a voluntary accreditation system in a bid to slash the time small businesses wait for invoices to be settl...
Trade body calls for long-term construction strate...
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has called on the government to consider developing a long-term strategy for construction ...
Public contracts ban to focus on ‘most appalling’ ...
03 Dec 2024 By Chris Smith The proposed public sector contract ban on firms linked to the Grenfell fire will initially focus on...
Rydon ‘unlikely’ to retrieve £5.7m from collapsed ...
Rydon is set to lose at least £5.7m from a housing firm that went under last year.
Council looks to ‘strengthen’ ban on companies nam...
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has said it is considering extending a ban on the use of companies involved in the 201...
