Head Editor
Last seen: 5 months ago
Gerry Sharpe is the Chief Editor of UK Construct Magazine , the Magazine of the Association of Construction Quality Professionals and also the CEO of the Association of Construction Quality Professionals. Passionate about Quality and the built environment, He has over 40 Years Construction Experience.
Altius and Erith win landmark London tow...
Developer Altius Real Estate has been picked by Westminster City Council to redevelop one of central London’s most high-profile si...
BAM boots Danny Sullivan off £100m HS2 b...
BAM has terminated its labour supply agreement with Danny Sullivan Group on the infamous HS2 “bat tunnel”.
New law to force tower block cladding fi...
Landlords will face unlimited fines or prison if they fail to remove dangerous cladding from tower blocks by strict new deadlines ...
Reforms to Building Safety Regulator rev...
The government has announced a package of reforms for the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) in an attempt to speed up application pr...
Safety Regulator to come under new govt ...
The government is set to bring the Building Safety Regulator under new control as part of a major reform to clear backlogs in plan...
ACQP responds to Government’s announceme...
THE ASSOCIATION of Construction Quality Professionals (ACQP) has welcomed the appointment of Andy Roe KFSM as the non-executive ch...
Quality group calls for HSE to lose Buil...
The Health & Safety Executive is proving to be the wrong body to host the Building Safety Regulator, it is being argued.
ACQP calls for immediate removal of Buil...
The Association of Construction and Quality Professionals claims that the BSR risks repeating the “very regulatory failures it was...
Transport Secretary axes £1.4bn road job...
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has scrapped plans for the £1.3bn A12 widening near Chelmsford and a £100m A47 dualling in Cam...
Police catch on the run construction bos...
Police have caught a construction director who has been on the run for months after failing to appear in court on gross negligence...
Henry family and directors face claims t...
Administrators of collapsed contractor Henry Construction Projects have launched claims totalling over £31m against its former dir...
Equans suffers £29m loss as new build ex...
Equans Regeneration continues to battle heavy losses from its retreat from the new build housing market.
Sparks agree near 4% wage increase from ...
Electricians are set for a near 4% wage rise from 2026 after a new pay deal was hammered out by electrical contractors and union U...
GRAHAM gets go-ahead for £110m Boddingto...
GRAHAM has been confirmed as main contractor for the £110m transformation of the former Boddingtons Brewery site in central Manche...
Met Police preps £300m framework for est...
The Metropolitan Police Service has kicked off early market engagement ahead of launching a £300m building works and maintenance f...
Barhale creates new low-carbon chief boa...
Civil engineering and tunnelling specialist Barhale has created a new board role to spearhead its low-carbon strategy as it promot...
Skanska agrees £153m price to revamp A47...
Skanska has confirmed agreeing a £153m price with National Highways to overhaul the A47/A11 Thickthorn junction near Norwich.
Legacy building defects return to haunt ...
Barratt Redrow has been stung with a fresh £248m charge after uncovering major legacy building safety defects across several devel...
Mace tops contracts league with Euston T...
Mace soared above its rival contractors to secure the highest value of new work for the second month running in the March contract...
Wates wins £111m Victoria Tower restorat...
Wates has taken the iconic job to restore and carry out fire upgrade work to the Palace of Westminster’s grade I listed Victoria T...