Head Editor
Last seen: 9 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.
Small builders disappointed by freeze on...
Small builders have expressed disappointment that the government’s redrafting of the national planning policy framework benefits b...
Glencar bags £18m Big Yellow London stor...
Glencar has secured an £18m job from long-running and repeat customer Big Yellow Self Storage to build a 135,000 sq ft development...
Plans go in to start revamp of North Fin...
Developer Regal has submitted a planning application to the London Borough of Barnet for the redevelopment of the Lodge Lane Car P...
Construction inflation set to return rai...
Cost consultant Turner & Townsend is warning clients to plan for the return of rising construction inflation.
Go-ahead for 800-home Croydon dual tower...
Greystar has secured planning to build two towers providing over 800 build to rent homes in Croydon, South London.
Credit insurance saves Billington from I...
Structural steel giant Billington said a payout from its credit insurer has spared the firm from a major hit from the collapse of ...
Go-ahead to revamp former London city ha...
Plans to transform and re-purpose London’s former City Hall building into shops, restaurants and offices have been given the go-ah...
Boot reports ‘noticeable improvement’ in...
Developer/contractor Henty Boot today reported a marked improvement in local planning since the new Government set out reforms to...
Government commits to four new prisons i...
The Government has set out plans to build four new prisons in the next seven years, opening up around 6,500 places to lock up dang...
Bid rigging probe launched into school r...
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into suspected bid-rigging in relation to a key government fun...
Muse hires new development director for ...
Muse has strengthened its team in the North West with the appointment of Tom Darby as development director.
Wates transfers pension scheme to “super...
Wates is transferring its defined benefits pension scheme to superfund Clara.
Construction output hit by fall in repai...
Construction output fell by 0.4% in volume terms in October after a feeble rise of 0.1% in September.
Hill Group strikes first Build to Rent d...
House builder The Hill Group, has agreed its first Build to Rent deal after arranging funding with Lloyds Living.
Five firms clinch £300m Greenwich Uni fr...
The University of Greenwich has picked McLaren Construction, Wates, Morgan Sindall, Vinci and Willmott Dixon to deliver a £300m pr...
Construction T Level scrapped due to lac...
Onsite Construction T Level courses are being scrapped “due to a lack of overall demand.”
Go-ahead for City of London’s tallest to...
Plans to build the City of London’s tallest tower have received the green light.
City of London says yes to 60 Gracechurc...
The City of London Corporation has approved construction of a 36-storey office tower at 60 Gracechurch Street.
Graham installs Reading footbridge
The installation of a new footbridge last week represents a landmark in the delivery of the South Reading bus rapid transit.
Bamfords in new hydrogen push
JCB chairman Anthony Bamford and his son Jo have formed a joint venture between their companies to promote the use of hydrogen fue...