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.
Vistry to build 950 homes next to Olympi...
Partnership homes specialist Vistry has teamed up with the London Legacy Development Corporation to build 948 new mixed-tenure hom...
Erith explosives set demolition record a...
Erith has used over 700kg of explosives in the first stage demolition of four giant concrete plinths as part of work to decommissi...
Amey FM firm fined after legionella kill...
Amey Community Limited has been fined £600,000 after it failed to manage the risk of legionella bacteria in the hot and cold water...
PM pledges to fast-track 150 infrastruct...
The Prime Minister has committed to speed-up development consent order decisions on 150 infrastructure schemes to turbocharge econ...
Timber designs shortlisted for roads ‘fo...
National Highways has picked three timber designs among the five shortlisted as a next-generation template for footbridges over th...
RED Construction tops £100m turnover
RED Construction Group has delivered a strong year of growth nearly doubling turnover to £115m.
£191m revamp funding approved for London...
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 t...
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 homebuil...
06 Dec 2024 By Greg Pitcher Industry experts have called on the government to make radical changes to boost homebuilding.
Calls for more research into modular con...
Two newly published reports have called for more research into the fire-safety performance of volumetric modular construction.
Why does it cost £100m for HS2 to protec...
The chairman of the HS2 rail line said it was spending £100m on a shield to protect bats in ancient woodland in Buckinghamshire.
The ACQP Roadshow is due to kick off in ...
Let's start 2025 with a Road Show on your site or Project
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.
ISG collapse: prison-delay estimates rev...
ISG’s collapse will add between three and 18 months to the programme for the prisons it was working on, according to Ministry of J...
Saint Gobain acquires chemicals firm
Construction giant Saint Gobain has acquired a UK-based chemicals firm.
Costain wins £400m HS2 M&E package
04 Dec 2024 By Ian Weinfass Costain has landed a £400m contract to deliver tunnel and lineside mechanical and electrical (M&E) ...
Small firms dominate November casualty l...
Monthly contractor administrations are inching upwards but the year-on-year trend remains positive, according to the latest data f...
Contractors alerted to £600m housing fra...
City of Edinburgh Council is on the lookout for contractors to take on £600m worth of housing work.
BSR to lead ‘fundamental’ review of Appr...
04 Dec 2024 By Chris Smith The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has confirmed that it will review Approved Documents guidance.