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.
Fraudsters jailed after £22m constructio...
Seven construction scammers been sentenced for their key role in a £22m fraud against the taxpayer.
McAlpine tops January work league with s...
Sir Robert McAlpine’s massive order for the new low carbon steelworks in South Wales shot the firm to the top of January’s contrac...
Starmer rips up rules to ease building o...
The government has unveiled plans to make it easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales.
Construction boss jailed for double Covi...
A Berkshire-based director who fraudulently obtained two Covid loans for his construction firm has been jailed.
Another month of repairs at McAlpine pro...
Repair work to cladding on Sir Robert McAlpine’s problem Hilton Hotel job in Woking could last another month causing chaos in the ...
£90m funding release for quartet of road...
The Government has approved £90m funding for four major road schemes in England.
M&E specialist J S Wright files administ...
West Midlands-based M&E specialist J S Wright & Co and allied business Wright Maintenance have filed notices of intentions to appo...
Two in race for £269m HS2 people mover d...
Two bidders have been invited to tender by HS2 for the contract to supply, operate and maintain its £269m elevated transit system ...
Green light for £250m Salford data centr...
Salford City Council has approved plans for a £250m data centre at Peel Waters’ Halo West site, in Greater Manchester.
Fire hits £31m student accommodation sit...
Six fire engines were needed to battle a blaze which broke out on Saturday at a £31m student accommodation scheme under constructi...
Vistry strikes deal for phase 3 of £1.2b...
Housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing has agreed multiple deals with Vistry to pave the way to build 323 homes at...
Government opens bidding for new AI Grow...
The Government has fired the starting gun on plans to create AI Growth Zones to power regional growth and attract major private in...
Regulator pledges to clear 122 project b...
The Building Safety Regulator has pledged to clear by April the backlog of projects awaiting safety design clearance to start cons...
CPD: Noise requirements in Approved Docu...
In this CPD, the Association of Noise Consultants’ James Healey and David Garritt explain the acoustics considerations relating to...
CPD: How to deliver a biosolar green roo...
What are biosolar roofs and how should you design, install and maintain them? Mark Harris from the Green Roof Organisation explain...
CPD: Managing HAVS risks
The HSE estimates that over two million workers are at risk of hand-arm vibration syndrome. This CPD explains how to manage the ri...
CPD: Sustainable soil management and reu...
Ahead of World Environment Day, this CPD looks at challenges and strategies for soil reuse and management on construction projects...
CPD: Sustainable soil management and reu...
Ahead of World Environment Day, this CPD looks at challenges and strategies for soil reuse and management on construction projects...
CPD: Fire safety guidance for green roof...
How do fire safety regulations apply to green roofs? In this CPD, Mark Harris from the Green Roof Organisation (GRO) explains how ...
CPD: Patent and latent defects
In this CPD, Anthony Walker reviews the differences between patent and latent defects in buildings and how they impact contractors...