Entries by Joe Bradbury

Storage space boom – warehouse construction on the rise

As the popularity of online shopping continues to increase, the demand for storage space has followed, with an estimated £3 billion worth of contracts outlined for the construction of industrial warehouses across the UK in 2018. According to construction analysts Barbour ABI, the first three quarters of 2018 accumulated £2.2 billion worth of warehouse construction […]

Government plan to address long-term housing challenges

Homes England recently set out how they intend to improve housing affordability through a new five-year Strategic Plan – helping more people access better homes in areas where they are needed most. Buildingspecifier takes a look: The government plan, which runs up to 2022/23, outlines an ambitious new mission and the steps the national housing agency will […]

Over 600,000 homes lay vacant across England alone

New study has found that 605,891 homes were unoccupied last year. Liverpool has the biggest problem with vacant homes, with over 10,000 homes remaining empty in 2017. A third of empty homes throughout the country are empty for longer than six months. A new study has revealed the shocking extent of England’s empty homes crisis, […]

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Government call for green innovations to beat climate change

Britain’s best innovators and researchers are being invited to pitch their ideas to help tackle the effects of climate change on towns, cities and the countryside as part of modern Industrial Strategy. Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark recently announced 4 new research programmes to boost the UK’s resilience to climate change, develop digital environments, promote […]

Builders back the high street

In this weeks Autumn Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond outlined positive steps that need to be taken in order to address the housing crisis and breathe new life back into our high streets. This is not only great news for the builders who will carry out the works, but also for residents of the countless forgotten towns […]

Autumn budget – industry comment

This week Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his autumn budget to the chamber. Touching on key issues such as the housing crisis, skills shortages, Brexit, apprenticeships and planning reform, the latest budget included much for the construction sector to sit up and take note of. The Chancellor has previously promised 300,000 new homes a year by […]