Entries by Lyn

Best In Class Accommodation for Leeds City Centre

  WORKS COMMENCE FOR 80,000 SQ FT GATEWAY OFFICE REDEVELOPMENT  IN LEEDS CITY CENTRE Prescient Capital has announced the start of construction for the redevelopment of Wellington Plaza, a significant office building in the heart of Leeds’s premier business district. Cleggs Construction has been appointed as main contractor to deliver the redevelopment which will see demolition […]

Net Zero Carbon School Refurbishment

Morgan Sindall Construction and Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council are celebrating significant progress in the delivery of the pioneering Net Zero Carbon refurbishment of Pen-y-Dre High School, with final handover scheduled for 2026. The project represents one of Wales’ most ambitious school refurbishment programmes, transforming the 1970s building into a state-of-the-art educational facility whilst maintaining […]

The Plague of Uncertainty as Construction Downturns

Source: S&P Global PMI. ©2025 S&P Global. Joe Hayes, Principal Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said: “Having trended upwards in recent months, our survey data for July signal a fresh setback for the UK construction sector, with total industry activity falling at the sharpest rate since May 2020. Dissecting the latest contraction, we can […]

College 2: Where Innovation Meets Education

   Thorn Lighting proudly unveils College 2, the next-generation luminaire designed to transform educational environments.   Building on the legacy of its best-selling predecessor, College 2 is engineered to meet the evolving needs of modern learning spaces, offering exceptional performance, energy efficiency, visual comfort, and flexible installation options.   Key Features and Benefits of College […]

Tariff’s Send US Construction Spending into Decline

  Construction spending follows a downward trajectory.  Policy uncertainty continues to drag on the construction sector.    Construction spending weakened by 0.4% in June and fell 2.9% compared to last year. Through the first half of this year, spending has fallen $22 billion compared to the same period in 2024. (The data is not inflation adjusted.) […]

CANADA: Modular tech reshaping homebuilding

  Stelumar Advanced Manufacturing Inc. (SAMI) is revolutionizing housing construction with advanced robotics, automation, and modular innovation. Tackling Canada’s housing crisis with modular construction, sustainability, and more scalable solutions Over the last few years, homebuyers across Canada have found themselves in the grips of a burgeoning housing crisis; on one hand, housing affordability devolved to […]

New Building Safety Levy, Construction Must Act

The construction industry is being urged take action ahead of the implementation of a new building safety levy, which will introduce new costs for residential developments across England from October 2026. The new levy will apply to all new residential developments that require building control approval, regardless of height, as part of the government’s continued […]

Modular Homes for Australia’s Sunshine Coast

Oly Homes can build homes quickly for those who need them A Sunshine Coast modular homes builder is set to almost triple its output via a new $20 million facility. Oly Homes’ expansion is expected to help the company respond to soaring demand for faster, more accessible housing solutions. The 21,900sqm factory, largely supported with […]

BCF: Victory for Common Sense

BCF Issues Statement on EU TiO2 Court Case: ‘Victory for Common Sense’   The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today dismissed an appeal from the European Commission and France against its 2022 ruling on Titanium Dioxide (TiO2).   The 2022 ruling from the ECJ sided with the case brought by the Titanium Dioxide Manufacturers’ […]

Scotland Heat Networks Prospectus

Power supports launch of first South of Scotland Heat Networks Prospectus   Leading renewable energy consultancy Natural Power, has completed the research, analysis and interpretation that underpins the first South of Scotland Heat Network prospectus that has been launched today by South of Scotland Enterprise.   The document, created jointly by South of Scotland Enterprise […]