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A local housing association has promised to build dozens of affordable homes despite “vigorous” opposition from locals. Rooftop Housing Group will build 45 new shared ownership houses with the company saying that many local families are being priced out of the housing market. Development director David Hannon explained that property prices have rocketed in the last […]
Housing secretary Michael Gove is proposing to block developers from winning further planning permissions if they don’t pay to fix unsafe cladding on existing schemes The proposed change in the law was included in a long list of measures outlined by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to force the industry to […]
common sense, calm and commitment Cp and hot water industry and this can be supported via gathered scientific data applied to finding solutions that allow for least harm and disruption to current standards of living and comfort. The manufacturing sector of the heating and hot water industry has a responsibility in playing a leading […]
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed an apparently dramatic improvement in the payment habits of main contractors. About half of large construction firms now claim to be paying their sub-contractors within 30 days or fewer, according to new data gathered by their trade body BuildUK. While some firms are paying in under 25 […]
The UK and Scottish Governments have agreed on a deal to establish two “green freeports” in Scotland. Freeports are special economic zones offering tax breaks and lower tariffs for businesses. The idea was brought forward by the UK Government to strengthen regional economies in England. The bidding process is expected to begin in the spring […]
Andrew Carpenter, CEO of CESW Constructing Excellence South West (CESW), a member led organisation covering the region, has launched a report exploring how to attract younger generations to a career in an ageing industry. With almost half of employees in construction aged between 45 and 65, the Constructing the Future report outlines detailed recommendations […]
The sponsor body behind the multibillion revamp of the Houses of Parliament is to be wound up and replaced by a new delivery authority It was announced earlier this month that the existing Restoration & Renewal Sponsor Body will be stood down and its role taken on by a new body working directly for both […]
Speaking at GE Steam Power’s manufacturing site at Belfort in eastern France on Thursday, Macron, who faces a presidential election in April, said the main objective of the new policy was to reduce the country’s energy consumption while increasing its carbon-free energy production capacity. He said in the coming decades France must produce more carbon-free electricity, because even […]
The Marble Arch Mound, Dubbed London’s worst Tourist Attraction, the £6m Mound was nicknamed ‘S**t Hill’ The Dutch architects behind the universally panned Marble Arch mound have hit out at Westminster City Council, the UK media, the builders of the mound, English Heritage and Historic England for the project failing to live up to its […]
It’s a triple crown for Steve Marshall who has not only taken over as Managing Director of Strand Hardware, but also its two sister companies – Strand Technologies and AliMet Fabrications. The industry stalwart has taken the helm of the three Midlands companies following a 24-year career at GEZE UK where, for the past two […]
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