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A CAMPAIGN group against HS2 has been attacked by the company building the project and accused of ‘scaremongering’ the public. Mid Cheshire Against HS2 is concerned about the environmental impact of the high-speed railway, which it claims ‘will likely never be carbon neutral’, and points towards the emissions that will be caused during its construction. […]
The Lake Terrace field where 90 affordable homes are due to be built (EMN-210115-155116001) and right the household waste and recycling site is shown to the south and the proposed landscaping area stretching from south to north on the site (EMN-210115-155056001) Developers want to buy a section of road feeding Melton’s household waste site […]
ONS report overview Construction output grew by 1.9% in the month-on-month all work series in November 2020, because of a 3.5% increase in new work that more than offset the 0.6% fall in repair and maintenance; this was the seventh consecutive month of growth since the record decline (40.7%) in April 2020. The level of […]
The government has initiated legal proceedings to have eight former Carillion directors banned from holding boardroom seats. The filing comes three days before the third anniversary of the collapse of Carillion, after which time it would be too late for action to be taken. Eight former directors are named: Philip Green (chairman), Richard Howson (chief […]
The Impact of Brexit on the Construction Industry – an overview On the 24 December 2020, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom finally agreed a post-Brexit trade agreement, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which came into effect on 1 January 2021. In the years following the 2016 Brexit referendum, the construction industry […]
Top 100 construction projects to work on in 2021 Construction project-starts are forecast to increase by 17% in 2021†, so what better way for our 2021 newsletters to start than looking at the top 100 construction projects to work on in 2021. We’ve analysed our data and identified the top 100 projects (by total project […]
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has warned against safety complacency on construction sites during the new lockdown period. It congratulated the sector on its efforts so far to keep everyone safe, but stressed the industry was now under even more intense public scrutiny and could not afford to relax. “It will just take one […]
Mr Nicholas Quek (right) believes building a sustainable business starts from treating migrant workers well. While most work-permit holders in sectors such as construction are typically housed in cramped dormitories, entrepreneur Nicholas Quek houses all 10 of his migrant workers in condominiums or landed houses. There, the Bangladeshi workers each have a room […]
Nearly 4 years on, Buildingspecifier’s Joe Bradbury takes a look at the ongoing subject of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and raises concern about those still living at risk of death by fire in inadequately protected properties together with the wider impact on individual homeowners, who find themselves financially trapped in properties they cannot sell. […]
The government’s commitment to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 has been boosted today by the appointment of Natalie Forrest to oversee the building programme. Forrest has worked in the NHS for over 30 years and is a registered nurse. She most recently led the construction and operationalisation of NHS Nightingale London in response to […]
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