Entries by Lyn

THE GLENIGAN FORECAST 2020 – 2022

Construction & COVID-19 – How will the construction industry recover? The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown of much of the UK economy from late March have inflicted a massive external shock to UK construction. Added to that, the threat of the worst recession in living memory, is obviously causing major concerns for every business working […]

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COVID LESSONS

What has COVID-19 taught us about our impact on the environment? Are you a glass-half-empty person, or a glass-half-full? In other words, can you draw any positives from tragedy that might make undergoing the suffering less meaningless? What have we learned about ourselves and one another throughout the coronavirus crisis that might help us forge […]

Fastest Rise in Construction Activity for 2 years

June data pointed to a sharp turnaround in the performance of the UK construction sector as the phased restart of work on site helped to lift output volumes and boost business confidence. At the same time, new orders stabilised after three months of sharp declines and purchasing activity expanded at the fastest rate since December […]

£120m investment for cultural infrastructure

The British government has announced a rescue package worth £1.57 billion to help the UK’s arts and culture sector weather the impact of the coronavirus. The measures – which follow Thursday’s #LetTheMusicPlay campaign that saw the UK music industry come together to call for immediate government assistance for the live music business – will see emergency […]

SELF BUILD – live webinair 10th July 10 am

Click here to register now   This webinar will cover the following topics: Self-Build options Design & cost considerations Energy efficiency trade offs Personal experiences with self-build The webinar will be followed by a live video Q&A session, hosted by our Managing Director Keira Proctor along with staff from our technical & sales team.

Insulate all homes – ‘Not a sexy subject but shovel ready’

In an open letter, 15 organisations, including the National Housing Federation, Citizens Advice, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, National Energy Action and Greenpeace UK, demand a transformative investment in the insulation and heating of the UK’s housing and buildings to revive the economy, while tackling long-standing environmental and social crises linked to poorly insulated […]

Yesterdays shops could become tomorrows homes

Could empty retail units provide a solution to housing shortages? Craig Middleton, mortgage sales & distribution manager at Harpenden Building Society, believes it is possible During recent months we’ve all needed to adapt to a life changed by Covid-19. There’s not been a more disruptive incident in a generation with its fallout impacting our futures […]

Construction to lead recovery

As the Covid news barometer seems to sweep endlessly back and forth leaving a question mark regarding what the actual situation is in the minds of the World’s populations, Governments are turning their attention to the financial fall out. Hopefully, the major impact will be felt post pandemic, but the invasive erosion of our life […]

Highland Spaceport on the launchpad

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has been given the green light to build a vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland. The approval by the Highland Council’s north planning applications committee means that small commercial satellites and launch vehicles designed and manufactured in Scotland could be heading into orbit from a Scottish spaceport within the next few […]