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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 […]
The historic Trade and Cooperation Agreement (Trade Deal) was reached between the European Union and the UK on 24 December 2020, just a week before the transition period came to an end. The key parts of the Agreement relating to the construction industry are highlighted here. Goods and Standards As members of the EU Single […]
Before the festive period got underway, the government set out its new NDC target, setting the pathway to net-zero for the UK by 2050. A 68% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade, compared to 1990 levels, is no doubt ambitious. It sets the UK apart from other major economies, and […]
Developers of the highly-anticipated London Resort, dubbed the UK’s answer to Disney World, have released a new photo revealing more of what’s in store. Plans have now officially been submitted for the attraction, with work set to begin in 2022 if they’re approved with the possibility of a 2024 opening date. The huge theme park […]
Leading brick slip cladding specialist, Eurobrick, has been supplying its systems to the education sector for 30 years and, more recently, with offsite construction specialist Reds10 to supply two new school projects in Reading; Green Park Village Primary Academy and Addington School. Green Park Village Primary Academy is a new two-storey primary school that is […]
The UK government is set to begin discussions regarding the construction of a new £20bn nuclear power station in Sizewell, Suffolk. The site, located near the coast, is already home to a pair of nuclear power stations: Sizewell A and Sizewell B. Sizewell B is still operational, under the management of EDF Energy. The Sizewell […]
BRITISHVOLT SELECTS NORTH EAST SITE TO BUILD BRITAIN’S FIRST BATTERY GIGAPLANT Britishvolt has selected Blyth, Northumberland as the site of its first battery gigaplant £2.6bn total investment, one of the UK’s largest ever industrial investments and the largest in the North East of England since the arrival of Nissan in 1984 Gigaplant will provide 3000 […]
Study: Construction has the highest COVID-19 rate of nearly any industry A new study tracking the results of more than 730,000 COVID-19 tests found that construction workers had the highest positivity rates for asymptomatic cases of any occupation, including healthcare staff, first responders, correctional personnel, elderly care workers, grocery store workers and food service employees. […]
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