Entries by Lyn

The UK’s Floating Energy Relic

  Twenty miles off the Yorkshire coast, organized into a vast L-shape in the North Sea, is the U.K.’s biggest offshore gas storage facility. You can reach it only by helicopter — and not at all when the weather is bad. Its three platforms, each fixed to the seabed, stretch over hundreds of meters and […]

Sovini Construction Brings Festive Cheer to Wrenbury Primary School

Sovini Construction, a leading construction company based in Liverpool, is proud to announce its contribution to the local community through its Big Community Christmas initiative.   As part of this initiative, The Sovini Group Stakeholder Engagement Team collaborated with Wrenbury Primary School to deliver 150 selection boxes to the school’s children. The boxes were personally […]

‘Unblocking the Clogged-up’ Planning System

The UK government will deliver a ‘sweeping overhaul’ of council planning committees aimed at ‘unblocking the clogged-up’ system, Angela Rayner is expected to announce. Reforms proposed by the deputy prime minister would see planning applications which meet local development plan requirements bypass council committees. This would be aimed at ending delays to new homes, cutting […]

New Homes for Coventry in Spring 2027

WORK is underway at a new development at Pickford Gate in Coventry and is set to be completed in Spring 2027. Citizen is working with Countryside Partnerships, part of Vistry Group, who are building the homes as part of 247 homes on the site overall. The site is on Coventry’s Eastern Green, near the A45 […]

The Fight to Save London Markets

Mayor must fight to save Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets   The London Assembly has called for the Mayor of London to fight the planned closure of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets.   In a letter published today by the Planning and Regeneration Committee, the Mayor was warned that businesses who use the Markets, and the associated […]

Construction Must Not Rely on Overseas Workers

Britain cannot rely on overseas construction workers to deliver the Government’s target of building 1.5 million homes, the housing minister has said.  While acknowledging that foreign workers would “play a role” in construction, Matthew Pennycook said on Friday that vacancies in the industry would have to be filled by “people that live in this country”. […]

Northern Construction Skills Venture

A groundbreaking new partnership that will unlock career pathways in the built environment and develop cutting-edge skills to power the North East economy has been announced. Education Partnership North East (EPNE) and Northumbria University have unveiled a new partnership that will strengthen links between the two organisations, something that will come to life at the […]

A Christmas Message from Wernick

Building on the success of last year’s Accommodating Christmas, this year’s campaign tells a touching, multi-generational story of inspiration, career growth, and the enduring connection between family and Wernick’s values. The video follows a young boy who idolises his father, a dedicated Wernick employee. Captivated by construction and his toy forklift, the child’s passion blossoms […]

UK Construction – Commercial Up, Housing Down

November PMI® data highlighted a robust upturn in UK construction output. However, new order growth eased to a five-month low and year-ahead business activity expectations were the least upbeat since October 2023. At 55.2 in November, up slightly from 54.3 in October, the headline S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI® ) – a […]

RAAC playbook unveiled: MTC leads the charge for safer UK buildings

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has today published a new, industry-first playbook containing a collection of the best available knowledge and learnings to tackle RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete). Addressing growing industry concerns about the material, the publication marks the first step towards defining a standardised approach that empowers stakeholders to manage RAAC in the […]