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With increasing pressure from central government and local authorities to minimise the carbon emissions and environmental impact of construction projects, voestalpine Metsec has introduced a reduced carbon steel option for its renowned light gauge steel construction solutions, including the pre-panellised loadbearing solution, Metframe, SFS, Purlins and its range of internal non-loadbearing stud, […]
Indoor air quality and ventilation manufacturing specialist Nuaire has released a new CIBSE approved CPD: An Introduction to Passivhaus. The CPD, which is aimed at the commercial market, focuses on the principles that define a Passivhaus and its ventilation criteria; the benefits of Passivhaus, especially in relation to net zero; along with a comprehensive […]
A Conservative shadow housing minister has suggested the Government is “tinkering” with planning decision-making, instead of “getting developers developing and builders building” new homes. After ministers unveiled proposals to let some developers swerve town hall committees before they build, David Simmonds said the 4% of applications that elected councillors considered themselves were the ones […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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”. […]
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 […]
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