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Heckmondwike FB, a leading manufacturer of high-performance carpets, has won the CFJ award for the Education (Schools) category for the Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School project in collaboration with Kier Construction and Westcotes Flooring Ltd. This accolade recognizes Heckmondwike FB’s commitment to providing hard-wearing and cost-effective flooring solutions for the education sector. The […]
The need to attract young people to the construction industry is vital for its growth and the important role it plays in the UK economy. As we are currently in the midst of National Apprenticeship Week, we thought a ‘What’s Happening’ report might be of interest to our readers. Best Wishes the Editor. […]
The UK Government has announced a game-changing initiative to fast-track nuclear power projects across England and Wales. By cutting red tape and streamlining planning regulations, the Prime Minister’s Plan for Change aims to boost energy security, drive investment, and create thousands of highly skilled jobs in the nation’s nuclear energy sector. These reforms will pave […]
FUTUREBUILD ARENA PROGRAMME 2025 CHALLENGES INDUSTRY TO LEAD ON CLIMATE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Celebrating two decades of supporting positive change in the built environment, Futurebuild 2025 will be focusing on the theme of “impact”, with the Futurebuild Arena programme asking us all to question: Where are we today? Are we making the progress we […]
Monetary Policy Summary, February 2025 The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. The MPC adopts a medium-term and forward-looking approach to determine the monetary stance required to achieve the inflation target sustainably. At its meeting ending on […]
All three categories of construction work see a reduction in output during January Renewed downturn in construction order books Cost inflation accelerates to a 21-month high A modest fall in total industry output was recorded at the start of the year, thereby ending a 10-month period of sustained expansion. Shrinking order books and rising cost […]
SELECT releases new in-depth safety video about neutral current diversion as it continues to spearhead awareness campaign as part of 125th anniversary Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, has continued its awareness campaign on the issue of neutral current diversion (NCD) by releasing an in-depth guidance video to help keep electricians and their customers […]
The UK’s leading social enterprise, Places for People, has secured land on the outskirts of Edinburgh to bring forward over 1,300 new homes. The organisation who supplied over 1,700 new homes in the last year acquired the 110-acre site from Murray Estates in its ambition to deliver more new homes to meet rising demand across […]
Seven construction company connected insiders have been sentenced for their key role in a £22 million fraud against the taxpayer. Daniel Newton, 38, Philip Bailey, 36, Sean Dean, 41, Lee Hudson, 56, Sarah Gillard, 41, Bradley Mortimer, 39, and Kevin Ratcliffe, 43, have been sentenced to nine years and four months imprisonment, six years and […]
Lord Moylan, Chair of the Built Environment Committee, has sent a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister summarising the findings of the Committee’s inquiry into the grey belt. Key findings Key points from the committees letter include: In 2024, the new Labour government outlined its ambitious plans to address the housing crisis by building 1.5 […]
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