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The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has expressed his ‘deep concern’ about the impact of Britain leaving the European Union on the environment – and on air pollution in particular. In an official report about the impact of Brexit on London, the Mayor calls on ministers to ‘guarantee’ that environmental regulations, monitoring and enforcement standards […]
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has approved Chelsea Football Club’s plans for a state-of-the-art £500 million stadium on the site of their existing Stamford Bridge ground. Plans for the new stadium will see Chelsea’s match-day capacity increase from 41,600 to 60,000 and will include the construction of an elevated walkway over the nearby District […]
The Spring Budget includes plans that will be undoubtedly welcomed by professionals working within the construction industry. The announcement of new funding to build 110 free schools and the allocation of £103 million to tackle infrastructure issues in the midlands and the north of England indicates that there is money being spent and the government […]
120 hours lost per year per employee to personal smartphone use 78% respond to personal text messages at work The average British worker spends as many as 120 hours per year using their smartphones in the workplace, and those working in construction are among the worst culprits, according to research. Research of 2,012 UK adults […]
Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland, leader in the construction materials markets, has been recognised as a Top Employer in the UK for the fifth year running, and in Ireland for a second consecutive year. The awards, based on research conducted by the Top Employers Institute, recognises organisations that have achieved the highest standards of excellence in […]
(Image: Sunny Landa, director at NG Chartered Surveyors) It’s not often you’ll hear a commercial property agent quoting Oscar Wilde, but there is rarely a greater truism than the playwright’s famous “Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing”. Wilde spoke these words in 19th Century, but the sentiment remains – especially […]
Steel is undoubtedly the backbone of our built environment. Steel is used in almost every sector of our industry, including energy, construction and housing (the largest consumer of steel), automotive and transportation, infrastructure and machinery – to name but a few. Seeing as the steel industry employs over 2 million people worldwide and can be […]
A new study from price comparison website MoneySuperMarket visualises the way people across the world affect the environment Britain has a greener population than France, Germany and the United States – but is only 16th in Europe for green living and 53rd worldwide Air pollution in the UK is more than double that of the […]
The vision behind the Shard at London Bridge, Irvine Sellar has sadly passed away at the age of 82 after a period of short illness. His son James, who has worked alongside his father for the past 20 years, will take over running of the Sellar Group, according to the statement released by the company. […]
A major new project to install a one Gigawatt (1000 MW) Direct Current interconnector linking the electricity markets of Britain and France via the Channel Tunnel has just put down its foundations. The foundation stone of the Folkestone Converter Station was laid this morning by Jesse Norman, Minister for Industry and Energy. ElecLink, for which […]
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