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Over 20,000 people are now working on the HS2 project, it was announced today by the company. The declaration marks one year since the Prime Minister announced the formal start of construction on Phas ...

Yesterday, Highways England announced 50 supply chain firms that they will be partnering up with. These partners will deliver a renewal programme that will be worth up to £3.6 billion, helping to keep ...

Michael Gove has been named the new minister for housing, communities and local government, replacing Robert Jenrick who was removed from the role. As the new housing secretary, Michael Gove will deci ...

Gatwick Airport has committed to providing roles for women in STEM, as it recruits two male and two female engineering apprentices for its 2021 cohort.   The four new apprentices all come from local s ...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a concrete-like material made of space dust and the blood, sweat and tears of astronauts.   In their study, published in Materials Today Bio, ...

The City of London Corporation has released its brief for the Barbican Centre Renewal, as it begins its search for a design team to deliver plans.  Designed by architects Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, t ...

Retirement Villages Group‘s (RVG) 196-home mixed-use development at West Byfleet, Surrey, will be the ‘UK’s first net zero carbon’ scheme over its whole development and operational lifespan In the con ...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has unveiled the six buildings in the running for the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize, awarded to the UK’s best new building.   Now in its 25th year, the RIBA ...

Vital Energi has partnered with Danfoss and Camden Council to reduce carbon consumption at Oakshott Court through the installation of a revolutionary Leanheat artificial intelligent software technolog ...

HS2 has revealed the logistics operation that is taking place at HS2’s logistics hub near Willesden Junction.   The 30-acre site will be the ‘beating heart of the logistics operation for HS2’ in Londo ...

The world’s first hands-free jetpack created by two British entrepreneurs has been revealed – using a VTOL system for safe, precision landings.   These are the first images ever released of Maverick A ...

The government is set to inject £650bn of public and private investment into infrastructure over the next ten years, according to the updated Infrastructure Pipeline.   This infrastructure pipeline in ...

The world’s first T-pylon, the first new design for an electricity pylon in Great Britain for nearly a century, has been erected in Somerset. Construction of the first 48 T-pylons by Balfour Beatty on ...

Waltham Forest Council’s development partner, Countryside, has secured planning permission to move forward with the transformation of the Town Hall Campus to build a new hub in the heart of the boroug ...

SKILLcard has launched a new card for the growing number of students who need access to construction sites to complement their placements.   SKILLcard is one of the first Construction Skills Certifica ...

HS2 Ltd has announced that over 20,000 people are now working on the project, one year on from the formal start of construction Companies right across the country are now forming part of HS2’s ever-gr ...

Almost 500 construction workers take their own lives every year in the UK and Ireland. An emotive video has been released to provide guidance for anybody affected, ahead of World Suicide Prevention Da ...

The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced 54 winners of the 2021 RIBA National Awards for architecture including a floating church, the MK gallery and a mosque in Cambridge. Awarded annu ...

The new modular construction factory will enable Green Unit to significantly boost production as well as improve efficiency by up to 75% The new Green Unit factory is a converted hangar providing 25,0 ...

We're delighted to announce the London Build Roller Coaster! A 10 seat VR roller coaster only at London Build! The London Build roller coaster will take you on a realistic and educational journey thro ...