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Housebuilders of all sizes will find it easier than ever to access Homes England land, with the launch of the new delivery partner dynamic purchasing system (DPS).   This new system replaces the Deliv ...

Homes for Lambeth has launched its new sales brand, Addition by Homes for Lambeth and unveils its first scheme for sustainable housing in the borough.   Like all London boroughs, Lambeth needs to incr ...

The Royal Borough Greenwich’s planning committee has given the go-ahead for plans to deliver 1,500 new homes and employment space at U+I’s Modern Wharf on Greenwich Peninsula, London. Designed by Dutc ...

Network Rail will carry out track maintenance works between Marks Tey and Chelmsford on the London to Norwich mainline in September, October and November.   Keeping the track in good condition is esse ...

The new acquisition of AVDanzer will allow Wernick to add additional manufacturing capabilities and increase its fleet with more than 2,000 cabins and modular bays. Danzer is a Manchester-based firm t ...

Savista Developments has received planning permission to transform St Raphael’s care home in Bromley into a new care home on behalf of Hallmark Care Homes.   Savista will redevelop an existing disused ...

MMC, Britain's biggest housebuilder, has increased its target to build homes by using modern methods of construction to 30% by 2025.  The firm had previously set a target of 25% of homes being built u ...

The Mayor of London has secured over £3 billion from the first round of bidding for the next five-year affordable homes programme, which will lead to over 29,000 homes being delivered by councils and ...

A bid race has just begun for a new £4.2bn framework that will cover a number of major projects for public sector bodies all across the UK.  The framework provider Procurement Hub has just published a ...

National Highways has set out plans to deliver a digital twin of the UK’s road network that can predict the time and location of potholes and other maintenance issues. The government-owned highways ag ...

The Amey and Briggs £240m MITER defence contract has now gone live, which will see the duo maintain and manage construction and materials handling equipment used by British forces.   The MITER defence ...

The government has injected £50m into colleges, schools and sixth forms delivering T levels to improve and expand teaching spaces and facilities.   The £50m funding injection aims to ensure students h ...

England’s homes produce more carbon emissions every year than all of the country’s cars, new research from the National Housing Federation (NHF) has revealed. The research calculates for the first tim ...

Gatwick Airport has announced plans to bring its existing Northern Runway into routine use to enable dual runway operations with the airport’s main runway. Gatwick has revealed that a public consultat ...

Vital Energi has been awarded a contract by the City of London Corporation to save London 1,000 tonnes of carbon a year and help the city reach net zero carbon by 2027.   The project will be delivered ...

Graham has secured a contract from Camden Council to deliver major works project at Blashford Tower on the Chalcots estate Due to its different structure, a separate two-stage design and build contrac ...

More action is needed by construction SMEs to tackle modern slavery, according to research carried out by CHAS and the University of Nottingham Rights Lab. Awareness of the importance of addressing mo ...

Researchers and scientists are experimenting with Biochar, the carbon-rich soil, to examine its use within the built environment. Discovered via observing the man-made “Terra Preta” soils of the Amazo ...

Developer Hill Group and housing provider, Notting Hill Genesis have joined forces to deliver 780 new homes at Lampton Parkside in Hounslow. Designed by architects Allies & Morrison, Lampton Parkside ...

Housing minister Christopher Pincher has launched a new £4m fund to increase community-led housing and give better access to affordable housing. The new grant programme aims to give community-led hous ...