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Willmott Dixon's Stockport interchange development is equipping local young people with skills to find work in the construction industry through hands-on training at the on-site Building Lives Academy ...

During a heatwave, there are a number of health and safety hazards that construction workers need to be aware of ' but when does it become too hot to work and how can we protect the wellbeing of emplo ...

Morgan Sindall Construction'has begun works on transforming an old modular building to deliver a new Cambridge hospital resource centre, at Fulbourn Hospital. The Cambridge hospital resource centre sc ...

Kier'has been appointed to design and construct the '69m mixed-use sustainable commercial development ' 135 Park Street Southbank ' by Barings and LBS The commercial development will provide 131,900 s ...

May construction output increased by 1.5% according to the latest'ONS figures, which is a record high in monthly-level terms ('15,053 million) since records began in January 2010. The increase in May ...

The government's Levelling Up Fund Round 2 has opened for bidding, allowing councils all over the country to bid for funding for projects that improve communities. Applications for the Levelling Up Fu ...

TfL has announced that the new Barking Riverside Station will open to customers on 18 July, providing quicker and more sustainable journey options Barking Riverside Station'is'fully step-free, bringin ...

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that ten construction companies have been involved in 'illegal cartel agreements' when submitting bids. Following an investigation launche ...

Net Zero Buildings'(NZB) is set to start on site with a next-generation net zero-carbon energy school in Rugeley, refurbishing swimming facilities, adding classrooms and prioritising sustainability. T ...

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has announced '20m of funding for local councils with the'Supported Housing Improvement Programme, aimed at tackling extortionate rents ...

The new north London neighbourhood of Brent Cross Town will be the home of a '210m student accommodation with 662 private rooms, onsite gym and coffee shop, known as Fusion at Brent Cross Town. Fusion ...

Notting Hill Genesis has selected 146 consultants and contractors for their new affordable homes framework, which will deliver more than '2.8bn-worth of new homes for London. The contractors and consu ...

Eight contractors have been chosen by'SCAPE'to'help local authorities and public sector organisations'deliver ambitious, community-focused construction projects up to a value of '7.5m from 26 August 2 ...

The new chair of the government's Levelling Up Advisory Council has been announced as Andy Haldane, a former Bank of England chief economist and head of the Levelling Up Taskforce. ' The Levelling Up ...

As part of the company's commitment to net zero, Tarmac has placed an order with'Renault Trucks'for the first battery electric mixer truck in the UK. ' Due to be delivered in Autumn 2022, the electric ...

' Homes England and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have entered into a Strategic Place Partnership, piloting a new model for partnership working between the government's housing and rege ...

Kier Places has been appointed to Lot Group 2 ' Hard Facilities Management, Lot 2b and Lot 2c on the CCS Facilities Management and Workplace Services RM6232 Framework. The'RM6232 Framework'focuses on' ...

As part of the NHS's 'Delivering a Greener NHS' programme, NHS Property Services(NHSPS) has published its first three-year'Green Plan'to provide long term sustainable models of care, greener travel an ...

London Bridge City'has been presented with the prestigious Secured Environments award on 13th June 2022 by Guy Ferguson, chief executive officer,'Police CPI The'estate, located in an iconic neighbourh ...

Kier has partnered with AFC Energy to trial a clean hydrogen power generator unit at one of its sites in the South West, for eight-weeks The hydrogen power generator, called the Power Tower, utilises ...