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  • EDF has said it is doing more to tackle mental health on'Hinkley Point C'than on any other construction project, in response to criticism in a national newspaper.
  • Lendlease has named Simon Gorski as its new managing director for construction in Europe.'His latest promotion sees him move up from head of the UK regional business, overseeing such projects as the l ...
  • Inhabit, a new hotel brand with a homelike feel, has opened London's first mindfulness boutique property in Paddington with anti-pollution filters, food-waste initiatives, a meditation pod and ethical ...
  • AECOM'has launched what is believed to be the world's first natural capital laboratory on a 100-acre site near Loch Ness.'
  • Fora has opened a fourth co-working space in London, in a Victorian warehouse just off Brick Lane that has been refurbished and redesigned by Piercy & Company.'The architects describe it as a 'soft, t ...
  • A competition to find alternative designs to replace the destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral roof has attracted a number of innovative "solutions" ' including a rooftop waterway over the medieval cathedral ...
  • The number of electric car charging points in the UK now exceeds petrol stations, as an increasing number of Brits turn to electric vehicles (EV).
  • Faced with a housing crisis and a construction skills shortage the UK is becoming a testbed for building modular houses in smart factories.
  • Radisson Hotel Group will be bringing films and characters to life in what will be an unforgettable hotel experience.
  • Shares in'Balfour Beatty'rose 13% after its underlying profit more than tripled in Britain where it is working on lower risk contracts such as major road improvements, a rail link, and a nuclear power ...
  • Fit-out contractor Structure Tone has signed a '60m contract to extend and refurbish a London office building.
  • London's new water fountains display an unsustainable failure of civic pride.
  • Super-prime construction company London Projects'works with many of the UK's top architects, interior designers and developers, meaning they get a great insight into the key trends and features that H ...
  • ISG has won a '40m contract to refurbish Turner House at 16 Great Marlborough Street in London's West End.
  • Government funding for on-street electric car charging is to be doubled, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.
  • A four-storey cube covered in 13,000 white tiles and which will house a substation as part of the HS2 redevelopment at Euston has been given planning.
  • The department has recently undertaken a call for evidence on its fire safety design guidance for building new schools, as part of wider work on fire safety across government.
  • A virtual replica of High Speed 2's (HS2) Old Oak Common station is being created to train staff ahead of the West London hub's construction.
  • Morgan Sindall hits 2% operating margin for construction, despite no growth in turnover.
  • Emerging players in the construction sector are introducing greater numbers of factory-built homes into the UK market, but experts say this needs to be accompanied by industry-wide reform