The elite amongst the country’s roofing apprentices are gearing up for the two-day final that will reward the best in each of the two roofing disciplines: pitched and flat roofing. BMI, the UK’s largest manufacturer and supplier of flat and... View Article

Celebrating the best of the Kent property and construction industry, the search is now on for nominations for the Kent Design & Development Awards 2018. Jointly organised and sponsored by DHA Planning, Kent County Council and PR and marketing agency... View Article

Countryside, one of the UK’s leading home builders specialising in placemaking and regeneration, together with Home Group, a national provider of homes for sale and affordable rent, and Harlow Council, has recently finished building a state-of-the-art new community centre at... View Article

LJMU is currently in the process of mapping around six major capital developments across the city centre, the majority to be completed by 2020. Planning applications are currently being prepared for the development of the Student Life and Sports Building... View Article

The University of Leicester and Henry Boot Construction Ltd marked the official start of construction at the University’s Brookfield Campus with a traditional groundbreaking ceremony. The historic 19th century Brookfield House on London Road was once home to the original benefactor... View Article

Dutch engineering company Aveco de Bondt has created a unique workflow to improve the energy efficiency and structural safety of social housing in the Netherlands. Using state of the art 3D laser scanners Aveco can capture every detail of an... View Article

Design Brighton, a brand-new week-long festival, is coming to the city in October 2019, and aims to position Brighton as a world-class urban design centre, alongside established design weeks in London, Milan and San Francisco. Initial plans for the festival... View Article

Sea Lanes Brighton Ltd unveils ambition to create a national open water centre of excellence in Brighton. The proposed plans will transform the former Peter Pan site on Madeira Drive, Brighton, by delving deep into its history and culture and... View Article

A new report from PwC has forecasted there will be 76,000 drones in the skies of the UK by 2030, and this will have big benefits for the UK construction industry. But there will always be a need for the... View Article

The London Festival of Architecture has unveiled a series of new one-off public benches, designed by emerging architects and designers, and installed in partnership with the City of London Corporation and Cheapside Business Alliance as the City of London features... View Article

Arup, the leading engineering and design consultancy, has expanded its office space in Nottingham by 30% to make room for a rapidly growing team working on a number of new projects across the city and beyond. Arup has extended its space... View Article

It’s time to take the party outside, according to the Houzz UK 2018 Landscaping Survey,* which found that three in five of homeowners spend more time entertaining outside after completing landscaping projects (61%). One in seven homeowners also report that... View Article

Manchester’s build-to-rent (BTR) property market is booming, as regional city centre locations grow in popularity and developers respond in kind with a wealth of ambitious new projects. This climate of optimism has benefited the entire sector from architects to contractors,... View Article

Lendlease and Starwood Capital, via a managed fund, are jointly acquiring The Silvertown Partnership from its existing shareholders (First Base, Chelsfield Properties and Macquarie Capital) on a 50 per cent co-investment basis. Lendlease will work as Development Manager and Construction Manager... View Article