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The construction industry: 2018 in review & what’s next for 2019?

Tuesday, 15th January 2019

The construction industry faced its fair share of challenges last year – from the collapse of Carillion to the uncertainty that came along with Brexit. However, Duncan Green, managing partner at property, construction and infrastructure consultancy Pick Everard, has high hopes... View Article

LGA responds to rogue landlord funding

Tuesday, 15th January 2019

Responding to government funding of nearly £2.4 million for councils to tackle rogue landlords, Cllr Judith Blake, Housing spokesman for the Local Government Association, said: “The vast majority of landlords are responsible and provide decent housing for their tenants, however... View Article

Graven Hill opens the door to custom build new homes

Monday, 14th January 2019

Graven Hill, one of the country’s most innovative self-build and custom build villages, is holding its first ‘Hard Hat’ event of 2019 on 26 January. The event will give visitors the chance to view the custom build new homes that... View Article

Saunders Boston Architects breathes new life into Waterbeach Community Primary School

Monday, 14th January 2019

Planning permission has been granted to Waterbeach Community Primary School to increase its learning capacity to 630 places. The design, by Saunders Boston Architects, will also improve existing facilities, marking a step towards better education opportunities for the local community.... View Article

Construction workers warned to prepare for harsh winter

Monday, 14th January 2019

With recent long range weather forecasts suggesting the UK could be facing the coldest winter for almost a decade, roof systems manufacturer Marley is urging construction workers to get prepared for freezing winter temperatures. Bitterly cold weather, ice and shorter... View Article

LWK + PARTNERS – An Organic & Dynamic Entity with Infinite Solutions

Monday, 14th January 2019

LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd. has officially launched its new branding, LWK + PARTNERS, as of today (14th January 2019). In the last 33 years since its establishment, the Company has adopted various strategies and methods in time with market changes... View Article

RSK Group Ltd Acquires Pellings

Monday, 14th January 2019

RSK Group Ltd, the UK’s leading integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business, has announced its latest acquisition: design, property and construction consultancy Pellings. This is the ninth acquisition that RSK, a privately owned company with 36 international offices, more... View Article

Taiwan’s Times Square: MVRDV’s Taipei Twin Towers Is an Ambitious Proposal to Intensify the Capital City’s Central Station Area

Monday, 14th January 2019

MVRDV’s bold and ambitious design for the Taipei Twin Towers, designed as part of a consortium lead by Nan Hai Development, has been selected to revitalise the central station area of Taipei. The design of the Taipei Twin Towers is... View Article

A floating space for London: work begins on Royal Wharf Pier, Royal Wharf by Nex

Monday, 14th January 2019

Construction has begun on the Royal Wharf Pier – a new riverboat terminal incorporating a large new public space on the Thames – designed by London-based architects Nex—. Royal Wharf Pier, located in Ballymore and Oxley’s Royal Wharf development in London’s... View Article

First tower crane arrives as HS2 prepares to demolish Euston towers

Monday, 14th January 2019

Work to transform Euston station and deliver extra capacity as part of the HS2 project took a very visible step forward today, with the arrival, on the London skyline, of the project’s first tower crane. Delivered last week and assembled... View Article

ARCHITECT@WORK London 2019 announces approved exhibitors

Monday, 14th January 2019

ARCHITECT@WORK is pleased to announce the international architectural product suppliers who will be showing their latest innovations at the show, 30th-31st January 2019. The London edition of the global two-day trade event aimed at architects, interior designers and specifiers, will... View Article

International launch of The Spaceagency Guide to Wayfinding

Monday, 14th January 2019

The Spaceagency Guide to Wayfinding is the first comprehensive compendium answering two questions: what is wayfinding, and how is a wayfinding project executed? Leading wayfinding and user experience design consultancy Spaceagency has launched The Spaceagency Guide to Wayfinding, a visual guidebook... View Article

Improvement in industrial, commercial and civil engineering work steady construction starts

Monday, 14th January 2019

The value of work starting on site in the final quarter of 2018 was 2% lower than a year earlier, according to the latest Glenigan Index. On a seasonally adjusted basis, starts were unchanged on the previous three months. Commenting... View Article

Liz Gibney joins Lee Evans Partnership as Partner

Monday, 14th January 2019

Leading South East architectural and planning practice, Lee Evans Partnership, has appointed Liz Gibney as Partner from January 2019. Gibney, formerly Head of Place at Home Group, one of the UK’s largest housing associations, becomes the practice’s first Partner to... View Article

One year after Carillion’s collapse the government’s inaction risks further corporate meltdowns, warns Unite

Monday, 14th January 2019

Unite, Britain and Ireland’s largest union, has warned that a year after Carillion’s collapse the government’s inaction is putting jobs at risk and could result in future corporate meltdowns. Carillion went into compulsory liquidation on 15 January 2018, with £7... View Article

Is Buck’s Bill the solution to the rogue landlords’ problem?

Monday, 14th January 2019

Patrick Mooney looks at a new law passed to protect private sector tenants After several years of hard work, frustration and steadfast determination the MP for Westminster North, Karen Buck has finally succeeded in getting a new law passed to... View Article

Up to £210m opens the door to more self-builders in Wales

Monday, 14th January 2019

Building your own home in Wales will become easier thanks to a new scheme launching this year. Through Self-Build Wales: The Development Bank of Wales will guarantee loans on pre-agreed plots; The loans will be repayment free until the new... View Article

Construction output rises despite Brexit uncertainty, says FMB

Friday, 11th January 2019

The Government must not be complacent about the damage a ‘no deal’ Brexit would cause amid positive signs of growth in the UK construction industry, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Commenting on the construction output figures for November 2018,... View Article

HETAS success with Trading Standards

Friday, 11th January 2019

HETAS’ work with Trading Standards has seen great results with rogue installers who misled consumers confronted and stopped. Members of the HETAS team were required to act as witnesses in a court case which resulted in a rogue installer from... View Article

Industry first as Willmott Dixon encourages supply chain to join Considerate Constructors Scheme

Friday, 11th January 2019

Willmott Dixon is making a huge commitment to ensuring a considerate supply chain by asking its top-tier supply chain partners to register with the Considerate Constructors Scheme. All of Willmott Dixon’s 600 Category A supply chain partners, which make-up around... View Article