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Gregory secures consent to deliver 33,000 ft² industrial unit on Sheffield Business Park

Tuesday, 22nd November 2022

Gregory Properties has secured full planning consent from Sheffield City Council to deliver a 33,000 ft² industrial unit at Sheffield Business Park. The long established, local developer plans to speculatively build the unit to support a major shortage of new... View Article

Edinburgh College hosts top construction trainees for ‘skills Olympics’

Tuesday, 15th November 2022

Top construction trainees from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been named as competitors at the SkillBuild National Finals 2022. SkillBuild is delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in partnership with WorldSkills UK, often dubbed the ‘skills... View Article

Industry heavyweights commit to new SCAPE social value mission statement

Monday, 14th November 2022

A collective of construction industry heavyweights are set to enhance the amount of social value delivered through public sector construction projects having committed to a new collaborative agreement. Nine of the UK’s leading national construction, consultancy and civil engineering contractors,... View Article

AGC Glass UK and OnLevel UK collaborate to certify new solutions for frameless glazed balustrades and Juliet balconies

Friday, 11th November 2022

AGC Glass UK and OnLevel UK are pleased to announce that Stratobel Strong laminated safety glass is now certified in OnLevel’s frameless balustrade systems TL6020, TL3020 and Skyforce Juliet balcony for loads up to 0.74kN. OnLevel’s UK Operations Director Martyn... View Article

Purcell’s Radley College extension triumphs in 2022 Brick Awards

Friday, 11th November 2022

A painstakingly detailed extension to a chapel at Radley College, a private school in Oxfordshire, was the overall winner in the 2022 Brick Awards, held in London last night. The heritage project won in three award categories – Supreme Winner,... View Article

Surface Design Awards 2023 Finalists Announced

Thursday, 10th November 2022

The Surface Design Awards Finalists have been revealed with judges praising the high standard of innovation and sustainability in entries received from around the world. After a stringent judging process, the Finalists for this year’s Surface Design Awards have been selected,... View Article

Gateway Central and Gateway West buildings completed at White City Place

Wednesday, 9th November 2022

The Gateway Central and Gateway West buildings at the White City Place business campus in west London are now completed and currently being marketed to prospective tenants by Stanhope, on behalf of Mitsui Fudosan and AIMCo and some of its... View Article

Project-starts decline bottoms out

Wednesday, 9th November 2022

Today, Glenigan, one of the construction sector’s leading insight experts releases the November 2022 edition of its Construction Index. The Index focuses on the three months to the end of October 2022, covering all underlying projects with a total value of... View Article

CICV Chair Alan Wilson says evidence of ‘quick wins’ is essential if new Construction Accord is to succeed

Monday, 7th November 2022

The new Scottish Construction Accord needs some “quick wins” to maximise industry engagement and convince the wider sector of its value. That’s the view of Alan Wilson, chair of the Construction Industry Collective Voice (CICV) and managing director of SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction... View Article

Kilwaughter minerals launches new training academy to combat skills shortage

Monday, 7th November 2022

Leading minerals processor Kilwaughter Minerals which owns both the K Rend and K Systems brands, has announced the launch of its new training academy, specially developed to promote excellence in industry and address the skills gap facing the construction industry. ... View Article

Glidevale Protect provides complete roofing ventilation solution for new build housing development

Friday, 4th November 2022

Leading building materials manufacturer, Glidevale Protect, has supplied its Protect Viking Air pitched roofing underlay across a new build development for housebuilder Pennyfarthing Homes in Verwood, Dorset. Glidevale Protect’s high-performance air and vapour permeable roofing underlay has been installed by... View Article

Construction activity expected to continue to slow

Wednesday, 2nd November 2022

RICS UK Construction & Infrastructure Monitor Q3 2022 Growth in construction workloads eases – and workload expectations for the next 12 months are also downgraded The infrastructure sector is continuing to hold up better than the other subcategories Material and... View Article

Construction to start on £26m industrial park

Wednesday, 2nd November 2022

Construction work on a new £26m industrial and commercial park at the historic 21-acre Botany Bay site in Chorley will start this month. When complete, the scheme will deliver 33 units for light industrial and commercial use across 405,000 ft²... View Article

Insight Magazine

Monday, 24th October 2022

Insight Magazine is a residential construction magazine bringing you industry news, focused features, and on-site spotlights every quarter. Edited and published by Resibuild, our aim for Insight is to keep you informed of the latest industry trends in an educational,... View Article

Caddick Construction starts work on York’s first residential passivhaus scheme

Tuesday, 18th October 2022

Work has begun to build the City of York’s first Passivhaus homes at the council’s award-winning Duncombe Barracks site. The 34 new Passivhaus homes support low carbon lifestyles in a beautiful, low-traffic setting. It is the first Passivhaus site to... View Article

Caddick Construction completes on £7 million Warrington Youth Zone

Monday, 17th October 2022

Young people are already enjoying the state-of-the-art facilities that include an indoor climbing wall, 3G pitch and dance studio. Caddick Construction has completed on the state-of-the-art Warrington Youth Zone which is offering a huge range of sports, arts and social... View Article

Construction Product Sales Fall for First Time in Two Years

Monday, 17th October 2022

The two-year run of sales growth for construction product manufacturers ended in Q3, according to the Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey. Furthermore, a slowdown in construction activity in the publicly financed and repair & maintenance sectors since... View Article

Níall McLaughlin Architects’ Magdalene College Library wins Stirling Prize

Friday, 14th October 2022

Designed by Níall McLaughlin Architects, The New Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, has been crowned the winner of the 26th RIBA Stirling Prize, the first time a college has been given the award. RIBA described it as an “exquisitely detailed new... View Article

UK construction sector turnover fell by 7.3% last year, new figures reveal

Tuesday, 11th October 2022

Turnover in the UK construction sector fell by 7.3% last year, ONS data published last week reveals. The sector boasted a turnover of £359bn at the beginning of 2021, but this fell to £333bn 12 months on, analysis of Thursday’s... View Article

Free tickets now available for north of England’s construction and engineering trade show

Monday, 10th October 2022

Register now! Anyone working in construction and engineering can now register for free tickets for Foundations Live 2022, which is one of the region’s biggest construction, trade, networking, and careers events. The event, which takes place at Bishop Burton College... View Article