March 2021

Barratt Developments’ Kirk Raine Crowned Best Site Manager in the Country for a Second Time by Winning NHBC Supreme Award

16th March 2021

Kirk Raine, senior site manager at David Wilson Homes Mercia, has won the 2020 NHBC Pride in the Job Supreme award, the housebuilding industry’s top accolade for the quality of new homes being built. Now

Keltbray Reveals Speaker Line up for HIPER® Pile Symposium

16th March 2021

Sam Stacey and Ed McCann will be speaking at Keltbray’s conference Keltbray, the leading UK specialist engineering and construction business, today announces the speaker line up at its HIPER® Pile Symposium at the Institution of

Farrans Completes £12m Purpose-built Big Creative Academy in London

15th March 2021

Farrans Construction has completed a purpose-built, three-storey school for third level creative arts students for Big Creative Academy in London, in a contract valued at £12m. Big Creative Academy is a free sixth form school

Architects Prepared to Take Legal Action Against Developers to Recover Outstanding Fees, say Lawyers

15th March 2021

Architects are increasingly prepared to take legal action against developers in a bid to recover unpaid fees for work they have completed on projects, says Boodle Hatfield, the leading private wealth law firm. Coronavirus disruption

Developer Montreaux Targets National Expansion

13th March 2021

Following a period of robust growth over recent years, mixed-use developer Montreaux is poised for national expansion as it snaps up new land deals. Founded in 2014, the company has rapidly established itself as a

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Construction Sector Upbeat Over Short Term Prospects but Longer Term Challenges Remain

12th March 2021

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 85% of construction firms say they feel positive about their prospects for the year ahead, according to a new survey from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. While acknowledging the ongoing

NBS Announces the Launch of NBS Academy to Help Specifiers Upskill for a Digital Future

12th March 2021

NBS, the leading construction data platform, has announced its brand new NBS Academy – a new home for industry training courses and content for customers. The new training Academy is here to support the specifier’s

Residential Sector Propels Architects’ Confidence – RIBA Future Trends February 2021

12th March 2021

In February 2021 the RIBA Future Trends Workload Index increased by 14 points to +17, a level of confidence not seen from architects since early 2020. Nearly a third (32%) of practices expect workloads to grow in the next three months, up from 28% (in

Sellers put off Putting their Homes on the Market in Advance of the Budget

11th March 2021

RICS UK Residential Market Survey, February 2021 Sellers deterred from putting homes on market given current restrictions, with demand series also slightly negative Upward pressure on house prices shows no sign of easing Near term

Stafford Company Deep Soil Mixing uses Recycling on a Massive Scale at HS2 Site in the Midlands

11th March 2021

Stafford-based ground remediation contractor, Deep Soil Mixing used a sustainable soil mixing solution to geotechnically improve the ground at an HS2 site near Coleshill in Warwickshire. The work was undertaken to allow access of construction