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The pioneering Vertical Shaft Sinking Machine (VSM), named “Verena”, after Verena Holmes, a pioneering British mechanical engineer, has begun operations at National Grid’s Tilbury site. This marks a new chapter in the delivery of the

Caddick Construction has been awarded a £36.8m contract to build Farringdon Row in Sunderland, becoming the third built-to-rent development delivered by the growing contractor on behalf of Placefirst. The appointment will see Caddick build a

Building upon the feedback gathered from an extensive public consultation on the initial plans released earlier in the year, Manchester and Salford City Councils are expected to endorse and approve the Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF) for the long-term transformation of the Strangeways and Cambridge areas at

The National Civils Show took place on 26–27 November in ExCeL London, where we caught up with the industry trends for 2026. It was also a great opportunity to meet companies interested in streamlining their

Award winning housebuilder, The Hill Group has announced an exclusive partnership with fitness technology innovator MAGIC AI to incorporate cutting-edge AI-powered fitness mirrors into its show homes. This forward-looking initiative to integrate smart fitness technology

The country’s first NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), based in Nottinghamshire, will soon open its doors to patients, heralding the beginning of a new era for rehabilitation. The NRC is a 70-bed, state-of-the-art specialist rehabilitation

From a distance, there seems to be a lot of options when it comes to field operations software – but frequently the choice is clinched by unexpected benefits that go beyond the initial wishlist. Back

A report going to the Council’s executive next week (Weds 15 October) details the next phase in an ongoing collaboration with the Manchester Housing Providers Partnership (MHPP) to deliver genuinely affordable housing across the city. 

In a major win for housebuilding in the region, West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has announced an additional £20 million to expand the Brownfield Housing Fund. The extra government funding has been confirmed ahead of a

The benefit of field management software like Re-flow over bespoke systems is that it keeps on evolving and improving. Feature requests that come from one client are made available for others.  Re-flow 1.9 is released