Construction News

Esh Group is delighted to announce it has been awarded the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Covenant in recognition of its commitment to support the defence and the armed forces community. The scheme

ISG has been successfully reappointed to the £1 billion Pagabo Refit and Refurbishment Framework – a procurement vehicle designed to fast-track and maximise efficiencies for essential public capital works improvement programmes. As part of the

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today published new guidance to ensure that inclusion and accessibility are considered at every stage of the design and construction process.  The result of a multidisciplinary collaboration – including input from people with lived experience and experts from 25 built environment professions – the Inclusive Design Overlay to the RIBA Plan of

The latest research from Searchland, the development site sourcing specialists, has revealed that so far this year, £2.2bn worth of residential and commercial property has been sold within flood zones across England, with almost half (49%) located

On 28 June 2023, the National Audit Office (NAO) published findings that more than a third of English school buildings are past their estimated initial design life. The UK’s independent public spending watchdog’s report found that 700,000 pupils are learning in schools that require major rebuilding or refurbishment.  RIBA

Homebuyer appetites for new-build properties has crept up by 0.7% during the second quarter of this year, according to the latest look at new-build buyer demand by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney easyMoney’s quarterly gauge

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has published its annual results for 2022-23, which show the government’s export credit agency provided £1.1bn in new, direct support for UK construction exporters in the last 12 months. This supported

First bootcamp for much-needed rainscreen cladding kicks off in July The Skills Centre, in conjunction with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and industry employers, will provide rainscreen cladding Skills Bootcamps, thanks to funding from

An ongoing partnership between Sir Robert McAlpine and temporary power and temperature control hire company, Aggreko has yielded an 85% reduction in emissions and fuel across five live tower cranes on one construction project. Hull’s Time Ball

A piece of Hull’s timekeeping history is now rising and falling again after 100 years following a major restoration by Yorkshire construction firm, Hobson & Porter. Hull’s Time Ball has reclaimed the city’s skyline, situated