Construction News

On Wednesday 10 May 2023, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) published its formal response to Tomorrow’s Architects, the Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) consultation on education and training reforms. Read our full consultation response and blog by RIBA Director of Education and Learning Dr Jenny Russell for more detail.  RIBA

With an industry worth more than £110 billion per annum and contributing 7% of the United Kingdom’s GDP, the construction industry accounts for approximately 3 million jobs – 10% of total UK employment.  But with great productivity,

Recent statistics show that three quarters of UK businesses are impacted by skills shortages. The effects of this has been decimating for the UK economy, costing businesses a reported £6.3 billion per year in temporary staff and training.  Construction

Modular homes can deliver factory-built houses with 50% fewer workers from a different pool of employees – and are 40% more productive than traditional builds Britain does not have the labour force to meet the

We have some exciting news to share. For the first time on a live Balfour Beatty site, we’ve gone all electric. For a duration of six weeks, our team working to deliver our Edinburgh Biomes

Bellway has been awarded five-star status by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) for the seventh year in a row. The national homebuilder, which is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, achieved the accolade with more than

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the latest Future Trends survey results, a monthly report of the business and employment trends affecting the architects’ profession.  In February 2023, the RIBA Future Trends Workload

The transformation of a landmark building in the heart of London’s Covent Garden reached a significant milestone this week as The Acre ‘topped out’. This hugely complex project will see a 1980s office building transformed

Southern Construction Framework (SCF), a leading construction procurement framework delivered by the public sector for the public sector in the South of England, has announced the awarded contractors for its 5th generation SCF Construct framework, which includes

RIBA and seven built environment bodies, fire safety organisations and disability rights groups have signed a joint letter to Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP. The united call urges the Government to reduce the height threshold for more than one staircase in new residential buildings to 18 metres (approximately six storeys), from the government’s current proposed 30 metres (approximately ten storeys).