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Capitalise Announces Major Partnership with Procore to Reconnect Construction Projects with Vital Funding

3rd May 2022

Capitalise, the small business funding platform, will now be available on the Procore App Marketplace Capitalise, the small business platform that gives businesses and their adviser transparency and control over their finance all in one

Jacobs Launches New Climate Action Plan and Climate Commitments

3rd May 2022

First consultancy with net-zero targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative DALLAS – Jacobs (NYSE:J) sets out ambitious new climate commitments in its updated Climate Action Plan in celebration of Earth Day 2022. Two years since Jacobs launched

Optimism dips as economic growth slows – RIBA Future Trends March 2022

2nd May 2022

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

Barbour ABI Teams up With NHIC and FMB to Launch the Home Improvement Partnership

2nd May 2022

Leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, has joined forces with the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) and the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) to form the Home Improvement Partnership. The partnership is intended to

Harris CM Strengthens Board and Appoints New Managing Director

29th April 2022

Yorkshire based multi-disciplinary construction company Harris CM has completed a board-level restructure and appointed a new managing director as it targets strong operational growth and £70 million turnover this year. Neil Silcock has been appointed

Travis Perkins Launches New Time-Saving Services Film “Doing What Matters for the Trade”

29th April 2022

Travis Perkins, which is part of Travis Perkins plc and is the UK’s largest distributor of materials to the construction sector, is launching a series of films which show customers just how Travis Perkins has

Rockwell Reveals Vetro’s Show Apartments at Sales Launch

28th April 2022

On Saturday 23 April, Rockwell unveiled its highly anticipated show apartments at Vetro, with a public sales launch for a selection of its limited edition, beautifully crafted and considered homes on West India Dock Road,

Chancellor Rishi Sunak visited North East to Identify the Preferred Permanent Location for the Darlington Economic Campus

27th April 2022

Last week, Rishi Sunak visited Darlington to identify the proposed location for the Treasury’s Darlington Economic Campus (DEC). Board members from Construction Alliance North East (CAN) were in attendance, alongside other local businesses, and MPs from the

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Balfour Beatty Awarded c.$697 million (c. £530 million) Fort Meade Design and Construct Contract in Maryland, US

26th April 2022

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded a c. $697 million (c. £530 million) design and construct contract at Fort Meade, Maryland, US by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The contract will

Keltbray Releases Gender Pay Gap Results and Reveals 19% of Workforce are Women

26th April 2022

Keltbray, a leading UK specialist engineering business, today releases its Gender Pay Gap Report for 2021 and reveals it has increased its female workforce by 19%. Gender Pay Gap reporting is a requirement of all