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  • The industry is getting on with life as its patience with Brexit related indecision wears thin according to the latest RICS Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey. Quarter two results show outp ...
  • The government has announced that all new build homes could be fitted with electric car charge points as a part of mandatory building regulations at a public consultation on Monday 15th July 2019. The ...
  • By Katherine Smale  There is a “high risk” that the Paddington to Heathrow Airport section of Crossrail will be delayed further, according to a new report. The new line across London was due to open i ...
  • Construction leaders are calling on the Treasury to delay major VAT changes which could “chaos” across the industry. The Enquirer has highlighted the issue which could cut the cash flow of 150,000 con ...
  • Crocketts Lane, Smethwick

    18 Jul 2019 Gavin Blay
    Crocketts Lane is a stunning development of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and houses in Smethwick perfectly situated for commuters, young couples and growing families. Overlooking the beautiful Victor ...
  • New research has unveiled that almost half (44.3%) of businesses in the construction industry have limited or no insight into company or project performance Looking at the results of Bentley Systems’ ...
  • Initially created for aerospace purposes, materials based on advanced fiber-reinforced thermoset technology are increasingly being considered not only to manufacture specific building elements but als ...
  • A perforated metal facade covers the front of 3,500 Millimetre House, a wedge-shaped skinny house built on a 3.5-metre-wide site in Indonesia by AGo Architects.  Called 3,500 Millimetre House on accou ...
  • Traditional Danish seaweed thatching could be updated into a sustainable contemporary building material, according to research by Kathryn Larsen. Copenhagen School of Business and Design student Larse ...
  • For more than 70 years, we have dedicated ourselves to providing an exceptional level of customer service within the precast concrete industry. From design and manufacture to delivery and installation ...
  • Training landmark in Rawlplug's centenary year
  • Towards Zero Pollution

    15 Jul 2019 Radio Data Networks Press Office
    Helping to Combat the Discharges of Plastics and Sewage into our Waterways and Oceans 
  • Tuff Waterproofing's latest advanced flat roofing system will be on show at UK Constrcution Week.
  • Polyurecoat is a liquid waterproofing membrane, formulated from a unique blend of moisture triggered polyurethane resin to produce a fast-curing, seamless tough and elastic waterproofing system.  Desi ...
  • The government’s own advisers have declared themselves shocked that the UK has no proper plans for protecting people from heatwaves, flash flooding and other impacts of the climate crisis. The Committ ...
  • Thousands of construction companies are facing a 20% drop in cash flow when VAT changes come into force in October.   Government experts believe 150,000 firms could be hit by the “reverse charge”. The ...
  • The construction insurance industry may not have always been the first to embrace the latest technology. Innovation brings new possibilities and new threats along with it. Peter London, construction i ...
  • The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a £150m scheme to upgrade Gatwick Airport station, claiming that tens of millions of rail passengers travelling to and from Gatwick will benefit from i ...
  • Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission publishes interim report. Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission publishes interim report. Retail parks and supermarkets could be turned into new ...
  • Skills Group's Industrial Programme Manager, Christian Snaith, offers his views on how apprenticeships and the encouragement of new talent into the Construction sector have never been so important to ...
  • Topping the league table for June 2019 is the joint venture to deliver the SRP Process Facility at Sellafield valued at £1.5billion, which involves Wood Group, Doosan Babcock, KBR and Morgan Sindall C ...
  • The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, founder of ‘Building Mental Health’, an online portal set up by active industry volunteers discusses the five-step framework to help the construction sect ...
  • A team of researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia has produced a device that can produce electricity from sunlight while simultaneously purifying water. Wri ...
  • The government of Moscow has announced that construction work will go ahead on the tallest residential building in Europe in the city’s International Business Centre. The 405m “One Tower”, designed by ...

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