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  • Construction site wages in the UK have risen for the fifth consecutive quarter, new data shows.
  • New research from NBS indicates around seven in ten construction projects now have sustainability targets
  • Contractor John Sisk & Son increased its UK turnover by 26% to £475m in the year to December 2023.
  • Southern Construction Framework (SCF) has reappointed Mace as the lead supplier for cost, project and programme management for its latest iteration of consultancy frameworks.
  • The UK’s new Labour government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes during its first term in office. To achieve this, it promises planning reform and the reintroduction of local housing targets. Yet ...
  • Plans have been unveiled to build a 6,000-home new town following many of the guidelines set out by the Labour Government for its favoured next-generation of large housing schemes.
  • The Fire Industry Association (FIA), the UK's leading fire protection trade association, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Nineteen Group, incorporating the UK’s no.1 fire safety eve ...
  • London Build 2024 is doubling in size, taking over both Grand & National Halls at Olympia London. Gain access to 35,000+ attendees, 700+ incredible speakers across 12 CPD stages, 450+ exhibitors, netw ...
  • Labour has increased housebuilding targets almost everywhere in the UK
  • The government has set out some of the details of its planning reforms that it hopes will pave the way for more house-building.
  • Britain's new government on Tuesday set out mandatory housing targets for councils in England with a view to delivering 1.5 million more homes before the next election, aided by an overhaul of the pla ...
  • The government aims to build 1.5 million more homes in the next five years, helped by planning reforms, the release of green belt land and the reintroduction of mandatory housing targets for local aut ...
  • In a bold move set to invigorate the scaffolding and construction sectors, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has reinstated mandatory house-building targets for planning authorities across England.
  • Insurance giant AXA has given main contractor Multiplex the go-ahead to start main works on its 650,000 sq ft 50 Fenchurch Street office tower in the City of London.
  • The Chartered Institute of Building has published a guide to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the construction industry.
  • The highly anticipated shortlist of finalists for the 2024 London Construction Awards has been revealed.  Taking place Friday 27th of September at the Novotel London West, the awards will be hosted by ...
  • Investment company Zenzic Capital has provided around £17m of development finance to fund the construction of 43 residential open market properties across five separate UK schemes.
  • Slovakia-originated London developer JTRE has given the go-ahead to start work on a £400m mixed-use scheme on Blackfriars Road.
  • Bouygues UK has been named main contractor for a £80m diagnostic centre at West Middlesex University Hospital in Isleworth.
  • The London Construction Awards are thrilled to announce that acclaimed comedian and actor Tom Davis will be hosting this year’s awards ceremony, bringing his unique blend of humour and charisma to Nov ...