Feb 18, 2019 | NEWS
At least £5.5bn was spent on HS2 before construction work even started. Figures published in Parliament last week confirm £5.5bn of the £56bn budget was spent between 2009 and April 2018. The money has been spent on the purchase of land and property, design, legal...
Feb 18, 2019 | NEWS
Over 23 contractors are facing a fight to retain places on one of London’s biggest construction frameworks. The London Construction Programme major works framework is up for renewal and this time offers a potential pipeline of £5bn over the next five years....
Feb 18, 2019 | NEWS
Contractor United Living has submitted plans to build the UK’s largest modular council housing scheme. If approved, the Leeds scheme in the Holbeck area of the city will see 28 homes constructed in less than nine months, with the first residents moving in by...
Feb 18, 2019 | NEWS
Building services specialist Briggs & Forrester Group has set up a new business stream to offer fast fit-out projects. Known as Briggs & Forrester Smart, the new business will target commercial, pharmaceutical and retail facilities providing fast fit-out...
Feb 18, 2019 | NEWS
Greater use of offsite in the construction industry could help increase diversity, it has been suggested. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/best-practice/skills/offsite-has-potential-to-increase-diversity/10040054.article
