construction news

The Construction Industry Training Board has announced a sudden cut in training grants and funding for popular courses. CITB chiefs said the cuts were “due to the success” of Employer Networks and the New Entrant Support Team (NEST). The training body said...

Investor-developer Bentry Capital has purchased Branch Hill House in Hampstead Village for £16.4m and has plans to convert the Edwardian mansion into a super-prime apartment complex. The new No.1 Hampstead is set to become a gated scheme of 50 premium lateral...

The Department for Education has picked a fresh line-up of 23 firms to deliver its £15bn school rebuilding programme over the next eight years. The next-generation deal – Construction Framework 2025 – splits delivery between national big guns handling...

Historic contractor Emanuel Whittaker Ltd has transitioned to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The Oldham-based firm has been in business since 1837 and operates across the North West with a focus on public sector housing, public buildings and private sector renewal...

The government has unveiled plans to get more youngsters on Universal Credit into construction. Construction is one of the focus industries alongside health, social care and hospitality for the new £820m initiative. The government said jobless youngsters will...

London developers are urging ministers and planners to overhaul the rules blocking a huge pipeline of retrofit and redevelopment work across the capital’s ageing office estate. More than half of central London’s workspace – 147m sq ft – is now classed as secondary...