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CONSTRUCTION DIRECTORY
UK Construction News Archive for August 2017
31/08/2017
Cheshire East Council's strategic planning board has granted planning permission for a new 135-acre residential and community development in south Macclesfield. The development will be on land between Congleton Road and London Road, known as the South Macclesfield Development Area (SMDA). The site
31/08/2017
The Environment Agency (EA) has announced the appointment of a new team of engagement officers to help communities be more resilient to flooding in the North East. The £280,000 a year project includes four new engagement officers spread across four areas – Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham and
31/08/2017
The London Assembly has called for an "innovative approach" to meet London's growing housing needs. According to the Assembly, London needs 50,000 new homes a year to meet its growing needs and has called for offsite, manufactured homes, to be considered. Today's builders and manufacturers are pro
31/08/2017
The London Infrastructure Summit has been announced to take place on 14 September, bringing together experts from City Hall the London boroughs' transport chiefs and the business community to debate the "big questions and seek solutions". Infrastructure is in the spotlight more than ever, with incr
31/08/2017
The latest phase of rebuilding Brighton's historic seafront Shelter Hall is due to get underway, as contractors start sinking 135 concrete piles, up to 20 metres into the ground. These will be capped with a half-metre thick slab of concrete to provide a stable base for the new building. Around 145
31/08/2017
Bournemouth Borough Council has announced improvement works at Blackwater Junction East. Motorists using the junction are being advised to plan ahead as of 04 September when works to reduce traffic congestion in the area get underway. Works to improve the footpath and cycleway facilities, as well
31/08/2017
Grafton Group has reported a 9% revenue increase in the first half of 2017. In its half year figures, the builders merchant and DIY retailer, reported that its adjusted operating profit before property profit rose by 19% to £77 million, up from £64.8 million in 2016. It also saw strong organic gro
31/08/2017
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have prosecuted the owner of a block of flats after an inspection identified serious safety breaches. Westminster Magistrates' Court heard that a member of the public raised concerns about the conditions at the site at 60 Pitcairn Road, Mitcham. Owner of the
30/08/2017
intu's Trafford Centre in Manchester is to undergo a £74million transformation. The firm also confirmed Primark has signed up as the first new tenant. Primark's newest store will anchor an expanded and refreshed Barton Square which is set to gain another 110,000 sq ft of extra retail space, a new
30/08/2017
The Midas Group has opened new offices in the Midlands and South East as part of its expansion plans. The construction firm has moved into new offices in Leatherhead to serve the South East, as well as an office in Longbridge, in Birmingham, to cover the West Midlands. Alan Hope, Chief Executive o
30/08/2017
The cladding system used at Marwood Towers high-rise block in Everton has passed the Government's fire safety test. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) confirmed that the full external wall façade system at Marwood Towers owned by Liverpool Mutual Homes (LMH) complies with it
30/08/2017
Unite the union has confirmed the first strike date at tower crane company HTC Wolffkran in a dispute over pay. The initial 24 hour strike on Friday 08 September has been called as Unite said it was "left with no option". HTC Wolffkran is the largest tower crane company in the UK and the strike wi
30/08/2017
Work is to start to rebuild a landowner's retaining wall to prevent it collapsing in Derbyshire. A 130m stretch of the A5012 Via Gellia is to be closed during the works being carried out outside a property on Chapel Hill, Cromford. The work will begin on Wednesday 06 September 2017 and is expected
30/08/2017
Quintain has invested over £1billion to transform an 85-acre site in the north west London estate. The firm also confirmed it plans to double its investment over the next five years at Wembley Park. Angus Dodd, Chief Executive of Quintain commented: "In just two years since Lone Star purchased Qui
30/08/2017
Refurbishment work on a footbridge over the Borges Boulevard in Peterborough has been completed. The bridge which has now been re-opened provides a link to the city centre from the railway station. New aluminium window frames have been fitted with coloured glass, in addition to new energy-efficien
30/08/2017
ISG has scooped a contract, worth around £5million, to develop a Sports Direct outlet in Scotland. Designed specifically to house the company's leading retail fascias under one roof, including Sports Direct, Flannels, USC and an Everlast Fitness Club, the new development is located close to the Gla
29/08/2017
The tendering process for contractors to transform Euston Station into a gateway to the capital and deliver a brand new transport hub at Old Oak Common ready for the arrival of High Speed Two (HS2) has been announced. It follows the closure of Euston station over the weekend for essential preparato
29/08/2017
The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) has chosen a £160m Dualling Scheme in Northern Ireland as the feature project for a poster campaign highlighting the positive impact of civil engineering. Around 18,000 road users currently take the route every day, which often experiences congestion at key ti
29/08/2017
Global infrastructure provider AECOM has called on the industry to do more to encourage apprenticeships. Attracting talent through a variety of different routes will be key to building capacity in the infrastructure sector and industry must do more to capture the imagination of young people, AECOM
29/08/2017
The upward trend of UK exports of construction and earthmoving equipment continued in the second quarter of 2017, growing for the fourth consecutive quarter. The Construction Equipment Association revealed that the Quarter 2 2017 levels were the highest for two years, since Q2 2015. Exports in Q2
29/08/2017
The final wall cladding combination tested as part of the government's series of large-scale fire safety tests has passed and meets current Building Regulations guidance. This final test was of a wall cladding system consisting of Aluminium Composite material (ACM) cladding with a limited combustib
29/08/2017
Housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel Homes, part of the Mactaggart & Mickel Group, have taken a "big step forward" with expansion plans into England. The Group has lodged detailed planning permission for their first English housing development at Milton under Wychwood in Oxfordshire, with another rese
25/08/2017
The new £600 million Mersey Gateway Bridge development is taking shape. Work on the 1,000-tonne structure is drawing to a close and Merseylink, the construction consortium building the new bridge, has revealed the project could open to traffic as early as mid-September and no later than mid-October
25/08/2017
Amec Foster Wheeler has won two new nuclear waste framework contracts worth £4 million. The deals will see the company deliver environmental safety case (ESC) services and waste characterisation and assurance support (WCASS) for LLW Repository Ltd (LLWR). LLWR operates the UK's Low Level Waste Rep
25/08/2017
Industry consultancy WYG has issued a profit warning to shareholders after undertaking a review of the business. While revenue for the current year is still expected to exceed £160 million, the Board said it expects operating profit for the half year will be "significantly lower" than the prior yea
25/08/2017
Work is to begin on the next phase of a £75 million transport upgrade scheme in Stockport. The Town Centre Access Plan (TCAP) will link the A6 with Travis Brow. The new Travis Brow Link Road will create another vital route for traffic around Stockport town centre helping reduce both journey times a
25/08/2017
A company has been prosecuted for health and safety failings during a residential project, despite previous warnings from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Ikon Construction Ltd of Clifton Road, Clifton, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 33(1) (c) of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 a
25/08/2017
Nottingham City Homes (NCH) has become the first housing organisation in the UK to pilot a new energy efficiency initiative towards upgrading older housing. The Energiesprong approach, pioneered in the Netherlands, upgrades a home with new outside walls and windows, a solar roof, and a state of the
25/08/2017
Plans have been approved to build a new £250,000 helipad at Ipswich Hospital. The project will be built next to the hospital's Emergency Department and the helipad is expected to be operational by January next year. The ground-level facility, which will speed up the times it takes to transfer crit
25/08/2017
Emergency repairs are being carried out to a damaged bridge in Bolton. A section of the Moses Gate bridge collapsed onto the railway between Bolton and Manchester on Thursday, 17 August. Network Rail said the collapse was due to a burst water main. With major engineering work needed to make both
24/08/2017
Cheshire West and Chester Council has started hunting for a contractor to deliver the £300 million Chester Northgate scheme. The scheme aims to transform the northwest quarter of Chester City Centre with new shopping, leisure and residential development. Features will include; • A department stor
24/08/2017
More than 330 new homes are to built on the former Webbs Industrial Estate in Walthamstow. The site, which was purchased by the Greater London Authority (GLA) last year, has now been released for development with Catalyst Housing Association (HA). The HA will work in conjunction with partners incl
24/08/2017
Forrest has been appointed to deliver a new £31.2 million residential development in Salford. The 'X1 The Landmark' scheme consists of 191 apartments, as well as townhouses, featuring a double-height gym, residents lounge, courtyard garden, concierge and secure parking. The deal marks the fourth c
24/08/2017
Highways England is set to save more than 700 tonnes of carbon per year after upgrading over 1,600 street lights in West Yorkshire. Contractors worked along specialists to adapt technology used for architectural ornamental lighting, such as monuments and halls, for use on motorways and major A road
24/08/2017
New figures have revealed more than 153,000 homes have been built in the year to June. The latest housebuilding data states completion rates are up 11% compared to last year, while 164,960 new homes were started during the same period, an increase of 13% compared to 2016. Overall, the figures demo
24/08/2017
Kier has reached an industry milestone by securing its first Ultra site award by the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS). The accolade has been given to Kier's Sports Park 2 development in Treforest Industrial Estate, becoming the only site in Wales to achieve this status. For any site to be con
24/08/2017
Work on a £650,000 road cycle circle project in Hull is now complete. Lincolnshire firm Specialist Surfacing has delivered a new 1km route next to Ennerdale Leisure Centre, providing a space for experienced amateur road-racing cyclists as well as newcomers. Features of the all-weather circuit incl
24/08/2017
Two flood alleviation schemes worth £14.6 million have been officially opened in Louth and Horncastle. The £6.5m Louth scheme and the £8.1m Horncastle scheme will collectively reduce flood risk to over 350 properties. The Horncastle Flood Alleviation Scheme consists of a single flood storage reser
23/08/2017
Plans have been submitted to build a £400 million science campus in Harlow. The Public Health England (PHE) facility will be developed on the former GlaxoSmithKline site at the Pinnacles Industrial Estate. If approved, PHE will co-locate most of its current facilities at Porton in Wiltshire, Colin
23/08/2017
Costain has reported a rise in profits as it continues towards transforming the business into a leading smart infrastructure solutions company in the UK. In its half-year results, underlying operating profit rose 34% to £21.2 million (2016: £15.8m) while revenue increased to £874.5m (2016; £791.4m)
23/08/2017
A total of 375 new homes are to be built next to Edgbaston Cricket Ground, it has been announced. Warwickshire County Cricket Club (CCC) has agreed an £85 million contract with Patrizia UK and the Homes and Communities Agency to deliver the new Build to Rent homes on a four-acre area of the site, a
23/08/2017
A company has been prosecuted after a worker was seriously injured when he fell more than six metres from scaffolding. R J Scaffolding (Bristol) Limited of Central Business Park, Hengrove, Bristol pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 2 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The company ha
23/08/2017
SES Engineering Services (SES) has appointed Steve Tovey as its new Regional Director for the Midlands and South West region. Based at the company's Birmingham offices, Mr Tovey has 40 years' experience in the industry, having worked at Haden Young, Balfour Beatty Engineering Services and its offsi
23/08/2017
Work is to start on a planned bridges improvements programme in Reading. The scheme at Cow Lane bridges will remove the current height restriction and the long-standing traffic bottleneck in west Reading by creating a wider road big enough to allow two vehicles to safely pass, as well as allowing t
23/08/2017
Sheppard Robson Architects LLP has completed the renovation of the former offices of production company Pathé Films at 103-109 Wardour Street. Overcoming initial specification difficulties, the architect's practice turned to Allgood to provide a bespoke, bronze finished ironmongery solution that wou
22/08/2017
Mace has been appointed to build a new 26-storey residential tower in London. The Shard Place project will become the third building to be delivered as part of the Shard Quarter scheme in London Bridge. Designed by Renzo Piano, features will include 148 residential apartments ranging as well as a
22/08/2017
Balfour Beatty has been selected to carry out the remaining section of the Great Western Mainline electrification upgrade. The contractor will upgrade a 40-mile stretch of the route, from section 6P, 8 and 9 between Cardiff and Bristol Parkway. The deal follows a successful four month Early Contra
22/08/2017
Plans have been unveiled for a multi-million pound road improvement project in West Sussex. The scheme along the A27 through Arundel is one of three developments for the A27 being taken forward by Highways England, including upgrades between Worthing and Lancing and to the East of Lewes. Three opt
22/08/2017
Morgan Sindall Sweco is to begin a £20 million water treatment works upgrade project near Stocksbridge in South Yorkshire. The scheme at Langsett aims to improve the way water is treated once it is collected in Langsett reservoir. The three-year project will involve installing a new first stage tr
22/08/2017
Robertson North West has been appointed to deliver a new Hunters Jaguar Land Rover Dealership in Chester. Work on the £9 million project began in July and is expected to take 54 weeks to complete. The new 6,000m2 facility will stand on the site of the existing showroom and contain office space, sh
22/08/2017
Kier has been appointed to a new £700 million Design and Build Contract framework with Cambridgeshire County Council. The company has secured a place on all five lots of the three-year programme, which has an option to extend for an additional 12 months; • Lot 1: £1m to £2.99m • Lot 2: £3m to £6.
22/08/2017
A new type of wall cladding system has been found to not meet current Building Regulations safety guidelines. Materials consisting of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding with a fire retardant polyethylene filler with phenolic foam insulation have failed the latest in a series of fire safety
22/08/2017
Funding has been secured for two office-to-residential schemes in Preston. Amicus Property Finance has agreed a deal with property developers the Ladson Group to acquire two previously council-owned commercial buildings in the city centre. The vacant Winckley House facility, a 43,000 sq ft four/pa
22/08/2017
Plans have been submitted for a new £1.8 million therapy hub and ward refurbishment programme tat the The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) in South West London. Designed by IBI Group, the proposals will create a new facility to help people with brain injuries experience rehabilitation, suc
21/08/2017
Construction work on the No. 1 Spinningfields development in Manchester is almost complete. BAM Construction has handed the building over to Allied London. The firm delivered the tallest commercial office building in the city within 106 weeks and met the original Practical Completion date. Desig
21/08/2017
EDF Energy has selected Balfour Beatty as its preferred bidder for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station tunnelling and marine works package. The four year package will include the development of three marine tunnels totalling over 9.5 kilometres in length and seven metres in diameter to form p
21/08/2017
A new Household Recycling Centre (HRC) is to be developed in Peterborough. The building in Fengate will be double the size of the existing facility and is expected to be running from next year. It will replace the current centre in Dogsthorpe by summer 2018. The majority of the new facility will
21/08/2017
Work on a new community hub in Manchester has been completed. The hub is located on the corner of Hyde Road and Clowes Street. The development houses the relocated West Gorton Medical Centre from Wenlock Way, and includes a pharmacy and shop with customer and disabled parking. The new surgery bu
21/08/2017
The average new home in England will have to last 2,000 years, aqccording to the Local Government Association (LGA). The firm which represents 415 local authorities made the announcement due to the "sluggish rate of house building". The country has not built enough homes for decades. As a result,
21/08/2017
An investigation has been launched after the front facia at a multi-storey car park in Nottingham collapsed suddenly. No-one was injured however it is blocking the main entrance and exit of the NCP Nottingham City car park. A spokesperson from NCP said: "The fire service and police are working wit
18/08/2017
Graham has won a £19 million contract to carry out four road improvement projects in the East of England. The two packages, covering the A47, A11, A1 and A12, consist of key safety improvements including surfacing, structures and technology schemes from Peterborough to Norwich, through to Lowestoft
18/08/2017
Plans have been submitted for the first phase of a regeneration project in Birmingham. A total of 207 new homes are to be built on the 43-acre Icknield Port Loop site. The scheme is being delivered by regeneration specialists Urban Splash and Places for People with landowners Canal & River Trust an
18/08/2017
Colas has unveiled the world's Autonomous Impact Protection Vehicle (AIPV) to help protect road workers on motorways. Developed in partnership with US companies Royal Truck and Equipment (RT&E) and Micro Systems Inc. (MSI), the vehicles has been designed to be used as a mobile crash barrier, which
18/08/2017
The UK Government has sold the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to Macquarie Group for £2.3 billion. The Edinburgh-based GIB will now become home to a new revenue-generating business, as well as providing services to the green energy portfolios of both Macquarie and GIB in the UK. In addition, the deal
18/08/2017
A2Dominion has unveiled plans to build more than 6,000 new homes over the next few years. Having previously aimed to deliver an average of 900 homes per year from 2015-2020, the developer is now upping its target to over 1,000 new homes per year over the next three years, rising to 1,500 thereafter
18/08/2017
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has called on Ministers to urgently act on measures outlined in the Government's Housing White Paper. The document, which was published in March, emphasised the need to diversify the house building sector so it is less reliant on a small number of large house
18/08/2017
Plans have been approved for a new mixed-use development in York. A total of 127 apartments, 5,000 sq ft of commercial/restaurant space and 34,000 sq ft of office space will be built at the two-acre Hudson House site in Toft Green. The 1960's office building will be demolished and four buildings e
18/08/2017
Work is continuing on a regeneration scheme in Manchester. The West Gorton regeneration programme is being delivered in partnership between the City Council, Keepmoat Homes, Matrix Homes and the Guinness Partnership. The project involves demolishing 440 outdated Council properties, including two t
18/08/2017
An asbestos removal company and one of its Directors have been prosecuted after asbestos materials were removed in an unsafe manor during a demolition project. Sarum Asbestos Limited (SAL) of Pound Lane, Charlton All Saints, Wiltshire pleaded guilty to the six charges: • Sections 2 and 3 of the He
18/08/2017
Work is underway to repair pieces of broken railway track at Ely in Cambridgeshire. The track was damaged after a freight train with 11 wagons derailed from the line on Monday, 14 August. With the wagons now removed, the broken rails are being lifted away before replacement tracks are installed ov
17/08/2017
Work has started on a £60 million waste and water infrastructure upgrade in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The BNM Alliance, a partnership between Barhale and North Midland Construction, is working with Severn Trent to update its legacy water system and help protect 400 homes and businesses from the thre
17/08/2017
Morgan Sindall has been selected to deliver a new £28 million sports facility at Southampton Solent University. The four-storey building will be built next to the Spark building on the university's East Park Terrace Campus. The project team is now on-site and completion is scheduled for summer 2019
17/08/2017
Work on a £7 million road improvement project in Cumbria is now complete. The Highways England scheme along the A66 at Bassenthwaite Lake involved a series of major engineering improvements, including raising carriageways, to improve flood resilience from the lake. Overall, five sections of the ro
17/08/2017
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has unveiled a set of new planning rules to speed up the delivery of 'affordable' housing in the capital. The new Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) sets out a new approach to development. Key features include: • Developers of private land offered a fast-track r
17/08/2017
Work on a new retail store at Liverpool Football Club (FC) is now complete. The build and fit-out scheme was delivered by Graham Construction. Designed by Liverpool-based architect KKA, features include 1,900 sqm of retail space over two floors, as well as a café, located at the front of Anfield S
17/08/2017
Workers at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site are being balloted over taking industrial action due to a dispute over pay. Thousands of members from unions Unite and GMB are voting on whether to strike after their employers, Sellafield Ltd, offered a "completely unacceptable" 1.5% pay rise off
17/08/2017
Two companies have been prosecuted after a sub-contractor died while carrying out work on a roof in Hampshire. Quality 1st Building Services Ltd of Northfield Road, Ringwood, Hampshire pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 4 (1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2015. It was fined £40,000 with £17
17/08/2017
VolkerHighways has appointed Jerry Pert as it's new Operations Director. With over 30 years' of experience in the contracting environment, Mr Pert has worked with Ringway and Kier, the latter half being in the Highways Maintenance arena. In addition, he is experienced with managing the bidding, mo
17/08/2017
Work is continuing on a £1.9 million water infrastructure upgrade project in West Yorkshire. The scheme at Graincliffe reservoir near Eldwick is scheduled for completion at the end of November. The project involves upgrading the spillways that protect the reservoir embankment from flood erosion an
17/08/2017
With mobility applications in the construction industry needing to be reliable and robust, as well as easy to handle, TENTE castor and wheel solutions provide the perfect answer to these requirements, having proven themselves in everyday practice. TENTE mobility solutions provide you with three mai
16/08/2017
Plans have been revealed for a £300 million upgrade along the A47 between Peterborough and Great Yarmouth. Three parts on a 115-mile stretch of the route are set to be dualled, featuring upgrades to several junctions and roundabouts. Preferred options for the schemes have been selected following s
16/08/2017
Interserve's joint venture (JV) with Amec Foster Wheeler has been awarded a £160 million contract to support reprocessing plants and facilities at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria. OneAIM has secured the four-year Operations Site Works framework, which covers engineering support services for
16/08/2017
Balfour Beatty has revealed its underlying revenue rose 8% to £4.2 billion in its results for the half-year ended 30 June 2017. With overall Group pre-tax profit sitting at £22 million, up from a £15m loss in the same period last year, Chief Executive Leo Quinn said his Build to Last plan to turnar
16/08/2017
Lovell has been selected to deliver a £9.7 million flat block improvement programme in Oldbury, West Midlands. The 18-month scheme will be carried out across three 1960s-built high-rises at the Lion Farm Estate; Harry Price, Hackwood and Wallace Houses. Altogether, the 13-storey blocks house more t
16/08/2017
More than £90,000 worth of copper wire has been stolen from British railways over the past six weeks, Network Rail has revealed. The company said it is working alongside the British Transport Police to catch the criminals and have called on the public to help. It is believed the power, signalling
16/08/2017
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has invested in modern plant simulator technology to help train the next generation of workers. The 16 state-of-the-art simulators have been installed at CITB's National Construction College in Bircham Newton, Norfolk. The technology will be used to
16/08/2017
More than £300 million is being invested this year to upgrade water and waste water infrastructure in South Yorkshire. With an 83,000km labyrinth of water pipes across the Yorkshire region, significant investment is required by Yorkshire Water to keep the underground network operating to high stand
16/08/2017
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has hit back at critics over plans to silence Big Ben due to a conservation project. The famous clock will fall silent from next week until 2021 in order to carry out essential repair works. Steve Jaggs, Keeper of the Great Clock, said the programme of works w
16/08/2017
Morgan Sindall has started work on a new £6.1 million primary school in Central Bedfordshire. The new Lower Wilbury Farm School is being built in Fairfield on behalf of developers Lochailort Fairfield. The scheme is part of a wider residential and mixed-use development. Accommodating 300 pupils, f
16/08/2017
Wates has completed work on two new luxury care home developments in Berkshire and Surrey. The two schemes have been carried out on behalf of Signature Senior Lifestyle. The first development, Signature Sunninghill Care Home in Berkshire, Ascot Grange, features 96 private apartments, varying from
15/08/2017
Plans have been unveiled for a new £80 million residential scheme in Bicester. Developers Crest Nicholson and A2 Dominion have revealed proposals to deliver 232 new homes as a continuation of A2 Dominion's existing Elmsbrook Eco-Town development in the North West of the town. The housing, which wi
15/08/2017
Britcon has secured two new contracts worth £11.5 million in North Lincolnshire. The first project to begin is a £5.8m new headquarters for Ono Homes in Church Square. The three-storey 21,500 sq ft building is to be porcelain clad with a backlit feature wall to the South and West external elevatio
15/08/2017
More than 100 jobs have been lost after Contract Services (South Wales) Limited collapsed into administration. After being unable to secure enough funding to secure trading, the Welsh company has now appointed Begbies Traynor to oversee the administration process. The contractor, which has success
15/08/2017
Wood Group's £2.2 billion merger with Amec Foster Wheeler is set to escape an in-depth investigation after the companies offered to sell off all of the consultancy's North Sea assets. An investigation into the deal by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) raised competition concerns in relati
15/08/2017
More than 1,000 new homes are to be built in London due to a £25 million funding boost from Mayor Sadiq Khan. The investment for Developer Pocket Living will see work start on at least 1,059 new homes by March 2021. A third of the housing will be built off-site in a factory and 'dropped into place
15/08/2017
A second Aluminium Composite Material cladding system has passed government fire safety tests. The system, which uses PIR solid foam insulation, has passed tests by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) set up in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The results show that ACM cladding with a
15/08/2017
AFC Bournemouth has revealed plans to build a new training ground complex close to the town. An application has been submitted to develop the multi-million pound facility on the 57-acre Canford Magna Golf Club site, which the Club recently acquired. Features include ten full-size pitches, three ju
15/08/2017
Plans have been approved for a new £75 million Creative Arts building at Leeds Beckett University. Designed by architects Hawkins\Brown, the 14,500 sq m development will provide a home for academic, creative and cultural activities in the civic quarter of Leeds. Nearly 2,000 students and staff wil
15/08/2017
ISG has been appointed to fit-out an office building for Investec in London. The scheme involves the full strip out and fit out of the existing floors at 30 Gresham Street, including installing an atrium staircase from levels four to eight. ISG has used 3D digital modelling to identify the logistic
15/08/2017
Work is continuing on a £3.2 million primary school extension project in Nottingham. The first phase of work at Mellers Primary School in Radford has been completed by Wates. Designed by architectural practice Atkins, the new 950 sq m building will enable the school to accommodate two additional K
14/08/2017
Plans to build the £200 million Garden Bridge project in London have been scrapped. In a statement, the charity behind the scheme (Garden Bridge Trust) said the decision has been taken to axe the development due to a "lack of support for the project going forward from the Mayor". Despite receiving
14/08/2017
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has discovered a wall cladding system consisting of Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding which passes fire safety tests. Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy in June, the organisation has been testing various ACM cladding systems to see if they're co
14/08/2017
A major conservation project is set to get underway at Big Ben in London. With scaffolding works nearly completed, the bongs of Big Ben will sound for the last time on Monday, 21 August. Pre-construction services on the four-year programme are being delivered by Sir Rob
14/08/2017
Barhale has completed work on a £3 million sewer pipe replacement project in Yorkshire A 1.5km stretch of pipe was replaced under Abbey Road in Kirkstall. The new sewer will reduce the risk of future pollution incidents, as the old sewer had burst nine times within the last five years. Andrew Mc
14/08/2017
More than 300 new homes are to be built in Leicester. Watkin Jones has secured planning consent to deliver a new 322-unit Build to Rent (BTR) development at Bath Lane. With work scheduled to start on site next year, features include 174-one bedroom units, 137 two-bed units and 11-three bed units.
14/08/2017
Plans have been unveiled for a £13 million road upgrade project on the M27 between Portsmouth and Southampton. The scheme aims to unlock up to 3,500 homes in the Solent area, along with 250 new jobs, particularly at the North Whiteley development site. In addition, the project is part of a further
14/08/2017
Tata Steel has been prosecuted after toxic and flammable substances were released from a steel works site in Scunthorpe. The firm, which is based in Millbank, London, has pleaded guilty to breaching Sections 2 (1) and 3 (1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. It has been fined £930,000 with
14/08/2017
Industry supplier Keyline has won a £15 million deal to act as the sole supply merchant for improvement works to the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon. Working alongside the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, a joint venture between Costain, Skanska, Balfour Beatty and Carillion, Keyline will be resp
14/08/2017
Costain is offering counselling for employees in their supply chain as part of its drive to improve health and well-being. The Employee Assistance Programme is available for anyone in the business or supply chain experiencing worry, stress or anxiety caused by health, family, work, legal or other i
14/08/2017
Work on the multi-million pound Ordsall Chord scheme is continuing near Greater Manchester. The second steel cascade has now been lifted into position, completing the last part of the UK's first network arch bridge. Work remaining on the project involves laying ballast and track on the 1,600 tonne
11/08/2017
A joint venture between VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins has secured a £13 million deal to build new flood defences in Scunthorpe. VBA will start work on the scheme for North Lincolnshire Council in December. Features include reinforcing the existing earth embankment and the installat
11/08/2017
SES Engineering Services has won a £3.1 million contract to help deliver a new student accommodation project in Durham. The company will work with main contractor Bowmer and Kirkland on the £31 million conversion of the former County Hospital site on North Road. The site is being transformed into
11/08/2017
Work is continuing on the £400 million Marble Arch Place mixed-use scheme in London. Bookfield Multiplex is building an 18-storey residential tower containing 54 apartments, as well as a seven-storey commercial building providing over 95,000 sq ft of office space, overlooking Hyde Park in London.
11/08/2017
Motorists are being invited to submit their views on plans to upgrade the A358 between the M5 Taunton and A303 Southfields. The scheme involves improving the route to a dual carriageway, as well as upgrading connectivity and access for local communities and vulnerable road users such as cyclists, e
11/08/2017
Dawnus is continuing work on a £7.5 million railway safety upgrade scheme in Mid Wales. The project involves building two kilometres of new highway and two new road-over-rail bridges at Ystrad Fawr and Rallt. The scheme got underway in January and completion is scheduled for spring next year. It i
11/08/2017
Refurbishment work is to be carried out to the Staples Corner Flyover in London. The structure on the North Circular (A406) will be closed for three weekends next month, starting from 10pm on Monday, 04 September. The other closure dates/times are: • 10pm - 5am, Friday 08 September - Monday, 11 S
11/08/2017
Up to 450 new homes are to the built in Preston. The housing scheme will be developed on the former Ingol golf course as part of a proposal by Preston North End to build to a new training ground, as well as an area of new public open space. The application was originally rejected in June as counci
11/08/2017
A company has been prosecuted after scaffolding collapsed and caused serious damage to parked cars at an industrial unit in Poole. Swanage and Dorset Scaffolding and Roofing Limited of Romany Centre Business Park, Wareham Road, Poole, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 19 (2) of the Constructio
11/08/2017
UK infrastructure firms are wary over their future, despite new figures revealing workloads are continuing to grow. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Workload Trends Survey for 2017 Q2 reveals workloads continued to increase across Great Britain during Q2 of this year. However,
11/08/2017
Morgan Sindall Sweco is continuing work on a £17 million upgrade project at a water treatment works (WTW) in Scarborough. The modernisation scheme at Irton WTW involves installing new upgraded equipment at the facility to meet stricter water quality standards. The 150-year-old borehole onsite suppl
10/08/2017
More than 40,000 new homes were registered between April and June this year, according to the National House Building Council (NHBC). A total of 40,343 homes were registered during Q2 2017, a slight 1% decrease compared with 40,810 in 2016. While 29,123 homes were registered in the private sector,
10/08/2017
New figures have revealed the UK's construction output fell by 1.3% in the three months to June. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data states despite a 1.1% rise in the first quarter, the decline was driven by falls in both all new work, and repair and maintenance (1.3% and 1.4% respectivel
10/08/2017
A new three-year pay deal has been agreed between employers and plumbers working under the Joint Industry Board (JIB) plumbing national agreement. Workers will now receive an overall 8.4% increase on pay over the lifetime of the deal, as well as two days additional holiday, increases in allowances
10/08/2017
More than £6 million has been awarded by the Government to help build over 15,000 new homes in Oxfordshire. South Oxfordshire district council will use the £6.2m funding boost to help speed up the delivery of the Northern Perimeter Road scheme in Didcot. The infrastructure scheme is seen as vital
10/08/2017
North Midland Construction (NMC) has reported a major jump in pre-tax profits in its latest financial results. For the six months ended 30 June 2017, the company revealed profit before tax rose by 128.8% to £1.22 million, compared with just £512,000 in 2016. In addition, revenue increased by 4.3%
10/08/2017
Three directors from demolition firm George Hunter (Demolishers) Limited have been disqualified after failing to pay £1.75 million to creditors. George Beattie (senior), signed a seven year disqualification undertaking on the 12 April 2017; Michelle Beattie signed a three years and six month disqua
10/08/2017
The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded over £4 million to help deliver a new railway station in Warrington. Work on the Warrington West station is already underway and completion is scheduled for mid-2019. The £4.23m fund award comes from the New Stations Fund and will result in the statio
10/08/2017
ForWorks has been appointed by Clarion Housing Group to build more than 20 new homes in the North West. The £2.3 million deal will see the firm deliver 12 'affordable homes in Newton-le-Willows, as well as seven homes and four apartments at the Cherry Sutton development in Widnes. Steve Parrington
10/08/2017
Specialist contractor McGee Group has strengthened it's senior management team with two new appointments. Nigel Warnes joins the company from John Sisk and been appointed to a Non-Executive Role, while Nick Taylor has been promoted to the Board as a Director. With 43 years' experience, Mr Warnes w
10/08/2017
Galliford Try has secured a place on a four-year civil engineering framework worth over £1 billion. The YORcivil2 frameworks cover general civil engineering works across the Yorkshire and Humber region. Galliford Try has been appointed on four lots in the North & East area consisting of works in v
09/08/2017
Plans have been approved for a £21 million residential development in Liverpool. The Peel Land and Property's Plaza 1821 scheme will be built at Princes Dock as part of the £5.5 billion Liverpool Waters project. The project will house 105 one- and two-bedroom apartments and also has dedicated amen
09/08/2017
McLaren Construction has been selected to build a new £73 million leisure scheme at a shopping centre in Essex. The 175,000 sq ft extension to intu Lakeside will host Nickelodeon's first UK shopping centre attraction once finished in 2018. Other features will include a number of other leisure and
09/08/2017
Vinci has started work on the £15.7 million redevelopment of Wigan Bus Station. The new stadium is being delivered for Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and completion is expected by the end of 2018. The first stage of the project includes the demolition of the old bus station on Hallgate to
09/08/2017
Interserve has reported "mixed" trading in the first half of the year as its UK Construction business made a £2 million net loss. In its results for the six months to June 30, the Group reported UK Construction profit declined from £4.5m last year on turnover up to £536.2m from £468.3m. The firm s
09/08/2017
Balfour Beatty has won a £38 million contract to build a new retirement development in Surrey. The company will deliver 78 luxury retirement properties, a health club, swimming pool, restaurant and library in Englefield Green on behalf of developer Audley. A £3m enabling works package is already u
09/08/2017
Morgan Sindall has won a £2.2 million contract to refurbish Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital in Somerset. The contractor is redeveloping three areas at the hospital including a surgical theatre block, an endoscopy suite and a Grade II listed building. During the scheme, Morgan Sindall will repair
09/08/2017
Thousands of workers at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant are to vote on taking industrial action due to a pay dispute with management. The employees will participate in the ballot after a previous 1.5% pay rise offer from Sellafield Ltd was rejected. Union GMB said with the RPI inflation
09/08/2017
The Environment Agency (EA) has fined a waste company, one of its directors and a tenant farmer after thousands of tonnes of waste was used to act as a flood defence in Essex. Simon Hollington, the tenant farmer, pleaded guilty at Chelmsford Magistrates Court to knowingly causing the illegal deposi
09/08/2017
Sweco UK has established a new office in Co Cork. Having launched in the UK last April following its acquisition of Grontmij, the consultancy has now created a new base at Phoenix House on Monahan Road. The company has helped to deliver a number of major transportation projects across Ireland incl
09/08/2017
Wates has started hunting for local workers to deliver its development projects across Cumbria. The recruitment drive comes as the company undertakes a number of schemes in the region, including building BAE Systems Submarines' new Central Training Facility in Barrow and the flagship £30 million Ca
08/08/2017
Plans have been approved for a £263 million extension of the London Overground to Barking Riverside line. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has granted consent for construction of the 4.5km extension to begin in summer 2018. Completion is scheduled for later 2021. Transport for London (TfL) said
08/08/2017
The search has started for a contractor to develop a new £60 million skills and training facility in Nottingham. The Nottingham City Hub will be built on Canal Street near the intu Broadmarsh centre and is scheduled to open by September 2020. The facility aims to create hundreds of jobs and provid
08/08/2017
Police are appealing for information after a building site was broken into for two nights in a row in Weymouth, Dorset. An industrial unit at Link Park in Chickerell, which is still being built and around 80% complete, was broken into on the night of Sunday 30 July and Monday, 31 July. Police said
08/08/2017
Mace has been appointed to help deliver a major redevelopment project at Manchester's Town Hall and Albert Square. More than £300 million is being invested in the Our Town Hall scheme, which will see the building repaired and brought up to modern access, safety and energy efficiency standards. Mac
08/08/2017
UK-based Martello Group has been acquired by Franki Foundations, a subsidiary of Belgian company BESIX Group. The deal will see both companies achieve a combined turnover of approximately £29 million with a total of 84 employees. Rik Vandenberghe, Chief Executive Officer of BESIX Group, said: "A h
08/08/2017
Morgan Sindall has reported a 37% rise in profits for the six months to 30 June 2017. In its results, the Group stated profits has risen to £24.9m (2016: £18.2m) while revenue rose 14% to £1,307m (2016: £1,148m). In addition, the company's order book increased 5% to £3,801m (2016; £3,637m). Chief
08/08/2017
Plans have been approved for a new 172-turbine wind farm off the coast of Norfolk. The 1,200MW East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm will be developed by ScottishPower Renewables. The company is currently delivering the East Anglia ONE project, which has a capacity of 714 MW and is due to be fully op
08/08/2017
Work is continuing on a £14.5 million roof upgrade project at Carlisle railway station in Cumbria. The scheme will see the roof's metalwork brought back to life with a complete repaint while the main lighting above the platforms will be renewed to further enhance the look and feel of the station.
08/08/2017
T Clarke has reported a 17% rise in revenue in its interim results for the six months ended 30th June 2017. The building services contractor saw it's order book rise from £320 million in 2016 to £392m in 2017, with year-on-year net cash improving from £1.3m to £2.4m. In addition, its new 26,000 Sq
08/08/2017
Wates Smartspace (FM) has been appointed to maintain the London School of Economics and Political Science's (LSE) estate in the city. The three-year deal will see the company carry out planned preventative maintenance services across 30 campus buildings, nine halls of residence and a 9.5 hectare sp
07/08/2017
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has lowered its 2018 growth forecasts for the UK's construction industry. Issues such as a slowing economy, Brexit, falling real wages and rising costs has resulted in growth being revised from 1.2% to 0.7%, the lowest growth figure in six years. While o
07/08/2017
More than 470 new homes are to be built in Ealing, London. Ealing Council has selected Galliford Try Partnerships to lead the redevelopment of its headquarter building Perceval House, which will see 471 new homes built alongside council offices and other community facilities. Designed by architect
07/08/2017
Up to 18 specialist consultancies have been selected to help deliver Gatwick Airport's £1.15 billion transformation programme. The Airport has announced the award of two new Frameworks for construction activity at the airport in support of its five-year Capital Investment Programme; The Design and
07/08/2017
ENGIE has been appointed as energy supplier to Yorkshire Water. The five-year deal will see the electricity utility company aim to reduce £53m in electricity costs. Opportunities for carbon reduction will be identified by ENGIE through comprehensive audits of Yorkshire Water's sites. The company
07/08/2017
The Environment Agency (EA) has carried out tests on a new £7 million flood alleviation scheme in Northwich. The scheme, which contains a selection of temporary and permanent flood barriers, aims to protect around 400 homes/businesses throughout the town. The exercise is the first time the full se
07/08/2017
A total of six companies have won a place on the Defence Infrastructure Organisation's (DIO) overseas principal support provider (PSP) framework. The firms will act as suppliers for the four-year framework, which is valued at £60 million and will deliver multi-disciplinary design and project manage
07/08/2017
More than £280 million is to be invested to improve the M42 junction 6 near Solihull. The £282m scheme will see a new 2.4km dual carriageway link road – aligned to the west of Bickenhill – created between the A45 Clock Interchange and a new junction on the M42 south of junction 6 located north of S
07/08/2017
U+I Group has secured £70 million of forward-funding to deliver a new mixed-use development in Brighton. The £130m Circus Street development will feature 142 new homes, 450 student bedrooms and 30,000 sq ft of new office space, once completed in 2019. The scheme involves transforming a derelict mu
07/08/2017
A landlord has been prosecuted after carrying out dangerous gas work at a property in Ilfracombe, North Devon. Allan King of Arcade Road, Ilfracombe, pleaded guilty to breaches of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 and the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. He was sentenc
07/08/2017
Engineering contractor CAN has secured 'Costain Blue' status to reflect its consistently high levels of performance on the A465 Heads of the Valley development. The company has been working alongside Costain on the highway improvement scheme, undertaking a range of geotechnical tasks including soil
04/08/2017
More than 260 new apartments and townhouses are to be built in Salford. Lagan Building Contractors have won a £35 million contract to deliver Phase One of the Outwood Wharf development. A total of 263 apartments/townhouses will be delivered by the contractor as part of a wider £125m investment in
04/08/2017
Work is continuing on the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm project off the Northumberland coast. The five-turbine scheme is being developed by EDF Energy Renewables and will generate enough low carbon electricity to power around 34,000 homes once finished. The first gravity-based foundation (
04/08/2017
A new £3 million flood alleviation scheme has been opened in Stockton-on-Tees. The Lustrum Beck development aims to protect over 150 homes from the river. Features included replacing Londonderry Bridge, as well as building new flood walls along the beck at Bedford Street and Duddon Walk. In addi
04/08/2017
The Department of Transport has awarded £5 million to Herefordshire Council to invest in transport routes across the region. The funding has been awarded as part of the Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund, which encouraged local authorities to bid for funding for major maintenance projects th
04/08/2017
Work is continuing on a new £5.6 million primary school in Dorset. The Twynham Primary School is being built by Morgan Sindall in Christchurch. The two-form entry primary school will accommodate 150 pupils once completed in Spring 2018. The single-storey building will feature a traditional masonr
04/08/2017
Plans to merge Berkshire Housing Assocations (HA) Bracknell Forest Homes and Housing Solutions have been scrapped. In a joint statement, the two housing associations said despite early discussions, there were "differences of opinion" about the way forward for the merged association. The two organi
04/08/2017
Scaffolders working at Eggborough power station in Goole are set to go on strike later this month in a dispute over pay. Following a 100% yes vote in favour of industrial action, workers will begin the first 48-hour strike after 12am on Thursday, 17 August. A further two-day stoppage will take pla
03/08/2017
More than 100 buildings have now failed cladding and insulation fire safety tests, the Government has revealed. In the second round of tests carried out by the Building Research Establishment (BRE), 111 buildings were found to be at risk; 90 of which are local authority or housing association owned
03/08/2017
Willmott Dixon has won a £7 million contract to build a new college campus in Rotherham. The University Centre Rotherham (UCR) will be developed for RNN Group on Doncaster Gate in the town centre. The facility will provide additional education and training opportunities by offering a dedicated fac
03/08/2017
Plans have been lodged for a new £30 million art, design and architecture building at the University of Huddersfield. Construction on the Barbara Hepworth Building is scheduled to get underway in autumn this year. Designed by architectural practice AHR, the project will be delivered by Morgan Sind
03/08/2017
Companies building a new £175 million Energy from Waste (EfW) plant in Port Clarence are being urged to pay industry rates and employ local workers. Skilled local workers staged a protest outside the Teesside site on Monday, 31 July. Now, unions Unite and GMB have warned further disruption is like
03/08/2017
Industry consultancy One Way has unveiled three proposals to help tackle the construction sector's growing skills shortage. The company suggests increasing gender diversity, widening talent pipelines and improving the wider public image of the sector will help to alleviate the situation. The recom
03/08/2017
Small to medium sized builders are being encouraged to apply for work on a £180 million building and refurbishment framework. JV North's four-year programme is offering work valued at under £1m to smaller contractors. Work will be divided into six areas: new build, refurbishment, modular build, di
03/08/2017
Kier has been selected to build a new £30 million Student Activity Centre and Precinct for Swansea University. The facility will be built at the University's Singleton Park Campus and work is expected to begin in summer 2018, pending planning approval. Completion is scheduled for early spring 2020.
03/08/2017
More than 7,600 new homes are to be built in Brent, London. The Wembley Park development, the biggest development of homes built specifically for the private rental sector in the UK, is to receive a £65 million boost from the Government. The units will be delivered in phases over the next seven ye
02/08/2017
The UK's construction sector has recorded a record slowdown in growth last month as it posted the weakest performance since August 2016. The latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped from 54.8 in June to 51.9 in July, with the downturn being attributed to lower
02/08/2017
Jacobs Engineering has acquired CH2M for £2.1 billion, it has been announced. The deal will see the creation of a 74,000-strong global workforce to deliver work to more clients in both the government and private sector. CH2M is behind a number of UK projects, including the refurbishment of the Pal
02/08/2017
Galliford Try has won a £38 million contract to boost capacity at Manchester Airport. The project will extend the airfield's west apron and includes construction of new taxiways and aircraft stands around piers and terminal buildings along with associated stand reconfigurations, ground lighting, dr
02/08/2017
Bridgepoint is to acquire Miller Homes for £655 million, the housebuilder has confirmed. The deal is supported by funds managed by GSO Capital Partners. Miller Homes' Chief Executive Chris Endsor said the firm, which is the largest privately-owned housebuilder in the UK operating from three region
02/08/2017
Skanska has been replaced by Mace to deliver the second phase of the £9 billion Battersea Power Station redevelopment in London. Mace will takeover as construction manager on Stage 2 of the project with detailed knowledge of the development, having carried out early preparatory works on the Power S
02/08/2017
McGee has been appointed to carry out demolition works for The London School of Economics (LSE). The company will act as Principal Contractor for the deconstruction and demolition works of an existing eight-storey building as part of its 44 Lincoln's Inn Fields project in central London. The redev
02/08/2017
Wates has appointed David Roberts as its Bid Centre Manager in the North West. With 25 years of industry experience, Mr Roberts will lead all aspects of pre-construction including supply chain coordination as well as overseeing tendering and building design. He is tasked with helping to grow the c
02/08/2017
Work on a £174 million project to upgrade the M3 motorway in Surrey and Hampshire is now complete. Modern technology has been installed on a 13.4-mile section of the motorway between the M25 and Farnborough, while the hard shoulder has been converted to a new fourth traffic lane in each direction.
01/08/2017
John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford is shutting it's Trauma Unit for up to a year after a report identified fire safety issues on the building's cladding. A report by Trenton Fire to the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recommended improving fire safety at the building after it was id
01/08/2017
Six contractors have been appointed to deliver around £750 million of Higher Education construction projects in the North East. The North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) framework will be carried out over the next six years by; • Clugston • Sir Robert McAlpine • BAM Constructi
01/08/2017
Gatwick Airport has unveiled plans to invest more than £1 billion to its improve facilities and enhance passenger service. The 2017 Capital Investment Programme (CIP) will see £240 million invested in 2017/18 alone and includes various projects such as building a new Boeing hanger as well as extend
01/08/2017
Electrical works on a new £12 million recycling and waste collection depot in London are now complete. The project was delivered by REL as part of the new Oakleigh Road South Vehicle depot, which is being delivered by Willmott Dixon for Barnet Council. The facility will allow the local authority t
01/08/2017
New figures have revealed a slight increase in UK house prices between June and July. Data by Nationwide states the average price rose 0.3% in July, from £211,301 to £211,671. Over the last year, prices are up by 2.9%, slightly lower than last month's rate of 3.1%.. Commenting on the figures, Nat
01/08/2017
Breedon has completed the purchase of leading sand & gravel quarry and aggregates merchanting business, Humberside. The purchase price is being satisfied by the payment of £8.3 million in cash funded from the Group's existing resources, together with the assumption of £0.7m of debt. In the year to
01/08/2017
Union Unite has called for Tata Steel to "power ahead" with its pledge to invest in the Port Talbot steel mill. The call comes as the company finalised the sales of its 42-inch and 84-inch submerged arc welded (SAW) pipe mills to Liberty House Group. The deal will see around 140 workers transfer f
01/08/2017
Up to £75 million is being provided by the UK Government for councils to carry out road improvement works across England. A total of 19 projects will receive Highways maintenance challenge funding to refurbish bridges, improve junctions and boost flood defences. The improvements aim to cut congest
01/08/2017
More than one million construction workers are now operating as self-employed, according to new figures. A Freedom of Information request by union Unite has revealed nearly 1.1 million workers were paid via the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) in 2016/17, an 8% increase compared to last year (992
01/08/2017
Allgood has updated its Modric Washroom BIM objects, which can now be accessed from the NBS National BIM Library. Eleven BIM objects are being featured, including recessed washroom panels, surface mounted hand dryers and a range of accessories. Tailored to the construction industry's aim of meeting
