Tag Archives: construction

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a new toolkit to enable the construction industry to accelerate the shift from a linear to a regenerative, circular economy. Titled ‘System Enablers for a Circular Economy’ the toolkit highlights systemic barriers ...

Today (23 January 2023) the Fire Safety (England) Regulation 2022 comes into effect, putting greater emphasis on the importance of fire doors and fire safety instructions for multi-occupied high-rise buildings. The Hackitt Review, responsible for changing the regulatory landscape of ...

Sir James Wates CBE has announced that Tim Wates will succeed him as Chairman of the Wates Group. The change will take effect at the company’s AGM in May 2023. Tim Wates joined the privately held, family owned built environment ...

The Scaffolding Association is calling on the Government not to scrap or relax Working at Height Regulations. The Revocation and Reform Bill which is currently being passed through Parliament includes over 2,400 laws and regulations which are being considered following ...

Kier has appointed Anna Baker as Head of Sustainability for its Construction business. This latest appointment builds on the Group’s newly formed Responsible Business team and underlines its commitment to sustainably delivering infrastructure which is vital to the UK. Baker will ...

New work output in the construction industry will not reach pre-pandemic levels until 2027, according to new analysis from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). As part of its quarterly data briefing, BCIS has revealed its short and long term ...

Galliford Try, one of UK’s leading construction groups, has been appointed to the new £3 billion Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework for Security – Physical, Technical and Support Services. The business has been appointed to all four lots of the ...

The two-year run of sales growth for construction product manufacturers came to an end in Q3, according to the Construction Products Association’s latest State of Trade Survey. Furthermore, a slowdown in construction activity in the publicly financed and repair & ...

Undoubtedly, buildings’ sustainable management and maintenance are at the forefront of many minds, with a significant shift in how facilities managers view their long-term refurbishment and asset management programmes. With many businesses implementing clear environmental targets for the coming years, ...

Progress is being seen in some aspects of the built environment on the drive to be more sustainable, according to RICS Sustainability Report 2022, however the rate of advancement needs to accelerate significantly and become more widespread. The report, which ...