The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, revealing a slowdown in global demand growth for sustainable buildings and a concerning lack of progress in carbon measurement across construction projects. The report, based on insight ...

UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has announced Bureau Veritas as the preferred bidder for the role of the Standard’s Verification Administrator. As preferred bidder in the second stage of the tender for the role, Bureau Veritas is ...

LHC Procurement Group (LHCPG) is seeking contractors for its £1.5 billion public buildings framework with applications now open until 9 December 2025. Known as PB4, due this being the fourth iteration of LHCPG’s Public Buildings Construction and Infrastructure framework, it ...

Inadequate safety training has topped the list of causes of accidents on UK construction sites in a survey commissioned by SafeSite Facilties which delivers site safety products to construction companies nationwide. The survey of 500 industry professionals, also found 34 ...

New research has uncovered a sharp and rapid shift in how leaders within the real estate and construction sector are prioritising risk as businesses navigate geopolitical and economic uncertainty in 2025. Beazley, the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with ...

A new study by PlanRadar, a leading platform for digital documentation, communication and reporting in construction, facility management and real estate projects, reveals a clear contradiction at the heart of quality management. Companies rank quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) ...

International property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, has been appointed to deliver external project management expertise for the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust’s (RCHT) new Women and Children’s Hospital in Truro. The development is one of the South West’s most significant ...

A new survey by RICS reveals critical skills shortages in UK and Global surveying sector. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published a first-of-its-kind surveying skills report which measures the state of skills in the global surveying profession. ...

As the UK prepares for winter, a new survey commissioned by SafeSite Facilities has found that three-quarters of construction workers say they are concerned about the impact of climate change on site safety. The survey revealed a worrying picture of ...

McLaren Construction has been appointed by AP UK (Ashtrom Properties) as Construction Manager for the refurbishment of Colmore Gate tower as a Grade A office building in Birmingham’s business district. Built in the 1990s, the original tower is located on a ...