Multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, EDGE, has been appointed to the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) framework – further strengthening its position as a “trusted partner” in the higher education sector. With local offices in Newcastle and Leeds, EDGE ...
Read More »New trade body to drive professionalism in the property flood resilience sector
The International Property Flood Resilience Association (IPFRA) launches with a mission to support, promote, and grow the property flood resilience (PFR) sector as it becomes an increasingly mainstream part of construction and environmental resilience strategies. Until now, there has been ...
Read More »UK construction workloads stable amid cautious growth outlook
Construction workloads remain largely stable, with signs pointing to modest growth in the year ahead, particularly driven by infrastructure projects. This is according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Q1 2025 UK Construction Monitor which reveals the overall ...
Read More »Morris & Spottiswood Group generates £79m for UK communities in 2024
Construction end-to-end service provider, Morris & Spottiswood Group, has generated £79 million of social value throughout 2024 for UK communities. This figure has been generated through a range of initiatives – from facilitating accessible arts and culture programmes to enabling ...
Read More »Sodexo partners to lay building blocks to employment for prison leavers
Sodexo has partnered with a construction consortium on an innovative project, which is providing skills-based training to prisoners ahead of their release to support future roles in the construction industry. Constructed Pathways, funded by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, has ...
Read More »Gleeds takes on project manager role at new Airedale Hospital
International property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, has been appointed project manager for the billion-pound redevelopment of Airedale General Hospital in Keighley, West Yorkshire on behalf of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The trust employs over 3,000 people and provides acute, elective, ...
Read More »Freezer and Cold Room doors now available from Hörmann
Hörmann UK have announced that they have expanded their Construction Project range of doors to include insulated hinged and sliding doors for cold rooms and freezers. Suitable for cold rooms at temperatures as low as 0°C and for freezers at ...
Read More »New CEO appointment at BCIS
Richard Linstead has been appointed as the new CEO of the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), with James Fiske appointed to the new role of Executive Director. Linstead, who has been with the business for two years in his role ...
Read More »Building costs forecast to rise 17% in next five years
According to the latest construction forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), building costs will increase by 17 per cent over the next five years to 1Q 2030, while tender prices will rise by 15 per cent over ...
Read More »New chair at prestigious ‘think-tank’ club calls for new members
EurIng Professor Dave Cooper MBE, CEO of LECS UK, has been appointed Chair of The Rumford Club, a social dining and debating club, that attracts consultants, contractors, manufacturers, educators, researchers and many more across the engineering and construction sectors, to ...
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