Construction firm, Skanska UK, has announced that it is investing £1 million in cost-of-living support to its people. The investment will benefit around 1,300 members of the Skanska team with one-off payments of £750 to be made in November. Gregor ...

BAM’s UK & Ireland businesses have set an ambitious carbon target to become net zero in their direct operations by 2026. It is ruling out counting electricity from green energy tariffs towards its net zero emissions. The target builds upon Royal BAM ...

Meliha Duymaz has joined Skanska UK as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. Duymaz is an established finance leader with a breadth of experience across services, operations and major construction projects. She joins Skanska UK from Network Rail, where ...

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 ...

PlanRadar, a leading digital construction, real estate and facilities management platform, has published a new report on emerging trends set to dominate the global specification community. The Architecture of the Future is the first in a series of specially-produced architecture ...

UK Construction Week Birmingham (4-6 October, NEC) is the UK’s largest built environment event, has sections dedicated to Build, Digitalisation, Infrastructure, Net Zero, Careers, Surfaces and Offsite. PLUS visitors will gain free entry to Timber Expo, Grand Designs Live and Green Living ...

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published new insight into the positive impact circular thinking can have in delivering whole life carbon reductions and value creation across construction projects. The study, ‘How Circular Economy Principles can impact carbon and ...

According to government stats, there are around 3.1 million people working in construction, who are the most at risk during a heatwave due to working outdoors and at height. With temperatures rising again this summer in certain parts of the ...

A new cross-specialism group has been formed to bring together the brightest young minds across construction in order to future-proof the industry. The Future Innovation Group is made of young professionals from different specialisms that are looking to harness the ...

In its latest published accounts for the financial year (up to 31st March 2022), contractor GRAHAM has reported “strong and sustainable” financial growth, despite the very many challenges faced by the construction industry as a whole, not least the reorientation ...