The Construction Products Association’s (CPA) forecast for construction output has been downgraded further in its Summer forecast, due to the lagged impacts of the Middle East conflict that are starting to pass through to both the demand and cost sides ...

Mears Group has been awarded a 10-year partnership with Rooftop Housing Group for the delivery of responsive repairs, void refurbishment, planned works and compliance services to over 7,000 homes across South Worcestershire and North Gloucestershire. The contract, which commenced this ...

The Manchester-based not-for-profit company specialising in social housing procurement is marking two decades of supporting housing providers to deliver better value, quality and social impact across England and Wales. Founded in 2006 as GM Procure, Procure Plus was created to ...

Cardo has retained its contract with Dacorum Borough Council for the delivery of repairs and maintenance services across the council’s housing stock. The new five-year contract, which commenced yesterday (1 July), follows a competitive selection process and builds on three years ...

According to the latest forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise by 15.7 per cent over the five years to 1Q2031. BCIS’ updated ...

WPS, part of Wates Group, has commenced work on a flagship £1.1 billion, 10-year housing maintenance services contract with Birmingham City Council, supporting more than 30,000 homes. Awarded both the northern and southern lots following a wholesale retender of Birmingham’s ...

New analysis by Property Inspect has revealed that the cost of repairing NHS buildings is on course to exceed £16 billion, as the wider maintenance backlog across the UK’s public estate approaches £50 billion. The latest data shows that hospitals ...

When facilities managers review maintenance priorities, focus often falls on visible internal areas such as floors, entrances, communal spaces and high-traffic walkways. Yet some of the most operationally important parts of a facility sit outside the building itself. Loading bays, ...

Thurrock Council has appointed property maintenance specialist DMA Group to deliver hard FM services across its corporate estate. The three-year contract, with options to extend, was secured through the Fusion21 Workplace & Facilities Management Framework (Lot 4 – Building Engineering ...

Roofing failures rarely begin with a leak. In many cases, the problem began years earlier, with short-term decisions that quietly reduced the asset’s lifespan. A leak disrupts operations, reactive repairs escalate, and budgets are diverted from planned works. Yet in ...