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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has confirmed it has accepted the handover of its new hub in First Street after the building reached practical completion of its Category A (Cat A) fit-out and lease commencement. Works were completed by BAM ...

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed global delivery consultant and construction expert, Mace, as the main contractor for its new cutting-edge weather centre. The new headquarters of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), located on the University ...

New research carried out by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has revealed construction clients are failing to engage with the new building safety regime. The Association used its regional meetings with members as ‘focus groups’ over a six-month period ...

Latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.8 per cent between 3Q2024 and 4Q2024. The increase resulted in 2.3 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price ...

The global delivery consultant and construction expert has appointed the final independent Non-Executives who will join its new Group Board. From 1 January 2025, former Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye and Sylvia Metayer, former Chief Growth Officer at Sodexo, will join ...

NBS (powered by Hubexo), a leading specification and product information platform for the construction industry, reveals further findings from its ‘Sustainable Futures’ report – a study aimed at understanding sustainability attitudes and protocols within the construction sector. The research found that ...

Investing in a new generation of future leaders, Willmott Dixon is launching a a drive to recruit 30 management trainees across a range of disciplines. The company, which was recently the highest placed contractor in the FT Diversity Leaders list ...