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Milton Keynes Council and Unite team up to protect local construction workers

|Date: 13 March, 2019

Milton Keynes Council and Unite team up to protect local construction workers

The Leader of Milton Keynes Council and Unite’s Regional Secretary for the South East have signed a pione ...

The Leader of Milton Keynes Council and Unite’s Regional Secretary for the South East have signed a pioneering agreement that will ensure that working conditions and building standards on construction ...

13 March, 2019
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Construction Products Association issues Call for Evidence on product information

|Date: 13 March, 2019

Construction Products Association issues Call for Evidence on product information

To address the challenges highlighted in the Hackitt report surrounding how product information is made a ...

To address the challenges highlighted in the Hackitt report surrounding how product information is made available to the wider supply chain, the Construction Product Association’s Marketing Integrity ...

13 March, 2019
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Steven Hunt & Associates call on UK construction industry to support new apprenticeship initiative

|Date: 12 March, 2019

Steven Hunt & Associates call on UK construction industry to support new apprenticeship initiative

Steve Hunt, Managing Director of Liverpool-based mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy Steven ...

Steve Hunt, Managing Director of Liverpool-based mechanical and electrical engineering consultancy Steven Hunt & Associates, is calling on UK’s construction industry to join his fight to reverse w ...

12 March, 2019
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St Albans Council awards Morgan Sindall contract worth up to £90m

|Date: 12 March, 2019

St Albans Council awards Morgan Sindall contract worth up to £90m

Morgan Sindall Property Services has been awarded five-year repairs and maintenance deal covering St Alba ...

Morgan Sindall Property Services has been awarded five-year repairs and maintenance deal covering St Albans City and District Council’s 4,800 homes. The contract will start from April with an option t ...

12 March, 2019
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Tougher sprinkler rules needed, councils and fire authorities urge

|Date: 12 March, 2019

Tougher sprinkler rules needed, councils and fire authorities urge

Tougher sprinkler rules must be introduced to ensure fire safety in high-rise buildings and care homes, t ...

Tougher sprinkler rules must be introduced to ensure fire safety in high-rise buildings and care homes, the Local Government Association urges at its annual fire conference today. The LGA is calling f ...

12 March, 2019
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Long-term empty homes in England up 5% in the last year, according to latest MHCLG figures.

|Date: 11 March, 2019

Long-term empty homes in England up 5% in the last year, according to latest MHCLG figures.

The number of empty homes across England has risen for the second year running — representing £53.6bn wor ...

The number of empty homes across England has risen for the second year running — representing £53.6bn worth of vacant stock, analysis by modular homes provider Project Etopia shows. The number of long ...

11 March, 2019
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Mates in Mind launch Apprentices’ Mental Health Survey

|Date: 11 March, 2019

Mates in Mind launch Apprentices’ Mental Health Survey

Having been awarded the B&CE’s Mowlem Award grant in 2018, Mates in Mind has launched its Apprentices ...

Having been awarded the B&CE’s Mowlem Award grant in 2018, Mates in Mind has launched its Apprentices’ Mental Health Survey to support improvements in the mental health of apprentices across the c ...

11 March, 2019
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Planning Permission for 100% affordable scheme by Catalyst and Hester

|Date: 11 March, 2019

Planning Permission for 100% affordable scheme by Catalyst and Hester

Catalyst has received planning permission for its 350 home scheme in Turweston Road, Brackley. The develo ...

Catalyst has received planning permission for its 350 home scheme in Turweston Road, Brackley. The development is the housing association’s first in South Northamptonshire and will provide 100% afford ...

11 March, 2019
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Senior business leader’s celebrate International Women’s Day 2019

|Date: 8 March, 2019

Senior business leader’s celebrate International Women’s Day 2019

More than 20 senior delegates gathered in Leicester for a round table event, which explored the challenge ...

More than 20 senior delegates gathered in Leicester for a round table event, which explored the challenges faced in achieving true gender equality. Hosted by property, construction and infrastructure ...

8 March, 2019
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Gender pay gap narrows in construction as industry takes action

|Date: 8 March, 2019

Gender pay gap narrows in construction as industry takes action

The 20th RICS and Macdonald & Company Rewards and Attitudes Survey has found that the gender pay gap ...

The 20th RICS and Macdonald & Company Rewards and Attitudes Survey has found that the gender pay gap has closed in the construction sector during the past year, as more women are attracted to the ...

8 March, 2019
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