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What the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters

|Date: 19 December, 2025

What the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters

Clare Tetlow, Procurement Lead at Procure Plus, discusses what the Procurement Act means for prompt payme ...

Clare Tetlow, Procurement Lead at Procure Plus, discusses what the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters. Successive governments have recognised that prompt payment is essentia ...

19 December, 2025
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New report finds UK construction sector lagging other sectors on Scope 3 emissions reporting despite growing pressure to decarbonise

|Date: 26 January, 2024

New report finds UK construction sector lagging other sectors on Scope 3 emissions reporting despite growing pressure to decarbonise

Mobilityways published its 48-page Road to Net Zero Study last month, encapsulating findings from a nine- ...

Mobilityways published its 48-page Road to Net Zero Study last month, encapsulating findings from a nine-month investigation of large UK organisations’ progress in addressing decarbonisation in their ...

26 January, 2024
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Uptake of third-party certification lags despite legislation boosting awareness and intention to specify

|Date: 12 September, 2023

Uptake of third-party certification lags despite legislation boosting awareness and intention to specify

In the year after the Building Safety Act became law, awareness of the benefits of fire door third-party ...

In the year after the Building Safety Act became law, awareness of the benefits of fire door third-party certification is growing, but the proportion of certified fire doors in use has dropped slightl ...

12 September, 2023
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Going direct: Why direct award is back in business

|Date: 9 August, 2023

Going direct: Why direct award is back in business

As public sector budgets continue to be squeezed, local authorities are increasingly looking at ways in w ...

As public sector budgets continue to be squeezed, local authorities are increasingly looking at ways in which construction projects — many of which are essential to ensure the smooth running of the pu ...

9 August, 2023
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Santander agrees £310m refinancing package with Peabody

‘More than 100,000 homeless children in capital this Christmas’ — highest-ever number of London children living in temporary accommodation

What the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters

Lovell launches Renew Central to strengthen refurbishment and retrofit delivery across the Midlands

Sero and SNG strengthen partnership to deliver independent Retrofit Co-ordination for £36.5m Wave 3 Warm Homes Project

Stepnell completes sustainable new primary school in the heart of Sherwood Forest

24 new affordable homes built to Passivhaus standards in Harpurhey

VIVID welcomes David Ball as Chief Financial Officer

NatWest doubles social rent loan fund to £1bn in response to strong demand

Young Llandudno resident records song to celebrate homelessness support

What the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters

What the Procurement Act means for prompt payment — and why it matters

New report finds UK construction sector lagging other sectors on Scope 3 emissions reporting despite growing pressure to decarbonise

New report finds UK construction sector lagging other sectors on Scope 3 emissions reporting despite growing pressure to decarbonise

Uptake of third-party certification lags despite legislation boosting awareness and intention to specify

Uptake of third-party certification lags despite legislation boosting awareness and intention to specify