Construction Management
The average rate of retention withheld by tier one contractors is 2%, according to new figures industry body Build UK.
Construction Management
An AI-startup focused on automating building services is expanding into the UK and US after raising £37m ($50M) in funding.
Construction Management
More than 1,000 construction professionals have now completed the Low Carbon Passport programme, a training initiative designed to equip the workforce with the skills needed to deliver low-energy, high-quality buildings.
Construction Management
Construction can play a pivotal role in reducing reoffending by creating genuine employment opportunities for prison leavers, according to Kier, as work continues on the £200m-plus expansion of HMP Channings Wood in Devon.
Construction Management
The National Theatre (NT) is creating a new engineering apprenticeship to help develop the next generation of building services professionals as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of its landmark South Bank home.
Construction Management
Former military personnel have long been identified as a strong pool for recruitment to the construction industry. The military skillset brings with it a high aptitude for the soft skills often most important to construction, with collaborative instincts,...
Construction Management
Struggling in a sea of contract documentation, from main and subcontracts to variations, specifications and schedules? Lexilio converts these into a live commercial system and spots obligations/deadlines, key risks and any contradictions across the varied...
Construction Management
Financial close has been reached on a deal to build a £530m student accommodation campus at the University of Manchester, set to be the biggest Passivhaus-certified student scheme in the world.
Construction Management
mixed-use scheme in Brick Lane, east London as been approved by the government.The proposed Truman Brewery redevelopment includes a data centre, offices, retail, events spaces and residential but was widely opposed due to limited housing and concerns about...
Topics: Housing
Entities: Housing
Construction Management
Senior managers in construction don’t have the awareness, knowledge or organisational support needed to manage silica dust, according to a new study funded through the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)’s Paul Dockerill Award.The discovery has led to...
Construction Management
A competition involving Costain and Anglian Water is offering four small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) up to £60,000 each if they think they can prove that diesel-free equipment and systems can work on water infrastructure sites
Topics: Infrastructure
Entities: Infrastructure
Construction Management
steel beam falls on worker - An event structure company and its director have been fined after an employee suffered severe injuries