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 ...

Phillippa Prongué has been appointed as the new Executive Managing Director of Wates growing Residential business. She will take up the position in the new year, taking over from Helen Bunch who is retiring after an esteemed 19 year career at ...

VINCI Construction has announced an agreement to acquire UK public works company, FM Conway Limited. Based in Sevenoaks, Kent, FM Conway was founded in 1961 by Francis Michael Conway, and is owned by the Conway family. The company’s expertise encompasses roadworks, ...

Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), the independent champion for change in construction, has completed its acquisition of the Building a Safer Future (BSF) programme. The programme, which creates positive culture and behaviour change in building safety, was launched in response to ...

Multi-discipline principal contractor, Miller Knight, is set to host its first annual Building Safety Forum on 6 November at Villa Park, home to Aston Villa football club. The event will centre on some of the major challenges the construction and ...

Regional procurement specialist EN:Procure, the procurement arm of social housing consortium Efficiency North, is inviting tenders to its latest consultancy framework. The latest ‘Gen-4’ version of the Construction Consultancy Services framework covers a broad range of professional consultancy and speciality ...

The latest construction forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows building costs are set to increase by 15 per cent over the next five years, while tender prices will rise by 20 per cent over the same ...

The Pilot Version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has launched. It is the UK’s first cross-industry Standard that brings together net zero carbon requirements for all major building types and will enable the UK Built ...

New research has found that a staggering 94 per cent of professionals working in the ‘hard hat’ industries have reported major challenges with their mental health, including feelings of stress, anxiety, depression, and loneliness. The research from hydraulic hose replacement ...