The international property and construction consultancy is all set to relocate its global headquarters from New Cavendish Street to a new office at 60 Berners Street as of January 2025. The firm will occupy 13,000 ft2 of space in the ...

In response to the collapse of main contractor ISG, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is calling for a “tough and rapid response” from government. M&E firms are expected to be among the hardest hit by the financial collapse of ...

Construction firm, ISG, has gone into administration, with operations ceasing to trade with immediate effect. Owned by US firm, Cathexis, EY has been appointed as the Joint Administrators. Administration notices have been filed by the following companies: ISG Central Services ...

SOCOTEC UK, a testing, inspection and certification (TIC) in the construction, infrastructure and real estate sectors, has appointed Matthew Marriott as its new Chief Executive Officer. Marriott, who took up his new role on 9 September 2024, replaces Nicolas Detchepare ...

Emmanuel Costes has been appointed as the new Managing Director of VINCI Construction Grands Projets (VCGP) UK. He takes over the position from François Pogu who is moving to a new role on the TELT project in France. Costes, who ...

Balfour Beatty has made two key appointments to its digital, procurement and supply chain senior leadership team. Jon Ozanne has been promoted to Chief Information Officer with responsibility for coordinating IT and digital initiatives including cyber security and AI adoption, ...

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a groundbreaking science-based decarbonisation framework for companies and financial institutions in the buildings value chain. The framework sets 1.5°C-aligned emissions reduction targets for the buildings industry to overcome current climate challenges and ...

Rapidly declining rates in health and safety standards on UK construction sites is sparking industry-wide concern and a growing need for firms across the country to install temporary CCTV towers, say Kingdom Systems. Kingdom, who secure hundreds of construction sites ...

As of 15 August 2024 Women into Construction (WiC), an independent not-for-profit organisation that promotes gender equality in construction ceased trading. In a statement on the organisation’s website, Kath Moore MBE, Managing Director – Women into Construction CIC said: “Financially, WiC ...

More than one in three construction managers in the UK say that incorrectly sized equipment has caused operational inefficiencies on site, potentially disrupting their operations. According to the findings of a new report from Aggreko, ‘A Perfect Storm for European ...