Construction Enquirer

JULY 19, 2023

Tata Group has confirmed plans to build a £4bn gigafactory in the UK. The new factory – which is expected to be in Somerset – will provide almost half of the UK’s battery production needed by 2030 and will be Tata Group’s first gigafactory outside India. Production at the new gigafactory is due to start in 2026. .

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 20, 2023

Sisk has promoted Steven McGee to a new expanded role as chief operating officer for both Ireland and UK businesses, having joined the group just over 12 months ago from ISG where he was London MD. He replaces Ajaz Shafi at the UK business who has left to pursue an opportunity in the Middle East and will report to group CEO Paul Brown.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JULY 28, 2021

Why UK contractors are turning to technology to help them work more efficiently amid an ever-changing construction materials landscape.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 22, 2023

Turner & Townsend has strengthened its senior team across the UK, with a trio of promotions to support future growth and ambitions. The UK senior leadership shake-up will see James Corrigan promoted to UK managing director of Infrastructure. They will report to Patricia Moore, UK managing director at Turner & Townsend.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 23, 2023

Ferrovial Construction UK suffered a £30m loss last year after big provisions for forecast losses on the £2bn Silvertown Tunnel project in East London. Karl Goose, Managing Director for the UK & Ireland said that Ferrovial Construction continued to pursue its strategic plan to grow sustainably in the UK and improve margins.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 17, 2023

BAM’s UK building and civil engineering business saw profits fall in the first half as inflation and supply chain issues eroded margins. Ruud Joosten, CEO of Royal BAM Group, said that despite the first half fall, the outlook for UK construction looked healthy. Building arm BAM Construction saw profits fall by 30% to £13.2m

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Green Building Law Update

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

“made on January 17, 2022 coming into force on April 6, 2022” in order to support the UK’s transition toward net zero. The aim of the statutory instruments is to require these disclosures to promote the management of climate-related financial risk and opportunities across the British economy.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 17, 2023

The UK construction division of Sisk fell into the red last year. Latest results for parent company Sicon Limited for the year to December 31 2022 show the UK construction division delivered turnover of £350.7m from operations across Ireland, The UK and Europe. from £382.9m the previous year generating a pre-tax loss of £2.5m

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 27, 2023

Katy Dowding will take over as new President and CEO of Skanska UK next week following the news that current incumbent Gregor Craig is set to retire. Anders Danielsson, President and CEO of Skanska Group, said: “It is with great pride I welcome Katy as Business Unit President for Skanska UK. I wish him all the best for the future.”

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 23, 2023

A new power line between the UK and the Netherlands will deliver enough electricity to power 1.8m While normal interconnectors only connect two countries, the multipurpose LionLink will join the UK and Netherlands to each other as well as simultaneously with offshore wind farms at the heart of the North Sea.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 17, 2023

. “The addition of these roles to the Shortage Occupation List is something we have called for and we’re glad the industry’s voice has been heard as the construction sector directly plays a vital role in the UK economy and is an enabler to so many others.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 11, 2020

The post UK Construction Employment Decline Worst Since 2010 appeared first on 4BT. Proven LEAN construction planning, procurement and project delivery processes, actionable data, enabling cloud technology and ongoing training, are the proven path to significant gains in efficiency and satisfaction.

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

This time we are back with a detailed catalog of the top UK construction events for this year. We decided to focus on the UK market due. Recently we made a list of the upcoming European construction events in 2018. If you haven’t seen it, you can find it here.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Construction is central to national life in the UK. But it’s a transformative time for UK construction and the people that work within it – which is requiring companies of all kinds to adapt. Download the full report, UK construction in 2022: Addressing talent challenges for the future workforce. The future workforce.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In many of our latest posts, we have referred extensively to the problems that the UK construction has to battle against. Despite its big struggle for momentum, there still are some remarkable deals in the UK market. With that in mind, we decided to conduct a thorough research and present.

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Lets Build

MAY 15, 2018

The UK market is experiencing a shortage of houses at the moment, which has led to a higher demand. A demand which has had a positive impact on the big house builders of the UK. Several of them have reported a rise in sales due to the healthy demand for new homes. Amongst others, is.

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Lets Build

JUNE 27, 2017

The nature of UK construction is adversarial. We had no problems agreeing that UK construction industry has to face a number of difficulties. But, we believe that this is more of a UK construction culture thing (or maybe better to say a UK contract style thing, since you also see the same in the Middle East, Australia etc).

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 18, 2023

M&E specialist contractor Integral UK is to stop working for main contractors in a strategic move to focus efforts on working directly for clients. Integral is working across the UK with Kier, Sir Robert McAlpine, Galliford Try and Vinci/McAlpine JV IHP.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 26, 2023

Construction staff could face breath tests the day after industry awards or corporate events under new drugs and alcohol guidelines from Build UK. The move could put Build UK on a collision course with industry awards which often sell more expensive tables based on the volume of alcohol provided.

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Construction Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The UK is burdened with significantly higher construction costs than European peers, research to be published next week will confirm. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JANUARY 22, 2024

Viewpoint enables contractors to better manage their projects, processes and people, using the data gathered to lower risk and improve margins.

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Civiconcepts

MAY 27, 2023

The front door is the first thing people see when they come to your home, so it’s important to choose a door that not only looks great but also offers … Best Front Doors for Fitting In the UK Read More »

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 19, 2023

The Enquirer understands Lendlease is looking to cut around 200 staff at its UK operations as part of a global downsizing which will see 760 jobs go worldwide. Sources close to the contractor told the Enquirer that the construction division will avoid any redundancies with the development division being hardest hit by cuts.

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Lets Build

APRIL 10, 2018

Last December, the UK government announced its new productivity programme which is expected to deliver savings of £15bn every year. Its main objective is to boost construction productivity and revolutionise the UK building sector in terms of infrastructure investment. Infrastructure investment refers.

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Learn Civil Engineering

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

This article explores whether electricians in the UK have the authority to relocate meters on their own or if other permissions are needed. Moving an electricity meter in your home or business can be a complex process requiring both a qualified electrician and approval from your energy supplier.

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BD+C

AUGUST 31, 2021

A group of UK architects, developers, and contractors are advocating for mandatory whole-life carbon assessment of buildings. Their goal is to reduce embedded carbon emissions created by construction supply chains. A proposal by the group called for limits on upfront emissions to be imposed by 2027.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In the UK, the water industry announced its commitment to a carbon zero future by 2030, which is decades before the government’s legally binding target of 2050. Supported by their consortium partners @One Alliance, they have established themselves as one of the most active digitally focused utility companies in the UK water market.

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Job Order Contracting

AUGUST 3, 2016

The UK BIM Level 2 requirement went into effect 4th April 2016 and little has changed. While the UK has come up with nice name like the “BIM/Soft Landings” initiative, the design/construction/operational process has not improved. The post UK BIM has same issue as US BIM appeared first on 4BT.

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Digger Blog

APRIL 23, 2020

Avant Tecno (UK), the Norfolk-based subsidiary of Finnish compact loader manufacturer Avant Tecno, is celebrating 21 years of service on 23rd April 2020. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

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Construction Law

JULY 3, 2023

Announcing net zero carbon plans with target dates for achieving them – such as those of the UK government in 2021 – was always recognised as being ambitious. The UK became the first country to enshrine the goals in law, so was obviously staking a bit of reputation on achieving them.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

JUNE 3, 2016

Last week our amazing UK team organised a Pyjama Day and Bake Off in order to raise funds for St Oswald’s Hospice.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The UK housing market is faced with an unprecedented crisis, and drastic measures are required for its resolution. As reported on the latest Heriot-Watt University research, 340,000 newly built homes should be built in England on a yearly basis until 2031 for the problem to be overcome. This number translates to almost four (3.91) million.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

When it comes to fire safety in the UK: when you know better, you do better. Learn how to tackle unsafe buildings with remediation and collaboration.

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GCP Applied Technologies

AUGUST 19, 2022

VERIFI® In-transit Concrete Management Advances UK Concrete Barrier Projects. Extrudakerb (Maltby Engineering) Limited, an award-winning slipform concrete contractor in the UK, has led the way in the concrete safety barrier sector for over 30 years. Phillip.fry@gc…. Fri, 08/19/2022 - 12:51. August 19, 2022.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 28, 2022

How one UK contractor's use of connected cloud solutions helped it streamline workflows and ensure a smooth completion to a challenging project.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 23, 2024

Technology lost power nearly 400 times on England's smart motorways between June 2022 and February 2024, a BBC report found.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 23, 2016

George Osborne’s Chancellors 2016 UK Budget announcement.

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