Construction News
Garden community planned for Exeter
22 May 19
The Minister of State for Housing has announced plans for a garden community in Greater Exeter with 20,000 new homes.
Upgrades revealed for trans-Pennine route
22 May 19
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has revealed options for a £1billion upgrade for the A66 trans-Pennine road.
New light rail system planned for Cork
22 May 19
A €3.5Bn transport plan for Cork will include a light rail system.
Greater diversity needed to secure future health of the rail industry
21 May 19
DfT minister Nusrat Ghani has urged the rail industry to improve its environment to enable women to thrive.
Conference to unveil world-leading infrastructure data analysis and research tool
21 May 19
DAFNI, the National Platform that will provide the UK with infrastructure data analysis - will be unveiled.
Ground-breaking work on Harwell research building begins
21 May 19
17th May saw ground broken at Harwell Campus, commencing works on the £40M, 58,000sq ft building.
Liquidated damages for delay clauses
20 May 19
The Court of Appeal recently reviewed the law and correct approach towards liquidated damages for delay clauses.
Japanese housebuilder comes to UK
20 May 19
Japan's biggest housebuilder Sekisui house has struck a deal with Homes England to build thousands of homes across the UK.
Construction still not taking a system-led approach to fire protection
20 May 19
Two years after Grenfell, only 23% of UK architects say they have worked on a project with a systematic approach to fire protection.
Report says Northern HS2 should have been prioritised
20 May 19
A report from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has said that Northern HS2 rail should have priority over the Southern Line.
