Construction News
£3Bn to deliver 20,000 affordable homes
20 Feb 24
Some 20,000 new affordable homes will be built across the country thanks to a £3Bn increase in a government-backed loan fund.
Build on brownfield, Gove tells councils
19 Feb 24
Big city councils must prioritise brownfield development, building new homes in right places and protecting the Green Belt.
PAC release damning HS2 report
16 Feb 24
A damning new report states that HS2 offers ‘very poor value for money for the taxpayer’ following the cancellation of its latter stages into the North.
£1Bn to fund lightning-fast broadband
15 Feb 24
£1.1Bn in contracts now signed to connect 677,000 rural homes and businesses across England.
Construction Workers want Mental Health support in new Jobs
14 Feb 24
Almost nine in every ten construction workers think mental health support is important when choosing their next jobs.
Three pillars of importance: The NHDG ‘s impact on Net Zero targets
13 Feb 24
NHDG is an industry leader in delivering the high-quality energy efficiency measures at scale to help the UK strive toward its ambitious net zero targets.
£14.2M released for LEVI infrastructure
12 Feb 24
Some £14.2M in funding has been released, with the first local authorities approved for LEVI capital funding
PMI shows optimism at two-year high
9 Feb 24
Construction business optimism is at a two-year high according to the latest PMI survey.
Tyne to shine
8 Feb 24
Roads Minister, Guy Opperman, visited Newcastle to confirm that the Tyne Bridge will undergo an extensive renovation programme,
£164bn planned infrastructure investment
7 Feb 24
The newly published National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline sets out planned and projected investment.
