Construction News
Navigating the UK’s immigration system
11 Aug 23
A guide for construction employers on hiring overseas talents,
First Speakers and Seminar Hubs announced for UKCW Birmingham
10 Aug 23
The first set of speakers and details on seminar hubs have been announced for this year’s UK Construction Week Birmingham.
New prison to be built on former Rainsbrook site
8 Aug 23
The former Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre is set to reopen as a Category C men’s prison, in the latest of a string of measures to boost jail capacity, Prisons Minister Damian Hinds has recently announced.
Start date for major overhaul of Plymouth flood defence barrier
7 Aug 23
The Environment Agency's major £3m repair and maintenance project of Plymouth’s lock gates is due to start in September.
Safety of construction workers at risk as unannounced HSE inspections decline
4 Aug 23
According to the Health and Safety Executive, construction-related fatalities have increased by 55% in the last reporting year.
Construction deaths revealed
2 Aug 23
HSE reveals construction is still the most dangerous profession in latest report.
How can the construction industry better manage risk?
1 Aug 23
Writing for UK Construction Online, George Sethia, Head of Consulting, Knowledge Services, BSI examines best practice in construction risk management. When a construction project is finished, the end result will probably be what many primarily focus on – how the building looks, how sustainable it is, the impact is may
Third party red flags: how developers can avoid reputational damage
31 Jul 23
There are a plethora of risks that developers might face when seeking to deliver a project via a third-party contractor.
New report calls for planners to ‘embrace diversity’ to rejuvenate town centres
28 Jul 23
A new research-led report calls for an overhaul in the way local authority planning teams organise and plan for town centre development.
New report identifies the best and worst UK towns for ‘regeneration readiness’
26 Jul 23
A new report has revealed where public funding is urgently needed to kick-start town centre regeneration and support the Levelling Up agenda
