Sectors

Derelict Site Turned Canalside Development Ready to Welcome First Residents


A £150m Wolverhampton Canal side development is preparing to welcome its first residents – with thirty family homes ready to move into the seventeen acre formerly derelict British Steel site and Crane Foundry. 50% of the 378 family houses at the city centre regeneration scheme have already been sold off

Are Thousands Considering Quitting Sector Over State of Loos?


New research reveals that one in ten people working in construction are considering leaving the industry due to the lack of on-site toilet facilities. The research, conducted by construction professional and campaigner Katy Robinson, who last year was named the ‘UK’s Most Influential Women in Construction’, surveyed more than six

Measuring Up: Improved Water Monitoring in Retention Roofs


Dr Chris Hambley, a senior associate at Withers & Rogers, talks us through a novel way to improve water monitoring in retention roofs. “Modern roofs, particularly green and retention roofs, are increasingly designed to actively manage rainwater. Accurate monitoring of water levels within water‑carrying layers of the roof is therefore

Damning report from PAC on HS2


'A case book example of how not to run a major project' is the damning comment from the Public Accounts Committee.

Graham appointed to upgrade Aurs Road, Glasgow


Graham has been appointed to upgrade Aurs Road between Barrhead and Newton Mearns, Glasgow.

New flood scheme to better protect Worcester road from flooding


The £2.5m flood scheme will help defend 26 homes in Toronto Close, after flooding of recent years. Protection includes an embankment, wall and gates.

New planning rules to boost solar rollout and slash energy bills


Homes and businesses will be able to install rooftop solar panels more easily, under new rules recently announced.  

NG Bailey IT Services, Infinigate and Nokia partner in the UK to unlock 5G potential


The IT Services business of NG Bailey has launched a new partnership with Infinigate and Nokia to accelerate the adoption and usage of 5G technology within key industries in the UK. 

LED lighting upgrade works at Oxford Circus station completed


Customers at Oxford Circus station are now benefiting from a more efficiently lit station as part of TfL's continuing work towards decarbonising its operations by 2030.

£60m to transform brownfield land and build 6,000 homes


More than 6,000 new homes will be built on brownfield sites, through money given to councils to transform unused land into beautiful and thriving neighbourhoods.