Modular building specialist adds production capacity

Thurston and Storplan are both owned by investment company HLD Group Wakefield-based Thurston Group has taken…

Demolition federation chief steps down

Duncan Rudall Duncan Rudall took over from the long-serving Howard Button as NFDC chief executive in…

Buyer wanted for Sheffield aggregates supplier

Prestige Aggregates was established in 2013 by Graham Lambert Prestige Aggregates hit a cash flow crisis…

Modular builder invests in crane hirer

DLH’s new five-axle Liebherr LTM 1230-5.1 DLH Lifting Services owner/director Terry Humphries sold a minority stake…

BPF calls for clarity on EPC targets

Manchester’s commercial buildings top the EPC league table Research from the British Property Federation (BPF) finds…

Workman appoints head of safety and compliance.

Amy Farr Chartered safety practitioner Amy Farr has moved to Workman from Calford Seaden. At Workman…

Dorset builder goes under

Image of Acheson’s premises in Dorset from Google Streetview Richard Lewis and Alistair Wardell of Grant…

Concern as HMRC confirms VAT is chargeable on remediation

It is well-established that value added tax is chargeable on repair, refurbishment and maintenance building works…

Heat pump manufacturer sets up in-house drilling service

Kensa has set up a drill squad Kensa has recruited Steffan De Vries and Rory Snell…

Dagenham BTR plans come together

CGI of what is planned for Dagenham Green The Hill Group, Peabody and Goodstone Living are…

Passivhaus Trust sets sights on 10% target by 2035

Knights Place in Exeter was is one of the first multi-occupancy social housing schemes in the…

Grenfell supplier goes legal over council ban

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, which was itself was among organisations culpable for the…

Bouygues claims net zero for Llanelli project

the Pentre Awel development as of September 2024 Main contractor Bouygues UK says that over the…

RSK takes over N-Able Group

The N-Able group comprises building safety consultant Keegans and ECD Architects RSK’s latest acquisition is described…

Graham-Bam JV to build £671m Belfast children’s hospital

The 10-storey hospital is due for completion in 2030 The Northern Ireland executive has granted formal…

Knights Brown starts work on £30m factory in Portsmouth

the Knights Brown/Harwin team The contract has been awarded by Harwin, a manufacturer of connectors for…

Eco mortar reduces heat loss

Thermal conductivity was found to be 55% lower than standard mortars Newcastle University researchers have developed…

Government milks aggregate producers to fund crime-fighting

MPA members hold waste permits to recycle millions of tonnes of demolition and construction waste to…

Armstrong confirmed for Millom leisure centre

CGI of the new Millom leisure centre Cumberland Council’s executive approved the contract award to Thomas…

RLB partner moves to T&A

Gemma Prior Gemma Prior joins Thomas & Adamson from Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB), where she worked…

Graham lands £42m Surrey road scheme

the road between Chertsey and Ottershaw is to be improved The A320 North of Woking scheme,…

Re:Construction podcast – Episode 171

In this episode, Bishop & Taylor discuss exploding batteries, how the one-year-old biodiversity net gain (BNG)…