Skills card changes will mean fewer labourers
Major changes to the CSCS skills card scheme will see fewer labourers on construction sites. The new regime…
October 2024
Major London offices to student rooms scheme approved
Joint venture developers Dominus and Cheyne Capital have got the planning green light to convert offices in the…
FM Conway to be acquired by Vinci
The family owners of highway maintenance specialist FM Conway are selling up. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Grenfell: Systemic failures are still happening on our watch
Seven years after the tragic Grenfell fire, Mike Leonard, visiting professor at Birmingham City University’s Centre for Future…
M Group Services buys MEICA contractor BGEN
M Group Services has bought £225m turnover engineering services contractor BGEN. The 1,500-staff-strong business headquartered in Warrington provides…
Five road schemes worth £1.3bn axed
The Chancellor revealed in the Budget that five major roads schemes costing over £1.3bn have been scrapped after…
Graham confirmed for £80m Ebbsfleet academy
John Graham Construction has been named main contractor for the development of an £80m school in Ebbsfleet Garden…
New construction technology releases: October 2024
From a chatbot that speaks builders’ language to tech that corrals massive amounts of data captured from scans,…
How Barton Malow leverages preconstruction tech
An exec for the Southfield, Michigan-based firm discusses how technology has evolved in the sector to help builders…
Labour delivers their first Autumn Budget- but is construction being left behind?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the first Autumn Budget from a Labour Government in 14 years, stating her intention…