Wates sacks troll
Wates has sacked a project manager facing a charge of posting a malicious comment on social media. Read…
October 2024
Hopkins and Tilia become Untypical
Private equity investor Guy Hands has merged his two house-building companies and given them a new name. Read…
Wates acquires property services business
Wates Group is taking over Liberty, the property services business of northwest social housing provider ForHousing. Read Full…
Private equity takeover at Fox Brothers
Stellex Capital Management has acquired Blackpool-based Fox Brothers Holdings Group. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Glass houses? MIT pilots translucent bricks
Researchers recycled crushed bottles to 3D-print multilayered blocks as strong as concrete, according to the university.
Graphisoft unveils Archicad 28
Graphisoft has taken the wraps off Archicad 28, with new functionality not only for Archicad, but also BIMx…
Construction job openings leap monthly by record amount
After several months of cooling, which experts speculate was mostly confined to the residential sector, unfilled positions increased…
Six-year solar farms research project to identify biodiversity benefits
A new solar farms research project will study the biodiversity outcome of the proposed 380-hectare Longfield Solar Farm…
Contractor faces prison over undocumented workers charges
The owner of a contractor in West Virginia has been charged with harbouring undocumented workers. If convicted, he…
Egis is lead consultant on $2.7bn Dubai exhibition centre expansion
French multidisciplinary firm Egis has been appointed lead engineering consultant for the $2.7bn expansion of the Dubai Exhibition…