CPA’s construction autumn forecast shows optimism
Confidence in the UK’s construction sector appears to be growing, according to the Construction Product Association’s (CPA) construction…
October 2024
French PM and cost consultant Artelia buys Pick Everard
French project management and cost consultant Artelia has bought long-established UK multi-disciplinary consultant Pick Everard. The takeover of…
Van Elle buys Scottish specialist Albion Drilling for £3.5m
Ground engineering contractor Van Elle has acquired Scottish piling and drilling specialist Albion Drilling for up to £3.5m.…
UK acquisition for Rockwool
Denmark-based insulation producer Rockwool Group is acquiring Wetherby Building Systems Ltd. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
CPA upgrades its growth forecasts
Construction economists appear to be feeling a little more upbeat about UK construction’s growth prospects. Read Full Article:…
UK construction’s demographic timebomb
UK construction’s skill shortage has gone from bad to worse, according to CPA economists. Read Full Article: The…
McTaggart fined £215k after MEWP collision
A construction company has been fined £215,000 after a worker was seriously injured when a boom lift was…
Vermeer launches pile driver for solar fields
Vermeer has developed a pile driver designed specifically to meet the evolving demands of the growing solar power…
Sterling DCS launches Smart Builder to revolutionise estimating
Sterling DCS has launched a cost and carbon estimating software, Smart Builder, that it claims will revolutionise the…
Go-ahead for West London 58-storey resi skyscraper
Egyptian developer Aldau Developments has got the planning thumbs up for one of the capital’s tallest residential schemes…