Regulator forced firms to recall and improve products
The government’s product safety regulator issued multiple recall and improvement notices to two building insulation manufacturers, an official…
2024
Data is the innovation gift that keeps on giving
David Glennon is group head of digital engineering at Mace Innovation in construction and consultancy is frequently linked…
Applications open for net-zero framework
A new framework for the decarbonisation and retrofit of social housing and public sector buildings has opened for…
Kier wins £118m civil service Darlington hub
The Government Property Agency has signed Kier to deliver its civil service office hub at the Darlington Economic…
Airtel to power more than 20 million Adani smart meters
Airtel Business, the B2B arm of Bharti Airtel, has announced that it will power over 20 million smart…
CDG and Innovation Incubator launch AI-powered telecom solutions
FIXEDD Communications Data Group has announced an alliance with Innovation Incubator to operate an extension of CDG’s innovation lab…
Analysts predict deeper construction recession
The construction sector will enter a worse recession this year than previously foreseen, an industry association has said.…
Workers’ lives ‘deliberately put at risk’ via asbestos exposure
A director has been given a suspended jail sentence after knowingly exposing workers to asbestos. Inspectors were called…
Banned building boss jailed for fraud
A Cumbrian building boss who pleaded guilty to fraud, disregarding a director disqualification and breaching a bankruptcy order…
Walker Modular lands £5m bathroom pod contract
Walker Modular has clinched a £5m contract to supply all the Build-to-Rent steel-framed bathroom pods for the prestigious…