Study reveals two-year decline in construction apprenticeships
FIXEDD Protrade’s 2025 State of Construction Report has revealed a 1.4% decline in new construction apprentices over the last…
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Weston land director moves to Taylor Wimpey
House-builder Taylor Wimpey has recruited Dawn Wylie from Weston Homes to be its new group land director. House-builder…
Old Oak Common foundations complete after 91 pours
Contractors building the HS2 railway has finished the base slab for the line’s West London station. Contractors building…
Tata Steel UK appoints Skanska for design and project management of low-carbon steel project
A Skanska technical team will be embedded at Port Talbot, working alongside main contractor Sir Robert McAlpine. A…
2024 house building on par with 2023 as developers increase activity in private sector
The latest figures from NHBC indicate that house building remains on a slightly muted but overall steady keel,…
A technical strategy for measuring and reducing embodied carbon in new buildings
A recent study published in the Journal of Building Engineering, “Promoting Decarbonisation in the Construction of New Buildings:…
Management restructure at Balfour Beatty to target growth markets
Balfour Beatty has shuffled managerial responsibilities on its UK executive committee. Balfour Beatty has shuffled managerial responsibilities on…
Construction begins on £1million new fish pass at chalk stream
The Environment Agency has started construction of a £1million new fish pass at Turf Lock on the River…
ThermaKap: Tackling heat loss and condensation in new builds
The ThermaKap Insulated Wall Plate from Sano aims to tackle the persistent issue of thermal bridging at wall-to-roof…
Waterman appoints industrial director
Consulting engineer Waterman has recruited Alison Doubell from BWB Consulting to grow its industrial business. Consulting engineer Waterman…