CIOB research shows young people are interested in built environment careers – we must do more to bring them into the industry, writes Victoria Hills Image: Dreamstime As covered in…
Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) and tech giant NEC are developing a system that automatically extracts recordings of near-miss incidents and generates corresponding reports based on the camera footage and sensor…
MP Kirsteen Sullivan is calling for new legislation to help ensure all workers are provided with properly fitting PPE. Sullivan, the MP for Bathgate and Linlithgow, set out the new…
A three-year government funding programme has been introduced after the Grenfell Inquiry identified a lack of qualified safety professionals in the built environment sector. The £55m funding will increase the…
International property and construction consultancy Gleeds says David Johnson, currently chief operating officer, will become chief executive on 6 April. A four-decade veteran of Gleeds, Johnson succeeds Graham Harle, who…
Developer Oakmont goes all in on offsite system used in the Nordics for 48 years, telling CM it’s twice as fast. Talo says its system, developed over four decades, is…
More than four in five UK construction projects still rely on manual or inconsistent contract management – rather than digital systems – according to a new survey from framework specialist…
Edgbaston Stadium has appointed Sisk to construct the next stage of its masterplan development. Backed in part by a £17.3m investment from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), the £46m project will involve the redevelopment of the Raglan and Priory stands. …
Morgan Sindall Construction has started construction of student housing at the University of Cambridge, which will be built to Passivhaus standards. The Owlstone Croft project, delivered by the contractor’s Cambridge…
Rooftop renewables are no longer just about net zero, but compliance too. Simon Berry explains the regulations and legislation governing solar PV installations in social housing Solar PV is used…