Developer Stanhope has appointed Mace Construct to deliver a 250,000 sq ft office tower on London’s South Bank.  The Red Lion Court development is valued at £450m and expected to be…

The government has announced significant changes to the late payment law to protect smaller suppliers. It has empowered the small business commissioner to investigate poor payment practices, adjudicate payment disputes,…

The UK government has published details of the Future Homes Standard, marking a major shift in how new homes in England will be designed, specified and delivered. The announcement, made…

Adding champagne bars to stadium concourses or skateparks in shopping centres may sound like fun projects, but such building changes create fire engineering challenges. Mott MacDonald’s Beth Corrigan explains Image:…

The BSI has published PAS 1958, the standard that provides a framework for how existing built environment standards combine. PAS 1958: Built Environment – Data and Information Standards Landscape is…

Every picture tells a story, so relive the Digital Construction Awards 2026 via 10 photographs from the evening of 18 March. The calm before the storm! The Westminster Ballroom at…

An accident in which a 19-year-old died after falling six floors through a ventilation shaft should have been prevented, an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has concluded.  Natalie…

The constructional steelwork sector has given a lukewarm reaction to the government’s new steel strategy. Business and trade secretary Peter Kyle announced the new steel strategy on a visit to…

Grosvenor’s sustainability director Ed Green explains why the biggest shake-up of the planning system in 35 years is necessary to protect 10% of England’s housing stock. Grosvenor is undertaking the…

South & City College Birmingham (SCCB) has unveiled two purpose-built houses that will support students’ retrofit training. Funded by the West Midlands and Warwickshire Local Skills Improvement Plan, with support from…