Changing English language requirements for international skilled workers could have an impact on construction’s ongoing skills gap. Ilaria Iovieno and Sean Pearce set out the potential implications for employers From…
The government’s latest fiscal update may have been light on construction announcements, but its £600m plan to train more workers could still prove important for employers The chancellor’s spring statement…
The Department for Transport (DfT) must continue identifying lessons from other major rail projects, such as Crossrail and HS2, to avoid similar failings on Northern Powerhouse Rail, according to the…
Two Midlands companies and a site manager have been sentenced after a large-scale asbestos disturbance and illegal clearance operation was carried out at a demolition site. Following concerns about unsafe…
Plant machinery and farm vehicles worth around £200,000 have been recovered in Dover following an operation led by Kent Police’s Rural Task Force. Working with Port of Dover Police, the…
HS2 engineers have launched a 130m-long steel bridge over the Grand Union Canal, allowing a 1.5-mile section to be reopened to the public seven days ahead of schedule. The launch…
Mace Consult is officially a standalone company, following a majority private equity investment by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Led by CEO Davendra Dabasia, Mace Consult will retain the Mace brand, with…
The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has updated the infrastructure pipeline tool, increasing the total value of projects to £718bn over 10 years (up from £531bn when the…
First scheme in Dorchester set to complete early next year, with a 25% faster build time predicted. The 79-unit Oak House in Dorchester will have a prefabricated concrete frame, hollow-core…
The UK Atomic Energy Authority’s robotics team and the operator of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have developed a novel approach to maintaining the 27km-long facility: robotic mice. The 3.7cm-wide…