Day: April 21, 2022

The independent review of working practices in Scotland’s construction industry was published this month by the Fair Work Convention. The reveiew calls for urgent interventions by government, employers, unions and industry leadership groups to improve the quality of work for the 130,000-strong workforce in Scotland...

The report from the Work and Pensions Committee highlights how despite being banned more than two decades ago, asbestos persists as the single greatest cause of work-related fatalities in the UK. There were more than 5,000 deaths in 2019, including from cancers such as mesothelioma....

The new £17.5m school will be constructed adjacent to the existing school.  The project is being delivered on behalf of the council by Hub South East with Morrison Construction as the Tier 1 contractor. This is the same partnership that recently delivered West Calder High...

Stewart MilneNearly 50 years after founding the group, chairman Stewart Milne, who turns 72 in July, is making plans for his retirement. The board has decided to capitalise on favourable market conditions and put the business up for sale. Stewart Milne sold the timber frame...

The Chartered Instrutute of Building is pressing for the developent of an A level in construction – Bishop & Taylor approve. They also discuss the new BBC Three series, Brickies, and have been sent a list of the world’s smuttiest looking buildings, including the new...

Wates has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the sustainable  development category – a third win for the company, having previously won the award in 2011 and 2016. “Wates Group Ltd is awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development because...

The vision for York CentralJLL has been appointed to procure a strategic development partner to bring forward the 45-hectare scheme. Plans show the construction of 2,500 new homes and more than 800,000 sq ft of commercial space next to York railway station. The development is...

CGI of the White Rose railway station that Spencer is building The White Rose railway station will be a two-platform station serving the White Rose business park, shopping centre and bus interchange. Between Morley and Cottingley, the new station is on the main trans-Pennine route...

Particular concern about the construction industry’s ability to retrofit and maintain low carbon buildings in central London has prompted the creation of the Skills for a Sustainable Skyline taskforce. The taskforce will run for three years and will be chaired by Chris Hayward, deputy chairman...