Day: May 4, 2022

Transport for London (TfL) has today confirmed that, subject to final safety approvals, the Elizabeth line will open on 24th May. The formal start of construction for the £19bn Crossrail project was marked at Canary Wharf on 15th May 2009.  The main construction phase began...

Iain McIlweeIt is seeking to reassure clients that any increases only reflect the spiralling costs that are affecting the whole construction industry. Clients have voiced concerns at the increasing costs of construction work, said CICV, but it insists this is due only to ongoing global...

Paul Reilly Paul Reilly has joined WSP from Stantec where he had been managing director of its UK & Ireland infrastructure & buildings business since January 2020. He was also chair of the Association of Consultancy & Engineering in 2020. Before Stantec, he was a...

Hill Group has planning permission to build 160 new homes on Killingdown Farm in Croxley Green, near RickmansworthThe UK’s second largest privately owned house-builder posted record revenue of £753m for 2021 and pre-tax profit was up 47% to £65.1m. It completed 2,318 homes in 2021...

Private house-building output is forecast to grow by just 1% this year and nextIn its latest quarterly report, the Construction Products Association (CPA) predicts a dramatic slowing in growth as global issues, including wear in Europe, start to affect the UK market. In any other...

Mace's use of the Australian High Rise Solutions (HRS) system in east London is a case study within the rulebookThe Product Platform Rulebook, published initially in draft form for consultation, is described as marking “new era of collaboration and innovation for construction sector in the...

Tipton-based GT Certification is CTS’ seventh acquisition since Palatine Private Equity took a majority stake in November 2018 and follows a refinancing in late 2021. GT Certification was set up by managing director Gary Thompson in 2001 offering construction materials and torque and force calibration...

Southwark Crown Court heard that Valentin Pauliuc, trading as VP Plumbing & Heating, was hired in February 2019 by HSM Builders Limited, the principal contractor for a domestic renovation in South London, to carry out plumbing and gas work including the installation of a new...