Day: June 14, 2022

Theo Saathoff and Ross McGowanEco Cable Protect UK has been launched in partnership with Cable Protect Europe. The launch comes after McGowan secured the exclusive rights earlier this year to use the technology to provide cable protection and installation services for the UK’s onshore energy...

The Lanes scheme involves the construction of 312 homes on a 20-acre site. The development forms part of the first phase of homes in Alba Developments' masterplan to create over 700 new-build homes across the 68-acre former Edmonstone House and Estate.  Avant Homes will build...

Glasgow City Council and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have produced the new River Clyde Tidal Flood Model, which covers the area on the river between Dalbeth in Glasgow and Greenock. Information from the model is expected to be used by developers, planners, investors...

At a trading level, things are going well for Crest Nicholson, despite inflationary pressures. For the six months to 30th April 2022, adjusted operating profit rose to £54.5m (2021 H1: £40.0m), with the adjusted operating profit margin increasing to 15.0% (2021: 12.3%). However, as previously...

Chief executive John MurphyTotal group revenue for the year ended 31st December 2021 was up 14% to £1,270m (2020: £1,114m) and underlying operating profit was up 67% to £21.7m (2020: £13.0m) with strong contributions from all sectors of the business. The bottom line pre-tax profit...

Checking the weatherJust 12 weeks ago Arcadis was saying that it expected tender price inflation to peak at 5% for building work in 2022 and reach 6% for infrastructure work. It has now reconsidered that analysis and says that tender price inflation will be between...

72 people were killed when the 24-storey building caught fire on 14th June 2017Luke Bisby, a professor of fire and structures at Edinburgh University, is an expert witness to the official Grenfell Tower Inquiry. His testimony, available online via www.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk, sets out the details of...

Exactly five years ago today 72 people lost their lives in a London tower block because of a combination of incompetence, cynicism, corruption and greed throughout the construction supply chain. While the public inquiry continues, the government has already implemented some of the recommendation of...

The Skinningrove facility will replace services currently offered in Darlington. [CGI courtesy of Building Design Northern]Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council has cleared the plans for a new service centre at Skinningrove, with cut-to-length lines, product milling, machining and warehousing operations. The new Skinningrove facility is...

Broadheath Networkcentre is being built on the the site of the former Cartwright Group headquartersBroadheath Networkcentre will include a mixture of refurbished space alongside new builds, creating a multi-let industrial site with 205,000 sq ft of accommodation across 25 units. Unit sizes will range from...

HyperTunnel proposes using a combination of horizontal directional drilling, artificial intelligence and 3D printing.HyperTunnel will use Vinci’s money to help pay for trialling its ‘swarm bot’ technology. The investment strengthens HyperTunnel’s connections with Vinci Construction technical departments. HyperTunnel recently joined Vinci’s innovation platform Leonard as...