Day: October 5, 2022

Bishop & Taylor discuss the government’s plans to reinvigorate the UK economy. They then move on to the backlash against hydrotreated vegetable oil as a diesel replacement. And finally, the beaver is back, with full legal protection. 5th October 2022: Episode 113: Listen online  www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/podcast...

Fierza dam, also on the river Drin, but 100km north of the planned Skavica damWith British taxpayers (via UKEF) underwriting the involvement of US contractor Bechtel in the £600m Albania project, Bechtel is required to put some work to British suppliers (or at least suppliers...

A new law, which came into effect this week, allows prisoners to be taken on as apprentices and Kier has been quick to take advantage. The reform, drawn up by the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Education, is designed to help reduce reoffending...

On paradeSkanska was awarded a £259m contract earlier this year to build new garages and workshops for the British Army’s vehicle and equipment fleet at MoD Ashchurch. Work involves the demolition of 58 buildings and the construction of 12 new ones. Skanska will also refurbish...

The vacant site in Belfast city centreThe Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has launched a competition on behalf of Belfast City Council, seeking an integrated design team for the Belfast Stories project, where visitors can learn about life in the city. The council wants...

While data for the third quarter of 2022 is gloomy, September showed slight improvement on August. However, stronger headwinds may be ahead. The analysis by Glenigan, a construction market data harvester, looks only at contracts with a value of less than £100m, to avoid the...