Day: March 21, 2023

The GMB union has called on Tarmac’s bosses to think again about the planned 10% reduction in headcount. GMB organiser Dave Warwick said: “Tarmac is a household name, trusted and respected across the building, manufacturing and construction industries. Many customers will be scratching their heads...

Some people are taking things into their own handsThis year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, published today by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), reports that local highway authorities in England and Wales only received around two-thirds of what they need to stop the...

Left to right are Adam Tucker, Andrew Clarkson, Sue Currey and Neil TrubshawAmong the new recruits is Wates Construction commercial director Neil Trubshaw, who has joined Caddick Construction in the same function. Sue Currey, formerly of Equans, has joined as human resources business partner to...

Pugin's design for a stained glass window in the Houses of Parliament [All images © V&A Museum]The drawings include details of Pugin’s work on the Palace of Westminster and the Great Exhibition of 1851 The drawings were previously in private hands and relate to his...

Woods Bagot's design for 85 Gracechurch StreetCity of London planners reckon that the new tower block at 85 Gracechurch Street, designed by Woods Bagot for the Hershten Group, will “rejuvenate Leadenhall Market, create major new public spaces and showcase the City’s 2,000-year history”. The Victorian...

The 20 Haymarket Yards development is designed by 7N Architects The approved planning application, granted subject to conditions, includes the demolition of the low-rise Elgin House office building, near Haymarket Station, and the construction of a hotel and office development. It is a speculative development...

22 Bishopsgate, seen during its construction in 2019-20Hamid Alqumairi, operating as Middle East Real Estate (MERE), had claimed that he was owed money after Lipton Rogers Developments and AXA bought the (then) stalled project from a Saudi consortium in 2015. Sir Stuart Lipton, principal of...

London Fire Brigade (LFB) has been challenging the practice of designing tall buildings with only a single staircase for some time on the basis of constrained access and egress in the event of a fire or other emergency. A consultation on changes to regulations was...

Site of the new technical centre [Image: Astley Partnership Ltd]Speller Metcalfe has been awarded the contract to build the Advanced Engineering & Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence at Wolverhampton Tech's Wellington Road site in Bilston. The college expects 5,500 students and 954 apprenticeships to study...

Hear from industry leaders, explore countless networking opportunities, source new products and see the latest innovations when the UK’s largest event for the built environment, UK Construction Week (UKCW), makes a welcome return to London’s ExCeL from 2-4 May 2023. Registration is now live. UKCW...