Day: August 24, 2023

Simon McWhirterThe National Retrofit Hub was set up earlier this year with a mission to help mobilise resources to kit out the nation’s housing with heat pumps, solar panels, double glazing and other energy saving measures. It is backed by more than 40 organisations including...

The existing 1950s houses in Berkeley CloseBromford Housing is seeking to redevelop 56 existing properties in Berkeley Close in South Cerney and replace them with 84 energy efficient homes. The houses, flats, and bungalows on Berkeley Close were built in the 1950s using the Reema...

Eurotec went into administration earlier this year after 20 years of trading. Surrey-based Bryson has reached a deal with the administrators to purchase stock, machinery, graphics, intellectual property, the Eurotec company name and domain and customer lists. Bryson has also taken on several Eurotec staff,...

Collcutt HouseConstruction and fit-out contractor ISG has started work on a redevelopment of the Collcutt House Building at 71 Fenchurch Street in London. The £14m scheme is the first phase of a programme to create a public heritage education centre and new workspace for the...

The latest Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) report shows that price growth in building materials is slowing and there are signs of volume recovery. In the second quarter of 2023 the amount of product sold (volume) across Britain was 13.5% lower than in the same...

SCF operations lead Kingsley ClarkeThe latest quarterly benchmarking survey by Southern Construction Framework (SCF) has found that building costs in the second quarter of 2023 (April to June) increased by an average of 3% when compared to the previous quarter. This was primarily attributed to...