Day: November 16, 2023

Paul HeatherA management reorganisation at McLaren Construction Group sees group managing director Paul Heather promoted to construction group chief executive and all divisional leaders brought onto the contractor’s board. Co-founder Kevin Taylor remains chairman.   The move brings the divisional leaders, Midlands & North managing...

Bishop & Taylor discuss the latest goings on at Westminster, new applications of digital technology in construction machinery and the revelation that working from home has added a year of delays to HS2 design work. 15th November 2023: Episode 140: Listen online Re:Construction Podcast: A...

Traditional skills as basic as pointing are in short supplyHistoric England is calling for action on getting more people into traditional building trades – including plumbing, electrical and plastering – to support the necessary carbon reduction works. Approximately six million buildings across England were built...

The proposals form part of the Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill, which has been introduced to the Scottish parliament. If approved by MSPs, the SNP government intends to introduce the tax from 1st April 2026. It would replace the UK aggregates levy,...

CGI of how Earls Court might look [image from ECDC]Nine months ago the target was to start construction in 2025; now it is 2026. The plans have also been scaled back a little. Today’s proposals reveal a 20% increase in open space and a 10%...

CGI of the revamped South Molton Triangle McGee has been appointed to deliver a major integrated package of works directly for client Grosvenor and Mitsui Fudosan UK. The South Molton Triangle is a 370,000 sq ft mixed-use scheme in Mayfair to create new office space,...

New CEO Neil HarrisonNeil Harrison, who has been with Taziker since 2008 and operations director since 2018, takes over at Taziker from former Speedy Hire chief executive Steve Corcoran, who resigned on 1st July. The change in leadership follows a recent investment round led by...