Day: December 13, 2023

As the end of the year approaches, Bishop & Taylor look back on some of the highs and lows on which they reported in 2023. 13th December 2023: Episode 142: Listen online Re:Construction Podcast: A fortnightly podcast in which construction industry journalists Bishop and Taylor...

Heavy rains led to delays in OctoberThe Office for National Statistics reports that monthly construction output is estimated to have decreased by 0.5% in volume terms in October 2023, compared to the previous month. This follows an increase of 0.4% in September 2023, with the...

CGI of the new Black Cat junction near St Neots, designed by Mott MacDonaldThe £1bn project will create a new 10-mile dual carriageway between the A1 Black Cat roundabout in Bedfordshire and A428 Caxton Gibbet roundabout in Cambridgeshire. The scheme is expected to open to...

Overall contract awards are down 14% year to date, with most sectors failing to match 2022 through to November, according to the latest analysis from Barbour ABI. Rising interest rates, political uncertainty and continued price inflation are cited as contributory causes. Planning applications in October...

The new facility at Port of Tilbury is expected to help Aggregate Industries to increase production of its EcoPlanet range of cement The nine-acre site will also have plant to enable different cement mixes to be processed,  adding ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) or demolition...

Of the 19,566 people in Scotland with an Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) card – an industry requirement to demonstrate competence –40% (7,813) are aged between 16 and 29, with just 19% (3,836) aged 50 or over. Some 24% of holders of the accreditation that permits...

Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1), a joint venture between National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Transmission, part of SP Energy Networks, is planning a 190km high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission cable from Torness in East Lothian to Hawthorn Pit in County Durham. Prysmian...