News

A decline in planning applications lodged and permissions granted is not a good omen for the construction industry, but that is what happened in the second quarter of the year....

Lack of competent roofers has prompted Marley Eternit to develop aluminium sheeting that can be rolled out on a roof like a carpet, requiring no specialist skills....

Eggborough Power Limited (EPL) has been granted a development consent order to develop a new gas-fired power station on the site of EPL’s existing coal-fired power station at Eggborough near...

Swansea University and its partners have been given a £36m government grant to develop construction materials that generate electricity....

Yorkshire Water Services Ltd has been fined more than £700,000 after a fitter suffered fatal burns when his clothing was ignited by sparks....

Housing developer Inland Homes has vented its frustration with a local council stalling its construction of 350 new homes in Beaconsfield....

A bullish end of financial year report from Kier today sets out to scotch City gossip about the company’s viability....

The government has commissioned a review of the structure of the railway network operating structure in the UK, after persistent failures of train operating companies....

Updated versions of Trimble’s building information modelling (BIM) tools are now available for download....

The City of Edinburgh Council has commissioned consultants to help develop strategy, delivery plan and detailed business case for a city centre overhaul....