In the June to August summer months this year project starts plummeted as soaring material, energy and fuel costs hampered industry activity.
The September 2022 edition of Glenigan’s Construction Review reports that there was also a 12% fall in main contract awards compared to the preceding three months.
On the plus side, there was a 5% increase in detailed planning
Environment Agency contractors have been told that they must stop using HVO fuel on EA sites from 30th September due to concerns that it is not always as environmentally friendly as advertised.
Although HVO is more expensive than regular diesel, it is sold as 90% net carbon neutral. Producers says that
In the year to 30th June 2022 Gleeson Homes sold precisely 2,000 new homes. This was an increase of 10.4% on the previous year (2021: 1,812 homes), although the 2021 number had been boosted by delayed completions carried over from the first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.
Group revenue for the year was up 29% to £373.4m
A 70-metre section of the long-buried dock feeder canal is now becoming a central feature of Cardiff City Council’s £6m Canal Quarter development.
Consulting engineer Atkins was appointed by Cardiff Council to design the Canal Quarter development, working with quantity surveying sister company Faithful & Gould, which is
The government has declared Monday 19th September 2022 to be a national holiday to mark the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II. However, it has also said that it is up to employers to decide whether to allow their employees to have the day off.
Both the Construction Industry Joint Council (the industrial relations forum) and the Construction Leadership
The Competence Steering Group (CSG) was tasked with ending the scandal exposed by the 2017 Grenfell Tower – architects and contractors believing the salesperson that products are fit for purpose.
Specifically, the CSG was tasked with responding to the competence issues raised in Dame Judith Hackitt’s report Building a Safer Future and the subsequent
