THE GOVERNMENT‘s announcement that Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) will be delayed means small and medium sized construction businesses will be collectively sighing in relief, says the NFB. The House Builders Association (HBA), the housing arm of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), has been the most prominent supporter of BNG and hopes that its five-year ‘building
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) is said to hold enormous possibilities for the construction industry, including enhancing productivity and competitiveness. However, adopting AI technology can be challenging. Bridge AI is a new government-backed programme that aims to help businesses in high potential growth sectors, such as construction, to harness the power of AI. £32m Artificial Intelligence Fund The programme offers
THREATENING a woman for installing solar panels on her home with jail time illustrates how planning rules have become uneven and unfair, says Solar Energy UK. According to the BBC, Mary Smail, of Ashbourne in Derbyshire, applied to her local council for planning permission to install solar panels. However, it was reported that she “said she
Developer Comer Homes Group is being ordered to demolish two residential tower blocks in south London following a planning row. Greenwich Council launched enforcement action this week over Mast Quay Phase II in Woolwich which was completed in late 2022 and now contains residents in the stepped twin towers of 23, 11, nine and and
Constructional steelwork contractor William Hare delivered a modest £108,000 pre-tax profit last year after losses of £3.6m in the prior year. Revenue at the Bury headquartered specialist contractor, which employs 676 staff, slipped by a quarter to £165m, as EBITDA margin recovered to 1.4%. Despite the revenue slide, the country’s second biggest steelwork contractor said
Housing giant Barratt has submitted plans to demolish 83 new homes on an estate in Cambridge built with faulty foundations. Problems were found earlier this year with new homes under construction at the Darwin Green site where Barratt David Wilson Homes Cambridgeshire is building a new community of nearly 1,600 homes. The faults were originally
Willmott Dixon is exiting its Newcastle leisure centre and swimming pool job after failing to agree a final price in the face of inflationary pressure. The firm has agreed to complete enabling works under the preconstruction agreement while Newcastle City Council now attempts to find a new contractor. According to local reports in ChronicleLive, the
Angered by the rejection of his plan to convert a pizza takeout building into a multi-tenant residence, a builder in Southern England exacted revenge against the town’s Council Leader by erecting a gargoyle effigy resembling the leader on the building.
The Davis Memorial Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Western States Roofing Contractors Association, honored its 2023 awardees during the 2023 Western States Roofing Expo in Las Vegas.
