KINGSPAN GROUP plc, has acquired a majority stake in insulation manufacturer Steico SE from Schramek GmbH, with an option to acquire a further 10% of shares in the future. Steico manufactures natural insulation and wood-based building envelope products based in Germany. It has four large production sites comprising 27 lines situated in Poland and France,
Whether you have been in the equestrian business for years or just starting out, having a nice riding arena for your clients is a must. One of the most critical aspects of building a new riding arena is choosing the material you use to create it. When you choose steel, you can rest assured that
Offsite Solutions has been awarded two contracts totalling £5m for nearly 1,500 bathroom pods for Downing’s first co-living scheme. Designed by Simpson Haugh, Square Gardens is a £400m co-living scheme in Manchester developed and built by Downing, which will provide new homes for rent – a mix of private studios to five-bedroom apartments. This project
Skanska has been named as preferred bidder for the £450m Kent Roads contract on the Lower Thames Crossing project. The contractor fought-off competition from three rivals to land the deal – BFV JV; comprising of BAM Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction (UK) Ltd and VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Costain and Kier Eiffage (KEJV); comprising of Kier Highways
TWO INDEPENDENT provider schemes for building control professionals to register as building inspectors have been announced by the Building Safety Regulator (BSR). The Building Safety Competence Foundation and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) are the first organisations to become independent competence assessors for all building control surveyors in England. The competence assessment is
THERE WERE 2,163 registered company insolvencies in June 2023, up 27% on June 2022 and higher than before or during the pandemic. There were 260 compulsory liquidations in June 2023, higher than in June 2022. Compulsory liquidations have increased – up 77% on June 2023 – partly as a result of an increase in winding-up
CONSTRUCTION LABOUR COSTS are set to overtake the cost of materials as the biggest challenge facing the industry during the year ahead, according to new analysis from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). As part of its quarterly data briefing on construction inflation, BCIS is forecasting a 10 per cent uptick in labour costs over
CONSTRUCTION STARTS weakened during the three months to the end of June, plummeting 26% against the preceding period to stand 42% down on last year. In the July 2023 Glenigan report, main contract awards also fell back on the preceding three months, dropping 32% to stand down 30% on 2022. Despite an improvement in detailed
United Utilities has started the hunt for contractors to deliver complex design and build projects for a programme worth £5.5bn over 10 years. The North West water company’s AMP8 and AMP9 investment plans are set to be significantly larger than previous years. To deliver the ramping up of work, United Utilities has created a model
