PEOPLE WHO ARE considering blowing the whistle on cartels now stand to get a £250,000 reward from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA is strengthening its work against illegal cartels and increasing its reward from £100,000, to a quarter of a million pounds for those who are cartel whistleblowers. Illegal cartels – businesses
A NEW FRAMEWORK for modular homes and offsite homes will be delivered under LHC Procurement Group’s (LHC) new Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) of New Homes (NH3) Framework. The framework is designed by the not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider to help boost the speed and number of homes to fulfil housing need in England,
AT LEADWORX we take immense pride in delivering a speedy and dependable service, supplying high-quality lead products designed ready to install straight out of the box. This helps you save valuable time and money on costly site work. Based in our Cornwall workshop, we produce a wide range of products, from whole chimney flashing sets
THE RATE OF project starts on site continued falling in the three months to the end of May 2023, down 16% on the preceding three months. Affecting the entire construction sector, these figures present the latest disappointing results in a frustratingly protracted period of decline. Despite stabilising somewhat compared with the steep decline seen during
Burton Roofing Group, the special roofing merchants, has appointed Jon Smith as its new operations director. Jon joins the Group from London-based Enotria & Coe, where he was the supply chain director of the £200 million business, a leading wine and spirits distributor. He was responsible for all transport and warehouse operations while helping the
AN UPTURN in overall UK construction output, driven by a faster rise in new orders commercial building and civil engineering activity is reported in May’s S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction PMI®. Meanwhile, house building remained by far the weakest-performing category of activity, with output declining at the steepest pace for three years. Supply conditions
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE contractor, Hodgson Sayers, has announced a double appointment to its team as it meets increased volumes of work. Keith Jenkins, 53, from Washington, is appointed as contracts and project manager, while Mark Wiegmann, 52, from South Shields, joins the company as quantity surveyor and estimator. The two appointments come as Hodgson Sayers
THE VAST MAJORITY of construction contractors have implemented digital transformation, according to findings from the National Federation of Builders (NFB), following a digital ‘straw-poll’ conducted at the organisation’s Construction Summit conference. The NFB has published a new research briefing: Technological Transformation and Cyber Security Insights from Construction Contractors, revealing that contractors have embraced digital transformation. They
CARDIFF BASED FABRICATOR, Dudley’s Aluminium has won the construction contract for a new headquarters for Dorset Police at the force’s Winfrith site. The project is the third police headquarters that the fabricator has worked on in three years. It has previously completed Gwent Police’s headquarters in Cwmbran and South Wales Police’s headquarters in Bridgend. Dudley’s
WINNING CONSULTANCY SERVICES have been named for a Britain-wide £30m framework to help support new build, refurbishment and retrofit of public sector buildings and homes. The companies have been awarded places on not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LHC Procurement Group’s (LHC) Consultancy Services (CS1) framework, now available to use until April 2027 across England and Wales.
