Akerlof to standardise MMC kits | Wates tower paused | Roads litigation in court
The government has commissioned a research project to develop an open-source kit of parts that will encourage the uptake of so-called ‘modern’ methods of construction (MMC).
The High Court in London is to hear climate litigation cases on the UK roads programme.
Bam, Arup and Tarmac have trialled the use of two new concrete mixes for works on the Hexham flood alleviation scheme.
Caddick Construction has recruited Steve Bell to be operations director.
Edinburgh-based Dot Surveying has been sold to its employees after just three years in business.
Construction technology provider Causeway Technologies has acquired Reference Point, developer of the UK's leading workforce competency and authority-to-work system.
Glasgow construction consultancy Soben Contract & Commercial has appointed former Turner & Townsend chief operating officer Tom Harrison as strategic advisor.
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Tilbury Douglas has promoted Chris Edmonds to regional director for South Wales.
It has been a busy week for Bishop & Taylor: National Highways is preparing a diploma in integrated project delivery (IPD) that it expects its suppliers to sit; the Independent Review of Construction Product Testing has been published; and Persimmon has invested ￡25m in volumetric housing manufacturer TopHat.
Construction of a tower block on a Romford council estate has been put on hold because it only has one staircase.
Magnox is ready to start a decommissioning project to clean-up and demolish four ‘blower house’ superstructures at Berkeley nuclear power station in Gloucestershire.
McAleer & Rushe has officially broken ground for Goodstone Living on the construction of a build-to-rent neighbourhood in Leith, Edinburgh.
Tower crane hire firm Falcon Cranes is investing in Swedish battery packs to power its machinery on site.
Construction work has started on Tesla’s new US$375m (￡297m) lithium refinery in Texas.
Canadian engineering group Aecon has completed the sale of its Transportation East road-building, aggregates and materials businesses to Green Infrastructure Partners for CA$235m (￡140m).