‘Seismic’ planning Bill starts | Retrofit neglected | AI for machine selection

‘Seismic’ planning Bill starts | Retrofit neglected | AI for machine selection


UK Construction News


Rayner promises building boom to follow ‘seismic’ planning reform

Draft legislation begins its passage through parliament today to open the way for what the government promises will be ‘the biggest building boom in a generation’.



Government neglects retrofit in drive for new build

Before we ‘build, build, build’, we should first ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle’ , says Rebecca Dillon-Robinson, principal urban planner for regenerative cities at consulting engineer Ramboll



Kier sees opportunities in public spending cuts

While public spending cuts might sound like bad news for civil engineering contractors, Kier sees it as potentially positive.



Costain profits up 18%

Costain has posted results for 2024 showing improved profits despite reduced turnover.



Wates recruits new operations director

Wates Construction has appointed George Mosey as operations director.



Illness forces early departure for Travis Perkins boss

The return to the business front line of former Taylor Wimpey chief executive Pete Redfern has been cut short by illness.



Beyond Grenfell

Bishop & Taylor discuss the government’s response to the Grenfell Inquiry’s final report and juxtapose this with the forgotten Cole Report report into a primary school wall collapse



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