General Articles

Organised by the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), Women in Construction (WIC) Week (March 6th to 12th) highlights the increasing role women are playing in the building sector, whilst emphasising the need for a levelling-up of the gender... View Article

Leeds College of Building has announced Nikki Davis as the next principal and CEO and the first woman to hold the post in the 60-year history of the institution. Nikki is currently the College’s vice principal for Teaching, Learning and... View Article

The Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) has issued guidance to its members ahead of new legislation on April 1st which will remove the construction sector’s entitlement to use red diesel and rebated bio-diesel. But with the escalating situation in Ukraine,... View Article

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, releases the February edition of its Construction Review. This monthly report provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of construction data, offering built environment and property professionals unique insight into... View Article

Research from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, has revealed which areas of the British rental market are driving growth in rental stock availability, as well as the areas where tenants have seen availability decline. Despite the government’s attempts to deter... View Article

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, a series of apprenticeship toolkits have launched to support construction employers with hiring an apprentice. Acting as a one-stop shop for support and guidance, the website toolkits simplify access to information and reduce the obstacles... View Article

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has published revisions to its Technical Memorandum 54: ‘Evaluating operational energy performance of buildings at the design stage.’ The revisions bring the guidance up to date by taking account of regulatory changes... View Article