UK research and development (R&D) is about to suffer a major setback. The government has shared an outline of new draft legislation on the proposed merging of the two existing R&D schemes and, while in principle the idea is sound, the industry has some major concerns.
Berkeley Homes and John Sisk & Son (Sisk) could be heading back to the Technology and Construction Court over a dispute surrounding alleged omissions and errors in designs in bridges over the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Jubilee line with a claim value of “high seven figures” attached.
In my 12 years of experience in the construction industry, I've often heard concerns about inadequate construction waste management. Despite claims of a 99% diversion from landfill rate, industry insiders know that the actual rate is much lower. This discrepancy is attributed to the manual, labour-intensive and error-prone waste management…
The Department for Education (DfE) has said that fire and structural safety issues were its main concerns in the closed schools built by Caledonian Modular and has alerted other government departments.
The NHS has reported no issues with a facility that was constructed by Caledonian Modular, but the list of potentially faulty projects from the defunct contractor in both public and private sectors is emerging.
The sudden closure of a £29M modular-built school in Essex due to structural issues is unlikely to be an indication of flaws with modular construction, the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) has said.
A new study conducted by the University of Birmingham has discovered that low cost sensing technologies can be used to pinpoint and quantify sources of air pollution on construction sites.
High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd has paid 97% of its invoices within 30 days during the last 12 months, showing an improvement from its 92% rate in 2021, according to a Freedom of Information request by NCE.
The £10bn decommissioning work taking place at Sellafield has passed a milestone as engineers have begun to scoop out waste from the UK’s oldest nuclear waste storage building.
Laing O’Rourke has confirmed that a person working for one of its sub-contractors on construction of the new Bramley Moore Dock football stadium for Everton Football Club died following an incident on site yesterday.
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