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Keepmoat takes over Barratt share of Newcastle JV
Aerial shot of The Rise The deal paves the way for Keepmoat, the self-styled “busiest private house builder in Newcastle”, to support a further £120m investment by New Tyne West in the project over the next five years. Keepmoat said that it would double construction output, delivering at least 100 homes a year – around…
Civils start the year with high expectations
The latest quarterly survey of civils contractors indicates that their workload increased in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the sector is now recruiting for recovery. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) quarterly workload trends survey shows that after two successive quarters of year-on-year decline, more firms across Great Britain reported workloads rising in 2020…
Keepmoat in for Yorkshire colliery regeneration
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Engineers voice concerns about Future Homes Standard
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) welcomed the bits that were in line with its own recommendations but has expressed concerns about a number of the proposals. Last week the Ministry of Housing published its response to the 2019 consultation on the Future Homes Standard, which sought views on changes to Part L…
Union produces alternative guide for Covid site safety
Unite’s Construction Sector: Covid-19 Guide runs to 30 pages, compared to just seven for the more concise Site Operating Procedures published by the Construction Leadership Council. The union has regularly expressed concern that the industry’s official guidance appears to have been largely based on the assumption that construction is an outdoor activity, and less adequately…