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WYG was listed on the London Stock Exchange until July 2019 when it was taken over by US firm Tetra Tech Inc for £43.4m. Tetra Tech already had six offices in the UK when it took over WYG and the two parts of the organisation – roughly 1,600 staff from WYG and 400 from Tetra…

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has introduced new membership requirements, as of 1st January 2021, making it mandatory for member companies to demonstrate that a proportion of their employees have been suitably trained and/or have achieved appropriate qualifications in passive fire protection. The ASFP wants to demonstrate that members is a badge of…

It now transpires, however, that TrustMark firms are being allowed to farm the work out to unregistered subcontractors to get the work done. The Green Homes Grant scheme gives homeowners a £5,000 grant to fund up to two-thirds of the cost of home improvements that aid energy efficiency, primarily insulation or heat pumps. It opened…

CLC fears construction businesses are going to be “embroiled in costly and long-running disputes” The CLC expects the legal landscape to become fraught in 2021 and fears the consequences. In a new briefing note on claims and disputes, it says: “There remains a real concern that in 2021, as we reach the completion of projects…

After the underlying operating loss of £43m in the first half o 2020 (and £125.4m pre-tax), the underlying operating loss for the full year is set to be in the range of £57m-61m. Revenues in the second half of the year were down 2% on 2019, which was ahead of the board’s previous expectations. Fourth…

CGI of the studios Troubadour Meridian Water Studios will be the largest studio complex inside the North Circular, the closest to central London and is set to open by spring 2021, the developers said. Phase one of the scheme involves the construction of three purpose-built sound stages with the largest at nearly 21,000 sq ft;…