At the moment, if you’re not on the list, you don’t get it. Soon, the list if approved suppliers will not be set in stone. From July 2021 a new dynamic purchasing system (DPS) will replace the current delivery partner panel (DPP3). The DPS will change how Homes England procures housebuilders, it said, “increasing flexibility…
Hudson Contract said that average weekly pay rose month-on-month by 1.2% during November to £901, the highest level since February. The best-performing regions for earnings growth were the northeast (up 8.4%), London (up 6.8%) and the southwest (up 5.3%). Hudson managing director Ian Anfield said: “It was business as usual for most construction firms last…
Imported timber being unloaded at a UK dock (Image courtesy of SCA Wood UK) The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) is advising all timber users and buyers to talk to their suppliers to shore up their purchasing strategies. The timber supply chain has been affected in 2020 by pandemic-related issues as well as changes in market…
Ideal Modular Homes’ factory is on Liverpool’s Triumph Business Park While the business has continued to trade, it is now under new management and new ownership. Assets and employees have transferred from the legal entity Ideal Modules Limited into a new legal entity, IDMH Limited. Former major shareholder Luke Barnes, who set up the business…
CGI of McCarthy & Stone’s Hexham development, which is its first to use Sigmat’s light gauge steel framing The deal will see Sigmat roll out its light gauge steel framing (LGSF) products across five McCarthy & Stone’s sites by the end of October 2021, totalling more than 200 units. It is expected that by 2025…
Chris Stevens Chris Stevens, a chartered civil engineer, joins Kier from Bouygues UK, where he was managing director. He started his career in construction at Sir Robert McAlpine in 2001 before joining Warings, which was acquired by Bouygues in 2007. He joins Kier in January 2021 with a brief to grow to its presence in…
UKGBC said that it want to bring on board the widest possible range of stakeholders to work together on the project. Production of a built environment roadmap for carbon elimination comes on the back of the government’s new target to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, against 1990 levels. And yesterday the Climate Change Commission,…
The funding has been released to 178 NHS trusts to cover almost 1,800 maintenance projects. The projects are now under way and are expected to be completed by March 2021. Trusts were provided an initial allocation based on need and were asked to put forward suitable projects that would deliver maximum impact and best value…
More than 200 jobs will be created through the development of the new terminal in the Outer Hebrides. Scotland’s rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing confirmed the £49m investment, which comes from a number of partners seeking to strengthen transport links and support a range of industries in the Western Isles. The project includes a facility…
Architect of the development is Allford Hall Monaghan & Morris Dominvs is set to build four tower blocks, rising from 11 to 21 storey, with 493 flats in total. The plans also show retail outlets and 30,000 sqft of light industrial space. The consented Euro House development, designed by Allford Hall Monaghan & Morris (AHMM)…
