8+ hour, 58+ min ago  (404+ words) Lee Wingate is the director of civil and structural engineering at consultancy McBains "There's an opportunity to learn from gateway two's challenges before gateway three becomes overwhelmed" Earlier this year, a Freedom of Information request by a law firm revealed…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (11+ words) Beyond Short-Term Gains: Infrastructure Strategies for Lasting Economic Impact'Construction News...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (355+ words) Elisabeth Weeks is a partner specialising in dispute resolution at Rosenblatt Law Those following the interpretation and implementation of the 2022 Building Safety Act (BSA) will note the Supreme Court's grant of permission to appeal in Triathlon Homes LLP v Stratford…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (499+ words) 13 Mar 2026 By Nicola Harley The government has given its backing to deliver a raft of landmark reforms to tackle the "overly complex" and "bureaucratic" nuclear deliver system by 2027. On Friday, the energy minister Ed Miliband said the recommendations published in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (609+ words) Stuart Byles is a director at fit-out and refurbishment contractor Pexhurst With the challenges that were presented to the construction industry last year, it seems sustainability took a back seat in the minds of clients due to other conversations, concerns…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (391+ words) 03 Mar 2026 By Joshua Stein Councils have disputed suggestions they are "sitting" on "9bn worth of funds for infrastructure development. The Home Builders Federation (HBF) released research on Monday (2 March) showing local authorities are holding "9bn worth of" developer contributions, which should be…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (524+ words) 11 Feb 2026 By Joshua Stein A plan to mandate apprenticeships on school building projects could avoid issues experienced by similar schemes run by councils, according to a sector expert. The Department for Education (DfE) announced yesterday that construction firms on school…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (582+ words) 11 Feb 2026 By Cristina Lago A former secretary of a leading structural safety body has resigned his Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) membership over its "lack of adequate response to the Grenfell tragedy. Civil engineer John Carpenter left ICE on 4 February…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (512+ words) 09 Feb 2026 By Colin Marrs The Building Safety Regulator is set to operate as the shadow Single Construction Regulator (SCR) before the overarching body begins formal operations, officials said last week. Before Christmas, the government's prospectus for the new regulator said…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (485+ words) 13 Jan 2026 By Cristina Lago A High Court judge has ruled that a self-employed bricklayer who died of mesothelioma was directly recruited and employed by a contractor in an asbestos claim brought by his widow. Eric Alger worked as a bricklayer…...