DLA Architecture has led the design of a Banks Property planning application that has been submitted for a significant new sustainable housing and community development in North Yorkshire. Working with Lichfields Planning Consultants, DLA has designed the Masterplan on behalf… Continue Reading →

Blenheim Estate Homes and Pye Homes have welcomed five new apprentices to the team, as part of Blenheim Palace and Estate’s ongoing 10-year goal to train more than 100 apprentices by 2027. Learning a range of trades from bricklaying to… Continue Reading →

Somerset company Westwind Oak, one of the exhibitors at this month’s South West Homebuilding & Renovating Show, is keen to show the value of apprenticeships and is celebrating one of its directors, Sam Waring, who began in the company as… Continue Reading →

North of England firm, Esh Group, has outlined its commitment to becoming a more sustainable contractor with the launch of a carbon reduction strategy named Even Greener. By taking achievable steps across the business to reduce carbon emissions year-on-year, Esh Group… Continue Reading →

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) will invest £1.5 million into developing skills, research, training and consultancy to support the UK construction sector reach net zero. The University will launch the Centre for Sustainable Construction and Retrofit to develop solutions, skills and… Continue Reading →

James Latham donates sheet materials for SPUD’s’ ‘The Living Room’ ‘The Living Room’ is a transformative community hub in Sway, Hampshire. Opening on the 12th of October 2023, it was originally planned as a safe space where people with dementia could… Continue Reading →

The Retrofit Academy has opened its Hampshire Training Hub in partnership with workforce solutions and training specialist, SERT Training, increasing its nationwide network of training hubs to 10. As Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) and Homes Upgrade Grant (HUG) funding… Continue Reading →

For a look of luxury, heritage, class and beauty, specifiers are increasingly using steel for different areas in the home choosing a Steel Window Association (SWA) member for quality assurance and technical guidance. Generally, architects and homeowners are choosing steel… Continue Reading →