A drier climate and additional working day on last year contributed to a strong start to 2017. The Builders Merchants Building Index (BMBI) tracks builders’ merchants’ actual sales to builders and contractors using GfK’s Builders’ Merchant Point of Sale Tracking… Continue Reading →

Scottish refurbishment firm Insite Contracts Ltd has secured a £2m funding deal from Independent Growth Finance. Based in the north of Glasgow, Insite has a client portfolio spanning the public, commercial fitout/refurbishment, industrial and retail markets. Founded in 2004, Insite began its operations… Continue Reading →

Two roofing companies have been fined after a worker fell nine metres through a skylight onto concrete flooring below. The man suffered life changing injuries and required surgery to install metal rods into his back. Coventry Magistrates Court heard how… Continue Reading →

A London based construction company has been fined for safety failings after complaints from the public Basildon Magistrates’ Court heard how Malik Contractors and Engineers Ltd were working at a site St John’s Way in Corringham, Essex in 2016 when… Continue Reading →

As the government announces that 250,000 affordable homes are needed each year, some local authorities are looking at innovative options to restore and renovate existing properties to meet growing demand. Over the last 12 months, approximately £120m has been invested… Continue Reading →

Bolton social housing contractor Forrest ran up total pre-tax losses of nearly £26m in 2015 and 2016, according to restated accounts just published for the group’s holding company. The contractor agreed a refinancing deal with banks at the start of March… Continue Reading →

Developer FM Group has lodged a planning application for a £40m transformation of the former Scottish Power headquarters in Glasgow. The site comprises the Grade B-listed Cathcart House and a late nineteen sixties office building conversion. FM Group plans to… Continue Reading →

There is no parallel in the architectural conservation world to the annual SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) Lethaby Scholarship. The four newest recruits to this long established training scheme for young architectural and building professionals now join… Continue Reading →