The Construction Product Association’s latest State of Trade Survey reports continued growth in sales of construction products in the second quarter of 2016.  Sales increased for a thirteenth consecutive quarter, but manufacturers displayed a growing pessimism about prospects for the… Continue Reading →

THE transformation of Newcastle City Pool and Turkish Baths has taken another step closer with the submission of a planning application to Newcastle City Council. The £5 million redevelopment of the historic site proposed by Fusion Lifestyle will bring the… Continue Reading →

Housing regeneration specialist, Lovell has been chosen to deliver a £7.4 million housing redevelopment programme for housing association, Greenfields Community Housing, who are based in Braintree, Essex. The scheme will see the demolition of 40 unsustainable 1950s concrete-framed Unity homes… Continue Reading →

Redrow has signed a deal to build out the latest plot at the UK’s largest residential scheme currently under construction. Developer Urban&Civic has tasked Redrow with building out 200 plots at at Alconbury Weald in Cambridgeshire.‎ The 16.6 acre plot… Continue Reading →

Sika Sarnafil has played a pivotal role in the refurbishment of Center Parcs Longleat Forest’s Subtropical Swimming Paradise. The project was a massive challenge for Delomac Roofing to renew the roof with a Sika Sarnafil membrane and was accomplished after… Continue Reading →

SPIE UK has been awarded a £6.4m contract to carry out a lighting and infrastructure upgrade project in the Kingsway Tunnel. The contract consists of the design, build and installation of new high and low voltage distribution systems as well… Continue Reading →

Two construction companies have been fined after a worker died following a fall through a roof. Northampton Crown Court heard how an employee of A-Lift Crane Hire Limited was killed falling through a skylight. The firm had been hired by… Continue Reading →