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Labour aims to achieve 100% clean power by 2030, with the manifesto outlining the Government’s clear intentions to invest in green energy, sustainable manufacturing and innovative technologies – aiming to achieve clean energy by 2030. In addition to wanting all new...

The UK government has outlined an ambitious vision for the nation’s infrastructure, aiming to drive economic growth through strategic investment and reform. In a keynote speech at Skanska’s national headquarters, Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Treasury,...

Plans to kick-start the regeneration of a former gasworks in Birkenhead has moved a step closer thanks to funding approval from Homes England and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Hind Street Urban Garden Village, a major transformation project on the...

A new report by the Association for Project Management (APM) calls for greater strategic leadership to improve employee wellbeing and prevent it becoming a “bolt-on extra” as the construction industry battles a 24-year low in workforce levels. The report...

The UK’s rail system is set for a major transformation as Laura Shoaf, Chief Executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), has been appointed as Chair of Shadow Great British Railways (SGBR). Shoaf’s appointment marks a key step in the government’s plan to...

The UK’s rail manufacturing sector has received a significant boost as Transport Secretary Louise Haigh officially opened a state-of-the-art £200M Siemens rail factory in Goole. The facility is set to create 700 high-skilled jobs, delivering new, more efficient trains...

With the New Hospital Programme on pause as the government seeks to conserve public finances, NHS leaders have restressed concerns that the lack of capital funding will only compound capacity demand and waiting list spikes. Looming winter pressures mean the NHS has no...

Funding from Greater Manchester’s £1.07Bn City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement and the wider Greater Manchester Transport Capital Programme has been allocated to support the continued delivery and improvement of the Bee Network and progress towards an...

A leading corporate psychologist is spearheading a campaign calling for mental health injuries caused by work-related incidents to be treated with the same import as physical ones. Tina Catling, a Principal Practitioner for the Association for British Psychology, is a...

A review of the London Plan for housing ordered by the last government has been withdrawn by the Deputy Prime Minister to kickstart a new “partnership approach” aimed at boosting housebuilding in the capital. In March, the previous Secretary of State directed London...

A Cambridgeshire based construction firm that places sustainable practices at the heart of its work has been shortlisted for the prestigious National Building and Construction Awards (NBCA) 2024. Spacemaker Developments Ltd, Trading as SMD Ltd, whose Headquarters is...

With a government target in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, innovators within the construction sector are exploring ways to reduce the environmental impact of property development and the built environment. While much of the focus to date...