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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released its Q1 2025 UK Construction Monitor, revealing that construction workloads remain largely stable, with signs pointing to modest growth in the year ahead, particularly driven by infrastructure projects....

The agreement confirms that at least 70% of existing homes will either be refurbished or re-provided with new homes in a single move on the estate. The development provides the opportunity to deliver significant new housing of all tenures to meet the desperate need...

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has started the procurement process for the next operating and maintenance contract for Metrolink, the UK’s largest light-rail network. A key part of the Bee Network – Greater Manchester’s integrated public transport and active...

With works commencing this month the project is set to be complete by 2027 and will see the construction of a new 340m long dual-purpose quay and deep water berth which will be able to accommodate some of the world’s largest cruise vessels, while also expanding the...

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) NI has announced that Translink has won the Infrastructure Project of the Year Award for Belfast Grand Central Station, while York Street Station has been highly commended in the Active Travel Project of...

The UK’s drive towards clean power, which is a huge jobs and economic opportunity for Scotland, has taken a significant step forward when Scottish Secretary Ian Murray switched on full power at Ocean Winds’ new Moray West offshore windfarm. The windfarm, located 13...

Seddon Housing Partnerships and UK mental health charity Mates in Mind are collaborating to improve workplace wellbeing in the construction sector. The construction and development specialist will expand Mates in Mind’s support to all contractors and sub-contractors...

Burdensome statutory consultation requirements unique to major infrastructure projects will be scrapped, through amendments to the pro-growth Planning and Infrastructure Bill, cutting down the average two-year statutory pre-consultation period by half and paving the...

RSK has successfully supported Heidelberg Materials UK in achieving planning permission for the company’s Padeswood carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in North Wales – the first carbon capture enabled cement works in the UK – representing a groundbreaking...

Currently, many councils still use paper documents and scanned PDFs, slowing down the planning process – resulting in backlogs, inefficiencies, and wasted resources. To help tackle this, the government’s Incubator for AI (i.AI), part of DSIT, is working closely with...

HMP MillsikeThe UK’s first all-electric prison has officially opened in York, marking a significant milestone in the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) drive to create modern, sustainable facilities that support prisoner rehabilitation. HMP Millsike, a Category C...

Homes England has completed the acquisition of 34 hectares of land creating what is now the Agency’s largest development site in the North of England. The strategic purchase brings the Agency’s total landholding within the SEWUE to c.250 hectares, giving Homes England...