Rishi Sunak bans new smart motorways amid safety concerns April 16, 2023 The building of new smart motorways is being cancelled as prime minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged concerns about safety and cost. Fourteen planned smart motorways – including 11 that are already paused and three earmarked for construction – will be removed from government road building plans, given financial pressures and in recognition of the lack of [...]
Reeves to scrap key infrastructure bodies as major projects suffer September 15, 2024 The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and the Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA) will be merged into a single body.
UK economy takes first steps out of recession as growth returns in January March 13, 2024 The figures will raise hopes that the UK is already moving out of the shallow recession it fell into in the second half of last year.
Unite inks £250m deal with Newcastle Uni as demand for student beds booms February 19, 2024 A London-listed student accommodation provider has entered into a joint venture with Newcastle University for the development of 2,000 new student beds.
Ed Miliband brands renewable energy transition a ‘national security fight’ against nimbys September 17, 2024 Britain’s transition to renewable energy is the “economic justice, energy security and national security fight of our time”, Ed Miliband has said, as he pledged to “take on the blockers”. The energy security and net zero secretary told Energy UK’s annual conference in London that fossil fuel “dependence” continued to leave the UK “deeply vulnerable [...]
Lords Group Trading: Shares in building merchant plunge after government delays heat pump scheme September 10, 2024 Shares in the UK builders merchant Lords Group Trading plunged by more than 15 per cent over the past week ahead of the company releasing a set of lack-lustre half year results on Tuesday. The London-listed company, which is headquartered in the capital, saw its share price slump to 36.5p in early trades as it [...]
East London construction firm fined over collapsed floor that left builder injured December 22, 2022 The UK’s health and safety regulator has fined a London construction firm £66,667 over its failure to prevent a builder falling through the floor of a half-built building in Croydon. East London construction firm Lusson Ltd pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after an overloaded floor collapsed at a building site on Croydon’s [...]
ULEZ expansion will push building businesses over the brink, warns industry boss July 4, 2023 The boss of the British Merchants Federation (BMF) has warned that outer London building businesses hit by ULEZ charges could face closure or move if the 29 August expansion goes ahead as planned. John Newcomb, chief executive of the trade association BMF, told City A.M.: “My biggest concern is that you would see closure of [...]
Court rules that Gove’s decision on Marks and Spencer planning permission was ‘unlawful’ March 1, 2024 The retail giant took the Secretary of State for levelling up, Michael Gove MP, to court over his decision to refuse planning permission for the construction of its flagship building on Oxford Street.
Homebuilder Vistry boosts output target as cost inflation softens July 9, 2024 Vistry announces strong first-half results