SES Engineering Services announces record turnover & profit

Mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) specialist, SES Engineering Services (SES), has today announced record financial results, with turnover growing by 55.3 per cent in 2024 and profit (before tax) increasing by 60.2 per cent to £9.3 million. The business, which... View Article

Affordable housing supply sees marginal uptick

According to the latest statistics from Homes England on housing starts and completions, the number of affordable housing starts in the financial year 2024 to 2025 was 30,087, up slightly by 0.6% on the previous year. For the same period, affordable... View Article

AKW Baths Collection: Explore Our Sanitaryware Solutions

The AKW Baths Collection offers everything you need to install a complete bathroom, with three sanitaryware collections available which are designed to suit every budget and offered with lifetime warranties for peace of mind. Scroll to explore our range of... View Article

Think Zinc and combine aesthetics with certification

VMZINC has been used as a material for roofing, facades and rainwater systems throughout the world since 1837. Over the last few decades certification of VMZINC systems have multiplied and include: BS EN 988 which give details on the specification of the zinc itself... View Article

Watson Batty Architects reports strong financial year

Watson Batty Architects has reported another strong financial performance with particular strong growth across the commercial/industrial, living and learning sectors. Despite ongoing economic challenges, including a key client, ISG going into administration last September, the Leeds and Loughborough based practice... View Article

CPMG expands talent and expertise across UK studios

AWARD-WINNING architectural practice CPMG has showcased significant growth as it continues to bolster its expertise and capabilities across its UK studios in Nottingham, Birmingham and London.  In support of its sustainable growth strategy, CPMG strengthened its team at a range... View Article

Milestone reached on housing for social rent in Bow

Tower Hamlets Council and Jerram Falkus Construction have celebrated a milestone with the topping out of 62 new council homes in Bow. The building is 100 per cent affordable new council homes, with each home being rented at social rent... View Article

Platform increase standing in Biggest Builders Survey

Platform Housing Group, one of the biggest social housing providers in the Midlands, has seen itself climb into the top 10 of a key industry rankings table. The annual Inside Housing Builders Survey tracks performance of registered providers across the... View Article

Council and housebuilder celebrate 1,000th new home built

A partnership between Cambridge City Council and housebuilder The Hill Group – the Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) – celebrated its 1,000th new home on 24th June with the official handover of new council homes at Aylesborough Close, Arbury- a landmark moment in... View Article

VIVID hosts successful Tpas regional event

VIVID, one of the South’s leading housing associations, proudly hosted the Tpas regional event on 17 June, bringing together housing professionals, and community leaders for a day of learning, collaboration, and empowerment. The event focused on strengthening customer influence and... View Article

Top 10 UK Homebuilder Keepmoat Appoints New CEO

Top 10 UK homebuilder Keepmoat has announced the promotion of Divisional Chairman, Ian Hoad, to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Ian succeeds Tim Beale, who has stepped down as Chief Executive following eight years with the business. Ian initially... View Article

£112m Belgrave Village Development Completes

Construction has completed at the £112m Belgrave Village scheme in central Birmingham, which has been delivered by Wavensmere Homes in partnership with Galliard Homes and Apsley House Capital. An event to mark the completion has taken place less than three... View Article

Reading to gain 16 affordable homes

Work is set to begin this summer on a new development of 16 affordable homes in Elgar Road South, Reading. The homes, delivered by leading housing provider Abri, will be built on the site of the former Reading driving test centre. Abri’s in-house... View Article

The road to Net Zero in the housing sector

Simon Storer, Chief Executive of Insulation Manufacturers Association With the government’s commitment to build 1.5 million ‘safe and decent’ homes during this Parliament, coupled with the relaunch of the Net Zero Council, there is a clear opportunity for the construction... View Article

Building Safety Regulator head to stand down in September

Philip White, director of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has announced he will step down from the role in September, after two years of challenges setting up the body and widespread complaints around delays to project approvals. White will however... View Article

Bespoke Security for Cultural Spaces

In 2021/2022, over £3.2 million worth of cultural property was stolen from museums, art galleries, and stately homes in the UK. Heritage insurer, Ecclesiastical state that 9 in 10 heritage organisations surveyed had suffered a crime in the previous 12... View Article