Two apprentices at a leading regional housebuilder have been honoured in a brand-new apprenticeship awards scheme. Beal Homes apprentices Erin Symons, 17 and Will Stanley, 19 were both shortlisted in the Construction Apprentice of the Year category at the inaugural... View Article

Available to many but often underutilised, the ECO4 scheme allows people across the UK to access grants and funding to improve the energy efficiency of their homes. With winter nearly upon us and energy bills on the rise yet again,... View Article

New research from the Northern Housing Consortium (NHC) sets out how the social housing sector can take the lead in delivering warmer, greener homes across the North. This has the potential to create up to 77,000 good green jobs for... View Article

The latest phase of homes in a landmark regeneration project on the site of the former Northfleet Cement Works is beginning to take shape. Bellway London started construction work on phase two of its Harbour Village development in April and... View Article

One of the Midlands largest housing associations has announced a new senior appointment. Platform Housing Group has confirmed the appointment of Steve Eaves as Director of Assets, Regeneration and Sustainability. The move will see the Regeneration team – which is... View Article

Baxi’s 2024 Installer Skills Survey shows heating engineers play a key role in promoting the switch away from gas boilers, but are held back by a lack of practical training, complex government incentives and sluggish consumer demand Warwick, 25 September... View Article

The first bricks have been laid for 19 new affordable homes on the site of a former eyesore Bilston pub and neighbouring derelict garages. The Happy Wanderer pub on Green Lanes was subject to arson attacks and anti-social behaviour since... View Article

Avant Homes North Yorkshire has partnered with the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust to deliver 69 new and affordable homes. Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT), a social housing and care provider in Yorkshire and the North East, is committed to providing 1,000 new and... View Article

ISG, thought to be the UK’s sixth largest construction firm by turnover with over £1bn worth of Government contracts, has collapsed with the potential loss of thousands of jobs in the supply chain. The company which is owned by US... View Article

The latest episode of the Builders’ Voices podcast is now available. Christian Hale, MD of housebuilder Hale works in the high-end luxury home sector, but even his end of the market isn’t immune from the perils of value engineering post-tender,... View Article

The latest episode of the Builders’ Voices podcast is now available. Christian Hale, MD of housebuilder Hale works in the high-end luxury home sector, but even his end of the market isn’t immune from the perils of value engineering post-tender,... View Article

As the Construction Inclusion Coalition (CIC) marks its first year of activity across the industry, Coalition Chair Angela Rushforth is calling for more construction leaders to add their voice to the cause, with momentum building behind the growing movement. To... View Article

netMAGmedia Ltd, a leading publishing company specialising in high-quality magazines and digital content for the construction and architecture sectors, is pleased to announce that it will become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) on September 23, 2024. This transition reflects the... View Article