All Construction News Data supplied by a fuel card supplier show the extent to which the construction industry is getting back to its pre-Covid normal working state. Customer data analysis by Allstar Business Solutions reveals that an estimated 43 million extra miles were travelled by construction business on the roads in June compared to May […]
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Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced changes to the planning system to help support ‘safe’ construction. All Construction News These include allowing developers to agree more flexible construction site working hours with their local council. The aim of this is to make it easier to follow public health guidance onsite and stagger builders’ arrival times, […]
All Construction News The UK government has announced another three weeks of the coronavirus lockdown but more and more construction companies are deciding that they have been sitting around long enough and it is time to get back to work, albeit cautiously. Most of the major contractors appear to be now back at work on […]
The Ministry of Housing has confirmed that sprinkler systems are to be mandatory in all new high-rise blocks of flats over 11 metres tall. An update to Approved Document B is to be published in May that will include increased fire safety measures in high-rise blocks of flats. The measure is part of a package, […]
All Construction News More than a million homes granted planning permission in the past decade have not yet been built, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association. Latest figures show that 2,564,600 units have been granted planning permission by councils since 2009/10 while only 1,530,680 have been completed. That’s a completion rate of […]
All Construction News Cheap labour not welcome under new immigration rules From 1st January 2021 any construction company wanting to employ a foreign national in the UK will have to give them a full-time job and pay them at least £25,600 a year. Home secretary Priti Patel has rebuffed industry lobbying and says there will […]
Benefits of Home Extensions VS. New Home Purchase In the market to buy a new home? Not sure if you should buy a new build or a resale home? The decision isn’t always simple or obvious. That’s because it’s more than a pounds and pennies debate, it’s a choice between lifestyles. Some people love the […]