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The Construction News feature this week is fascinating (if you have a subscription you can read it by clicking here!)

Stretching across...

With the Government backing of a third runway at Heathrow will this break the pollution laws? A spokesman for the Department for...

It has been shown that in many occasions the main benefit of living and working in healthy and energy efficient buildings is not just the...

The Chancellor has reiterated the Justice Secretary announcement to recruit 2500 additional Prison Officers. With the current unrest in...

With Philip Hammond's announcement in his Autumn Statement for an extra £3.7bn to be spent on housing infrastructure, such as new roads;...

Large property acquisitions continue within Manchester as the purchase of the Royal Exchange completes for £85m.  The complex includes a...

Within any Autumn Statement or Budget there are always some winners and some losers. A big winner this time around is definitely the...

Christian Spence, Head of Research & Policy at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce gives his take on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement...

The government has offered a lifeline to bidders for EU funding by relenting on the previous deadline set as today's Autumn statement.  

As BIM starts to move forward with projects on site, a new helmet has been made available to use BIM data.

With a camera for Augmented...

As we await the Autumn Statement tomorrow the first statement since brexit, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) calls on...

The general industry consensus on tomorrow's Autumn Statement is that "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects will feature highly. 

As...

Interesting report in the press today, regarding the proposed refurbishment to some of our national treasures. 

The question arises, why...

I want to start with a few figures to highlight how big the Northern Powerhouse already is;

- £289bn (Economy).

- 15.1m (People).

- 395,000...

It's almost official that London is booming! - with nearly 14.8m sq ft of offices being developed across the heart of the capital.

Are we...

Modular, dfma (design for manufacture and assembly), off-site, pre-fabrication... none of these techniques are new or radical, but all...

The latest Deloitte London Office Crane Survey makes for interesting reading.

Construction across central London is at an eight year high,...

This week saw Highways England announce Option C - connecting Tilbury to Gravesend - as its preferred route for the Lower Thames...

Manchester's skyline is due, this month, to change again. 

Initially from the three new tower cranes then permanently from the new (but...

Further information has been revealed regarding the preferred route and strategy around HS2 in the North West.  It is a debate that will...

The influx of overseas investment into the UK continues, with the powerhouse including seven north west projects within their 13-scheme...

We can only now wait and hope that the presidential campaign rhetoric gives way (though one wonders given his publicised stand on the...

Another large scale development is being brought to public consultation as Lancashire County Council and  development partners Eric...

Interesting report from our Scape partner Balfour Beatty. 

Encouraging a roll out of smaller scale, yet faster track infrastructure...

Zaha Hadid Architects continue to follow the bold and dramatic building statements of their late founder. This time with a building where...

In 2005 London won the prize to host the Olympics. This presented the Olympic Committee with huge challenges. Legacy was the key word and...

Finally the long overdue announcement that Piccadilly Gardens is going to receive a much needed face lift.  Given the lack of open space...

Positive news from one of the UK's leading banking institutions in a recent article, which is encouraging news since the EU referendum....

Manchester is currently in a period of expansion with a ever growing real focus on digital and creative markets.  The announcement of...

"Wood you believe it" is the headline from The Guardian last week which sums up this "Green" stadium made entirely of wood and just as...

It is a hugely contentious issue and not one that can be taken lightly or discussed in isolation.  No one seems to be in any doubt that...

A thought-provoking article which ponders on the concept of 'sustainable cities' as an oxymoron. Even if it was, cities are here so we...

Every month my team takes an hour out of the day to watch TED talks. It gives us a chance to learn together, debate and build a stronger...

Without better investment in education and rehabilitation of our prisoners, is it a surprise that we have such poor re offending rates?

I...