Legal & General announces that it is investing £150m into Sheffield’s West Bar Square development to deliver the first phase of this substantial mixed-use project in partnership with Developer Urbo and Sheffield City Council, as it continues to invest for the long-term, supporting the UK’s post crisis economic growth prospects, jobs and housing needs. The […]
Following the introduction of social distancing measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, the RICS Q1 2020 UK Construction and Infrastructure Market Survey results are unsurprisingly consistent with a sharp deterioration in momentum. The headline workloads indicator has moved into negative territory for the first time in almost eight years, and market confidence has fallen […]
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has approved a further suite of multi-million-pound investments to unlock and transform former industrial sites across the region including Fountain Lane in Sandwell and Abbotts Lane, Coventry. As well as providing housing supply, new commercial premises and high-quality public amenities in line with the WMCA Design Charter standards, the […]
An innovative programme funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to give local people the skills they need to start a new career in construction has moved online for the first time, to continue training during the Covid-19 shutdown. The WMCA has worked with Birmingham-based training provider RMF Construction Training Academy to create a […]
ONS labour productivity data from Q4 2019 revealed that productivity, as measured by output per hour, saw a small rise of 0.3% compared with the same quarter a year ago. This rise was caused by gross value added (GVA) growing at 1.1% compared with the same quarter a year ago, while hours worked grew by […]
A demolition contractor has secured the jobs of all 33 of its staff during the coronavirus shutdown with support from Lloyds Bank. Chelmsford-based Northeast Demolition UK Ltd work with large construction firms and housebuilders across South-East, East and South London to clear industrial, commercial and residential sites, demolishing all types of buildings from houses to […]
SME partner, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has confirmed its support for new and existing clients during the global Covid-19 pandemic. Edward Winterton, UK CEO of BFS said: “We are very much open for business and willing and able to play our part in helping businesses get through this critical time. “We have written to clients […]
