Company News

The Shard confirms further lettings as MitieGroup PLC joins the vertical city

REM, on behalf of the building’s owners, has confirmed further office lettings totalling 39,967 sq ft at The Shard. Mitie Group PLC, the leading facilities management [...]

October 9, 2017

Housebuilding remains strong as Infrastructure reaches a new low

It was positive news for housebuilding across July, as construction contract values for the sector reached £2.5 billion. However the same could not be said for the [...]

September 25, 2017

Manchester firm doubles in size thanks to North West property market growth

PICK EVERARD, which has had a presence in Manchester for five years, has doubled its number of staff in just 12 months. With the North West having been nationally [...]

September 20, 2017

Morgan Sindall has reported a 44% leap in pre-tax profits in 2017

Morgan Sindall has reported a 44% leap in pre-tax profits in the first half of 2017 as it doubled its construction margin. For the six months to 30th June 2017 Morgan [...]

August 15, 2017

Construction industry bounces back after a recent stall in growth

After a torrid month in May for construction, figures began to move in the right direction across June, with contract awards increasing by 12%, as a number of high profile [...]

August 9, 2017

Immigration Bill is priority for construction, says Federation of Master Builders

The Government’s Immigration Bill must ensure that British business has access to sufficient levels of EU workers or major construction projects will grind to a halt, the [...]

July 27, 2017

UK depends on immigrant construction labour, research shows

In new research commissioned by the Construction Industry Training Board, it shows the full extent of the UK’s dependency on immigrant construction labour. The large-scale, [...]

July 20, 2017

ALMR will continue to oppose Tower Hamlets Borough Council late night levy

Reacting to the news that Tower Hamlets Borough Council will consult again on a late night levy, the ALMR has stated it will continue to oppose the measure and similar [...]

July 3, 2017

British consumers projected to spend £35bn on home improvements

British homeowners are set to spend an estimated £35bn upgrading their homes by the end of the year. Despite the country’s current economic and political uncertainty, six [...]

June 23, 2017

Independent building firms hitting a wall when it comes to council contract awards

With school and local authority building contracts continually being awarded to the largest construction firms and best-known architects, proving that ‘biggest doesn’t [...]

June 1, 2017

« 1 … 25 26 27 28 29 … 31 »