Construction professionals expect materials and labour costs to increase over the next 12 months, while workload expectations remain mixed, according to a poll of around 250 industry professionals by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The poll, conducted during BCIS’s latest Construction Outlook webinar, found that 88% of respondents expect materials costs to rise over [...]

Tilbury Douglas has completed a new high-security infection research laboratory for Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), with the facility incorporating specialist containment systems, robotics and artificial intelligence. The Liverpool Accelerate Laboratory, developed for LSTM and the LSTM-led Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON), is described as the UK’s first automated Category 3 infection research laboratory. The [...]

The Northern Counties Builders Federation (NCBF) has welcomed proposed changes to education pathways announced by PM Andy Burnham at the party’s annual conference, but warned that construction employers must have the capacity to provide industry placements and apprenticeships. Burnham said the Labour government would change the education system to provide good quality pathways from the [...]

A new training centre near Penrith is combining NEC contract training with leadership and behavioural development as construction and infrastructure employers face growing pressure to develop project professionals. The Halcyon Club was established by chartered quantity surveying practice Solomons Europe following a multi-million-pound investment to transform a 26-acre site into an immersive learning environment. The [...]

Kier has secured a contract through the Sizewell C Major Civils Framework to design and build the 6.8km Sizewell Link Road, which will provide a dedicated connection between the A12 and the nuclear power station construction site. The road will become the primary route for construction traffic accessing Sizewell C, with the project intended to [...]

Households across the North of England have lost £3.6bn to rogue builders, according to new analysis from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The FMB's analysis, broken down by parliamentary constituency, puts the cost of rogue building work across the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber at £3,588,488,828. Newcastle upon Tyne Central [...]