The UK’s product regulator is unsure whether is responsible for modules used in offsite building, it has admitted. Defining what constitutes a product and falls under the remit of the products regulator is still an “open question” when it comes to modular construction, an official… The post Modules cause confusion for products regulator appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Liverpool City Council has put contractors on alert for £850m in planned highways work. The authority has launched a pre-market engagement exercise to glean feedback on its proposed framework. The framework is expected to be in place from late January 2025 and run for up… The post Firms alerted to £850m in highways work appeared first on Construction News ..read more

CN100 contractors Equans, Morgan Sindall, Seddon and Wates have joined a swathe of smaller firms to land places on a £2bn public sector housing framework. A total of 66 contractors were appointed to the four-year Communities & Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) framework, which is designed… The post Tier one firms picked for £2bn housing framework appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Project-starts and main contract awards suffered a decline on the preceding quarter and last year. More positively, growth in detailed planning approvals against both periods provided a boost to the development pipeline. Hotel & leisure overview Totalling £672m, hotel & leisure projects starting on site… The post UK construction activity March 2024: Hotel & leisure appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals declined against both the previous quarter and last year. More positively, project starts grew on the preceding three months. Education overview Totalling £1.331bn, education work starting on site grew 29 per cent on the preceding three months to… The post UK construction activity March 2024: Education appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Main contract awards fell against the previous year and the previous quarter. More positively, detailed planning approvals grew on the preceding three months and a year ago. Infrastructure overview Totalling £4.531bn, civil engineering work starting on site during the three months to March grew 7… The post UK construction activity March 2024: Infrastructure appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Project-starts and detailed planning approvals fell against the previous quarter and last year. More positively, main contract awards grew on the previous quarter. Housing overview Totalling £9.823bn, residential work commencing on-site during the three months to March fell 6 per cent against the preceding three… The post UK construction activity March 2024: Housing appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals experienced declines against the previous quarter and last year. More positively, growth in project-starts on the preceding three months provided a boost to the development pipeline. Industrial overview During the three months to March, industrial project-starts grew 10… The post UK construction activity March 2024: Industrial appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Project starts decreased against the preceding quarter and last year. More positively, growth in main contract awards on the previous three months and the first quarter of 2023 provided a boost to the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on site totalled £1.478bn during… The post UK construction activity March 2024: Offices appeared first on Construction News ..read more

Detailed planning approvals slipped back against the previous quarter and last year. More positively, project starts and main contract awards grew on the previous quarter. Retail overview Totalling £469m, retail work starting on site during the three months to March grew 24 per cent against… The post UK construction activity March 2024: Retail appeared first on Construction News ..read more