All Building articles in 17 January 2025 – Page 3
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NewsNew building safety regime adding six months to delivery, says Unite
Student developer has deployed half of last year’s £450m equity raise, according to trading update
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Parm Bhangal, founder and CEO of Bhangals Construction Consultants
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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NewsDeveloper rethinks Canada Water scheme amid London office market slump
Plans for 26-storey tower and neighbouring block switched to student accomodation and housing
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CommentLegal abroad: How Saudi Arabia’s revised arbitration rules will help mega-projects
The SCCA Rules 2023 will ensure a more transparent and internationally compliant legal process, smoothing the way on Saudi’s increasing mega-projects
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NewsClients show ‘total lack of engagement’ with Building Safety Act, building engineering group says
Trade body says government needs to begin public awareness campaign
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NewsStanton Williams beats big names to win Paddington laboratory scheme
Building at St Mary’s Hospital to provide space for research into antimicrobial resistance
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NewsWorkloads up at John F Hunt but inflation costs eat into profit
Demoltion and civils specialist says tender levels holding up in new financial year
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NewsCMA trialling AI tool to identify bid-rigging risks
Construction has been the target of a number of recent bid-rigging probes
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NewsUK arm of cladding firm Permasteelisa cuts losses but stays in red
Company says fall comes after drawing line under some problem jobs
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NewsHeatherwick increases dividend as profit at his firm nosedives
Heatherwick Studio founder took home £1.4m last year despite practice’s bottom line falling three-quarters
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FeaturesThe 1.5 million-home question: Does the government’s planning reform programme add up?
Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government’s ambitious housebuilding target?
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NewsCastleforge buys data centre site with plans for £100m expansion
Developer behind revamp of former Deutsche Bank headquarters makes entry into growing data market
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NewsOutput stays in black but worries about economy dog firms’ confidence
Concerns about capital spending cutbacks and impact of Budget tax rises continue to dampen mood
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NewsBroker questions Vistry’s medium-term profit targets
Housebuilder issued third profit warning in as many months on Christmas Eve
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NewsBloor Homes sees profit and turnover slide but firm ‘optimistic' over government’s housing policies
Country’s largest privately-owned housebuilder praises Labour’s commitment to build
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NewsFosters signs lease for three floors at its newly completed Battersea Power Station office block
Expanding practice inks deal after running out of space at its nearby UK headquarters
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NewsCostain brings in Morgan Sindall director to engineering role
New recruit joins in wake of firm’s M&E win on HS2
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NewsSouth London council looking for developer on £250m housing scheme
Tenders back in spring with winner due by November
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NewsPlans for 44-storey Manchester tower sent in to city council
Latest addition to city’s high-rise cluster would include 364 homes
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CommentWhat to expect from AI in construction in 2025
Artificial intelligence is here to stay and, as its capabilities evolve, we will be able to deliver more sustainable, efficient and cost-effective projects, writes WSP’s Diego Padilla-Philipps