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DfE reviewing all Caledonian Modular work over safety fears
The Department for Education (DfE) says it is reviewing all work carried…
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Council launches procurement for £500m of tools and plant
Kent County Council is looking to acquire £500m-worth of construction equipment. The…
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Administration beckons for offsite data-centre specialist
Bedfordshire-based offsite data-centre construction specialist AC Plc has filed for administration. The…
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TechFest 2023 shortlist revealed
The shortlist for TechFest Awards 2023 has been revealed. In total, 115…
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Extended entry deadline announced for TechFest Awards
Innovative construction and civil engineering firms now have extra time to enter…
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Materials supplier launches offsite construction arm
A prominent building-materials supplier has launched its own offsite construction arm to…
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Modular firm’s revenue doubles over three years
“Extensive” public sector work has helped offsite specialist firm Reds10 see its…
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Firms picked for £1.2bn modular homes framework
A raft of modular firms have been named for a £1.2bn framework…
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US modular firm signals ‘aggressive’ UK growth with new director hire
US-based modular giant Volumetric Building Companies (VBC) has expanded its UK management…
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Major firms trial software to count carbon via invoices
Balfour Beatty, Morgan Sindall and Galliford Try are trialling a new technology…
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Post-Grenfell ‘golden thread’ regs threatened by glut of digital platforms
The ‘golden thread’ of building-safety information mandated after the Grenfell tragedy may…
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Modular pier production begins for HS2’s Thame Valley Viaduct
Offsite production of the first of 68 precast concrete piers to support…
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Govt appoints firms to ‘standardise’ MMC for housebuilding
Government plans to standardise modern methods of construction (MMC) would remove barriers…
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L&G to stop making modular homes
Legal & General (L&G) will stop producing modular homes as long planning…
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Building firms among most likely to be hit by cyber fraud
Construction businesses are among the most likely to fall victim to cyber-facilitated…
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Persimmon among new investors in modular builder TopHat
Modular housebuilder TopHat has secured a £70m investment from the markets and…
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Laing O’Rourke pledges low-carbon concrete on all new schemes
Laing O’Rourke has announced that it will switch to using low-carbon concrete…
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Modular nuclear firm launches £900m equity raise
A UK and EU-based company developing small modular reactors (SMRs) has announced…
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Lack of semiconductor strategy branded ‘act of national self-harm’
Ministers have vowed to publish a strategy to tackle the semiconductor shortage…
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Kier and Laing O’Rourke among £10bn offsite framework winners
Twenty-nine firms have been named on a £10bn offsite framework to help…