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2022
McLaren Construction has teamed up with FieldAI, an international leader in physical AI, to bring general-purpose robots to its UK construction sites. Under the partnership, McLaren will deploy autonomous quadruped robots, initially to…
Orbis Protect secures transformational growth capital investment
Orbis Protect, a leading provider of specialist security and protection services, has secured transformational growth capital investment from Tiger Infrastructure Partners, subject to regulatory approval. Tiger Infrastructure Partners is an…
Corps Security scoops three-year Michelin deal
Corps Security has won a three-year contract for the provision of security services at Michelin’s factory in Stoke-on-Trent. Michelin is a global leader in tyre manufacturing for aircrafts, automobiles, bicycles and motorsports. Thousands…
BCIS updates five-year construction industry forecast
Latest projections from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) forecast building costs will increase by a predicted 14 per cent over the next five years to 1Q2031, while tender prices will rise by 15 per cent over the same period. The…
Geopolitical unrest clouds outlook as tender prices rise
The latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), shows tender prices increased by an estimated 0.7 per cent between 4Q2025 and 1Q2026, resulting in a 2.8 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price Index (TPI).…
New counter terror qualification launches to boost workplace preparedness
The Level 3 Ofqual-regulated qualification – called the ‘SFJ Level 3 Award in Counter Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness’ – aims to strengthen the UK’s counter terrorism protective security and organisational preparedness. It…
Suppliers named for £175m Construction Consultancy Services Framework
Procurement organisation and social enterprise, Fusion21, has named the suppliers appointed to its national Construction Consultancy Services Framework, worth up to £175 million over four years. Following a competitive tender process, a…
CROSS-UK named as the official voluntary occurrence reporting system for building safety
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in its role as the Building Safety Regulator(BSR), has appointed CROSS-UK (Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures) as the official voluntary reporting system for structural and fire safety until…
ISS secures contract extension with City of London Corporation
The workplace experience and facility management company has extended its long-standing partnership with the City of London Corporation by up to nine years. The contract, valued at approximately £5 million per annum, will see ISS continue…
Building costs forecast to rise 15% in next five years
The latest construction forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows building costs are set to increase by 15 per cent over the next five years, while tender prices will rise by 20 per cent over the same period. As…
More choice More PACE
GEZE UK is delighted to announce several new products have been added to their range of pedestrian traffic control systems, PACE, to give even more choice when selecting solutions that offer safe and efficient control of pedestrians in and…
Greater way to travel
Kieran Mackie, Managing Director, Amulet Security explains how a new travel safety initiative is keeping the public safe on Greater Manchester buses In 2023, Greater Manchester was rapidly transforming public transport. With bus franchising…