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Latest projections from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) forecast construction costs to rise just over 3% in the year to 3Q 2024, while tender prices are expected to increase by just over 2% in the same period. In its five-year…
Mitie scores contract extension with Arsenal FC
Arsenal Football Club has renewed its security vetting contract with Mitie for a further five years. The contract extension will see Mitie continue to provide essential vetting services include background checks, criminal records checks and…
Re:Construction Podcast – Episode 131
Refreshed from a month off the airwaves , Bishop & Taylor discuss the A47 court challenge. They also expose how UK taxpayers support overseas construction companies instead of British ones. And they share concerns about how landlords…
G4S partners with Briggs and Forrester on community regeneration projects
The G4S Fire and Security team has joined forces with building services contractor, Briggs & Forrester, on three large, high-profile real estate projects across the UK. The Cocoa Works in York, 135 Park Street in London and Phoenix in…
2N takes best-selling intercom TO THE NEXT LEVEL
The innovative enhancements of the 2N® IP Verso 2.0 include a full HD wide-angle camera and adaptive Face Zooming A QR code reader has also been incorporated, an access option which is being requested more and more frequently as a result of…
Re:Construction Podcast – Episode 129
This week Bishop & Taylor discuss the revised hospital building programme and whether the HSE should investigate suicides. They are also joined by Adam Nicoll, director of HR firm Randstad, who has unfashionable views on the role of…
Corps Security in ExxonMobil win
Corps Security has won a five-year contract to provide essential security provisions for the ExxonMobil Fawley Refinery and Chemical Plant. The contract was awarded following ExxonMobil’s stringent procurement process, which saw the…
CEF’s new sustainable branch marks a major development for Daventry
CEF, the UK’s leading multi-channel electrical distributor is opening the doors of a new Daventry branch at Signal Park on Monday 27th February. In line with CEF’s sustainability vision and renewable products offering, the new CEF Daventry…
Tackle energy efficiency with ElectricalDirect
With gas and electricity prices rising, it is more important than ever to optimise energy efficiency in the workplace where possible. Specialist online retailer ElectricalDirect has continued to add to its growing range of economical…
CEF opens brand-new branch in Bicester
The UK’s leading multi-channel electrical distributor CEF opened a brand-new branch in Bicester, Oxfordshire on Monday 23rd January. The new premises on Launton Trade Park includes a huge ground floor space and mezzanine to offer…
Demand for Offsite Housing Construction increases by 6% in 2021
The market for offsite housing is estimated to have increased by 6%...
Sustainability and Passivhaus Construction
Sustainable building really has spent a lot of time in the spotlight...