Barratt, the UK’s biggest volume house-builder, says that all of its developments in London will now be built to Passivhaus standard or better.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
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Employers vote to keep CITB levy
Construction employers have voted in favour of the Construction Industry Training Board’s 2026-29 levy proposals.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Lendlease/Crown Estate JV to accelerate developments
Lendlease has entered into a joint venture with the Crown Estate to complete $300m (£225m)-worth of Lendlease UK’s development projects.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Safety charity launches knowledge hub
International safety charity Lloyds Register Foundation has set up an information ‘hub’ to provide information and advice to businesses seeking to improve workplace safety.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Company boss avoids jail after worker died in fall
The director of a Leicester-based construction company has been given a suspended prison sentence after a worker died from injuries sustained in a fall on one of the company’s sites.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Landsec pivots from offices to residential
Major developer Land Securities has decided to focus its attention more on residential schemes than office blocks.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Explore to supply Megaplanks to Fifty Fenchurch Street
Multiplex is using competitor Laing O’Rourke’s Megaplank flooring system on its £400m Fifty Fenchurch Street project in London.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Construction profit warnings reach 2024 total in first quarter of 2025
UK-listed construction companies issued five profit warnings in first quarter of the year, already matching total for the whole of 2024.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
HS2 fraud and bribery allegations surface
An anonymous whistleblower is alleging large-scale fraud on the HS2 project.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Output stagnant over first quarter, orders up 27%
Construction output in Great Britain was stagnant in the first quarter of 2025, according to official statistics, but new orders soared.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Recycled brick secures BBA approval
The British Board of Agrément has certified a low-carbon brick made from recycled waste as suitable for use.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
QS course offered just for house-building
Teesside University has new programme to create quantity surveyors specifically for the house-building sector.Read Full Article: The Construction Index












