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The Road Emulsion Association (REA) has reported an increase in the manufacturing, sale, and use of bitumen emulsions for surface dressing for the first time in 12 years. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Work to turn a council-owned disused garage plot in Bristol into affordable housing, using BDP’s Gap House concept, is reaching its final stage of construction. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Northumbria University has installed a 3D construction printing machine to make concrete structures faster and cheaper than conventional methods. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

John Graham Construction has been won the contract to design and build the £100m first phase of the Cardiff Crossrail project. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Skanska UK has made a raft of appointments to its executive management team.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Building materials giant Saint-Gobain has completed the sale of its PAM Building business to French investors.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Barratt London and Places for London have exchanged contracts on a major development site in High Barnet. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Inverness investment group GEG Capital has acquired two Highland contractors. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

Nick Smallwood, chief executive of the Infrastructure & Projects Authority (IPA), is stepping down in March 2025 after five years in post. Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The government has set out new targets to fix unsafe cladding on all high-rise buildings in England by the end of 2029.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The UK’s first dedicated training facility for modern methods of construction has opened at Barnsley College.Read Full Article: The Construction Index

The government is planning to put together a seven-year framework contract for its entire scope of construction works.Read Full Article: The Construction Index