Blackpool Council is seeking new investors to revive its Blackpool Central scheme.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
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Cement demand to fall 25% by 2050
Global cement demand is being forecast to fall by around 25% over the next 25 yearsRead Full Article: The Construction Index
Ravenscraig regeneration plans submitted
A planning application has been submitted to North Lanarkshire Council for the extraction and remediation works of 200 acres of land at the former Ravenscraig steelworks. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Boot strikes up mid-box joint venture
Henry Boot Developments has teamed up with a German investment firm to develop industrial and logistics sites in the UK.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
LSE report exposes obstacles for small house-builders
The Federation of Master Builders has published a report from the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) to support its campaigning for small house-builders.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
City of London approves rival to the Shard
The City of London Corporation’s planning applications sub-committee has approved proposals for what will become the tallest tower in the Square Mile.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Onsite Construction T level binned
In another shake-up of technical and vocational qualifications, the Onsite Construction T Level is being abolished due to lack of demand.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Small builders disappointed by freeze on small site allocations
Small builders have expressed disappointment that the government’s redrafting of the national planning policy framework benefits big national developers rather than local micro house-builders.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Hill moves into build-to-rent
The Hill Group has agreed its first build-to-rent forward funding deal, for three block of flats in Stevenage.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Construction inflation reckoned to have bottomed out
Construction economists appear to believe that build cost inflation has reached its lowest point of recent years and is about to start moving up again.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Springfield to supply Campion with timber frames
Fife-based developer Campion Homes has agreed a £1m deal with Springfield Timber Kit Systems for the supply of timber frames.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Planning committee reforms: a planner explains
Nick Diment, director of planning consultant Boyer, runs the rule over the government’s proposals to reform local authority planning committees. Read Full Article: The Construction Index