The CPA expects output to rise by 2.5% in 2022 and just 1.6% in 2023. A slowdown in private housing plus falls in private housing repair, maintenance and improvement (rm&i) down from historic highs, are contributing to the
Directors of SEH French, Paul Rodwell and Simon Girling, have described the current state of the industry as unprecedented as we enter the second half of 2022.
The coronavirus pandemic, Brexit
Researchers at Swansea University will work with Tata Steel UK to develop solar panels that can be printed onto buildings.
Whereas traditional solar cells are manufactured from silicon and require a lot of energy to produce, a new type of cell called a perovskite solar cell (PSC) is cheaper and lighter. It can be made locally using widely available materials
Laing O’Rourke is to give all employees access to at least six months of parental leave at full pay, regardless of how they become a parent.
The new approach applies to parenthood by birth, surrogacy or adoption and is regardless of the individual’s gender.
The company, which is targeting a 50:50 gender balance by 2033, is also introducing a phased
UK national standards body, the BSI, has published three new standards setting out competence requirements for building safety management.
The requirements cover the roles of principal designer and principal contractor. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is sponsoring the new standards. Separate steering groups have overseen the development
