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Figures released by HMRC have revealed three sectors continue to dominate and reap the majority of R&D Tax Credit benefits including ‘Manufacturing’, ‘Professional, Scientific & Technical’ and ‘Information and Communications’. In light of the Chancellor’s announcement last week to support SMEs focusing on research and development, it is expected more UK companies, including within the Construction sector, will be driving innovation and be in a position to apply for more R&D Tax Credit relief immediately. The UK statistics revealed that there were 1,790 claims across the construction sector, amounting to £90m. This is an increase in the number of claims the previous year but still only 4…

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Establishing the blueprint for vehicle and pedestrian safety at COVID-19 testing centresIn partnership with universities, research institutes and companies, the government is aiming to open 50 regional drive-through sites across the country providing coronavirus testing facilities for frontline workers, by the end of April.

Two of these testing stations, which are already in operation at…

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Grundon digs deep as it invests £6m in new Oxfordshire quarryGrundon Sand & Gravel has officially opened New Barn Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire.

Located near Wallingford, the move builds on the company’s group of existing quarries and is expected to open up new opportunities within the construction sector across the region.

Grundon Sand & Gravel has invested £6 million in t…

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Restoration of England’s only elliptical church recognised at regional awardsKapex Construction, part of The Morton Group, has been recognised in North East RICS Social Impact Awards for its work on England’s only elliptical church.

The RICS Social Impact Awards North East awards ceremony was held online on Friday 1st May, showcasing the very best regional built environment…

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Using Shared VR to Reconstruct a Water Treatment CentreWessex Water has now gotten underway on a major reconstruction project for Durleigh Water Treatment Centre. The £50m project is to be delivered to BIM Level 2, and to do so, integrated an Igloo Vision Shared VR cylinder to provide an immersive, collaborative environment.

Wessex Water provides water and/or sewerage services to more than…

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PEEL L&P’s LIVERPOOL WATERS SUBMITS PLANNING APPLICATION FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTPeel L&P has today announced that a planning application has been submitted for the next major development at Liverpool Waters.

The application submitted by Peel L&P and Your Housing Group (YHG) is for a 31 storey, residential development, called Patagonia Place, which consists of 278 homes and is located at…

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Peel L&P has today announced that a planning application has been submitted for the next major development at Liverpool Waters. The application submitted by Peel L&P and Your Housing Group (YHG) is for a 31 storey, residential development, called Patagonia Place, which consists of 278 homes and is located at Princes Dock, one of five neighbourhoods at the £5 billion waterfront development which has already seen four new residential schemes undertaken. Liverpool Waters will transform 60 hectares of historic docklands and is the biggest single regeneration project in the history of Liverpool. The development will offer 2,000,000 sq.m of floorspace which will include 9,000 residential homes, 315,000 sq.m. of business space and 53,000 sq.m. of hotel and conference facilities. The waterfront project will also be the home to …

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Jobs lost as Glasgow building firm goes into administrationA family-run Glasgow building firm has been placed into administration with the loss of 148 jobs.

Central Building Contractors was founded nearly 50 years ago.

However, it has been forced out of business by cash flow difficulties, made worse by the current closure of much of the construction industry.

Administrators KPMG said 11…

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Douglas Promenade work to resume next weekWork on a £25m scheme to refurbish Douglas Promenade will resume on Monday after coronavirus restrictions were eased on the Isle of Man.

Infrastructure minister Ray Harmer said his department was looking to “pick up the slack” and aimed to complete the project by Easter next year.

The scheme, which has suffered delays, was due to finis…

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Coronavirus: Half a million construction jobs could be lost if Boris Johnson gets lockdown exit strategy wrong.Half a million jobs in the construction industry could be at risk if Boris Johnson gets his exit strategy from lockdown wrong, a trade body has warned.

With the prime minister promising to set out a “roadmapâ€� for restarting the economy on Thursday,…

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