Aggregate Industries completes major works on A14 ahead of scheduleLeading construction and infrastructure player Aggregate Industries, working in collaboration with the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, has completed all major works on one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects – Highways England’s A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme.
The improved road…
A developer’s perspective on new Permitted Development RightsIn March, the Government recently announced it is widening Permitted Development Rights (PDR) so developers can demolish empty buildings and replace them with good quality new build housing – without planning permission.
Consultation on the controversial move is currently being undertaken and a paper is due to b…
New Statistics from HMRC highlight Sectors that are Missing Out in UK Government’s R&D Tax Credit Relief Construction companies amongst the lowest in UK reaping benefitsFigures 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …