House-building output continues to show year-on-year growth with new home registrations continue rising strongly in May, according to new figures from the NHBC. During May 2015, there were 14,392 new homes registered with the National House Building Council. That is…
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Crossrail tunnelling is now complete
Contractors on the £14.8bn Crossrail project have now finished all tunnelling work under London. Over the past three years Crossrail’s eight tunnel boring machines have excavated six million tonnes of earth, created 42km of running tunnels and installed more than…
Thousands of contractors expected at ‘meet the buyer’ event
Thousands of contractors from across the UK are expected to attend a free event at the Oval Cricket Ground in London next month to find out about millions of pounds worth of work opportunities. More than 40 construction buyers have…
Queen speaks, industry reacts
Plans to devolve more powers to city councils and to promote home ownership were cornerstones of the new Conservative government’s legislative programme unveiled in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Other government measures announced by Her Majesty at the state opening of…
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UK construction industry gets boost from improved home lending
The UK government’s Help to Buy scheme and a renewed willingness by banks to lend to home owners has boosted the construction industry, it is claimed. The latest official figures from the Office of National Statistics shows that output in…
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