Parliament has voted to go ahead and build a third runway at Heathrow, potentially improving the competitiveness of UK airports and generating construction sector jobs. But will the UK construction industry be ready for Heathrow expansion? How significant is the Heathrow expansion? The decision to add the...
One of the major complaints against the focus of huge construction projects in key areas such as London is that all the economic benefit of those projects is confined to the capital and its surrounding areas. With the expansion of Heathrow via a third runway...
Heathrow’s third runway has been a pretty controversial topic – and much in the news recently. On 25th June 2018 the government won a key vote in the House of Commons supporting the expansion of Heathrow with another runway. The vote passed by 415 votes...
The Public Private Partnership (PPP) is an innovation of the 1990s, designed to solve the problem of funding for public infrastructure projects and developments. PPPs have been widely used, in the UK and all over the world, to help deliver everything, from school construction through...
The liquidation of construction group Carillion has cast some doubt over the future of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). PPPs have been around since the 1990s and Carillion had a substantial portfolio of these projects. It’s thought that the cost of replacing Carillion in these contracts...
Work is underway on the new Boxpark project in Wembley. The £5.7m scheme, due to complete in December, will be Boxpark’s third London site, following those in Shoreditich and Croydon. Since 2011, Boxpark has become synonymous in London with great food and innovative events. When the...
When it comes to enabling more infrastructure projects to be completed – and in a more efficient and value adding way – the Public Private Partnership (PPP) has proven to be a useful solution. PPPs were first developed in the 1990s as a method for...
Public Private Partnership (PPP) has become one of the most popular ways of funding infrastructure projects in countries around the world. They bring together a public authority with a private sector business with the aim of collaboration that will yield benefits for both sides. The...
The idea behind Public Private Partnerships (PPP) is to bring the private and public sectors together on projects where there is mutual benefit for both to do so. According to government figures, PPPs have delivered £56 billion of private sector capital investment in over 700...
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is changing the way that businesses interact with consumers. A new age of accountability now means that those organisations that are keen to connect with customers and stimulate market growth need to have a well defined and transparent CSR commitment. This...
Build to Rent is emerging as a sub-market of the broader private residential property market, in particular in areas such as London where 30% of the population is renting. It refers to those properties that are being constructed especially for the rentals market, as opposed...
RG Group have recently completed the Marks & Spencer Food Hall in Dover, one of seven we have recently been awarded under the Simply Food framework with the food retailer. The recent appointments follow our successful completion of ten stores in 2017 / 2018. At Dover...