the future of office space

The office of the future, COVID friendly and Efficient

COVID has forced many reassessments of modern life, among them whether businesses really need to have offices at all. Earlier this year many organisations shifted to a remote working basis almost overnight and we have broken through obstacles that previously existed in terms of more...

construction project updates

Project Status Report

Since the COVID-19 induced lockdown began in March, many of our sites have been able to stay open, working in accordance with all the relevant guidelines and operating procedures necessary to protect our staff and workforce. Naturally there have been many challenges endured in keeping our...

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Challenges Faced by the construction industry due to the Pandemic

COVID-19 impacted the construction industry in multiple ways, including new health and safety measures, supply chain issues, and a halt to planning and inspection timetables. New Government guidelines, childcare issues, and social distancing rules made commercial construction challenging to continue as well as many other...

Heathrow Approach Construction

What is the latest update on the Heathrow third runway?

The third runway at Heathrow has been a controversial project since it was first suggested. There are those who can see many benefits, not least for the construction and business sectors, in adding this extra capacity but others have highlighted the environmental impact this could...

Sustainable Construction

The relationship between construction and climate change

Climate change sits firmly at the top of the agenda for 2020. Whether you’re working in retail, development or government there is no escaping this crucial issue as consumers increasingly prioritise it. Construction is an industry that has a lot to contribute to the climate...

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The rise of purpose-built student accommodation in the UK

2020 already looks to be a much more positive year than 2019 right across the property, construction and development markets. With a decisive election result in December and forecasts of increased investment into construction this year there is a lot to get excited about. Purpose-built...