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NHBC, the UK’s leading new home warranty and insurance provider has announced the winners in the first round of its flagship competition dedicated to recognising site managers who achieve the highest standards in house building. Nearly 450 UK site managers... View Article

Parker Building Supplies (Parkers), a leading independent builders’ merchant, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Sussex Turnery and Moulding Company Limited (Stamco), with the support of its strategic partner, Cairngorm Capital. This is a key step in Parkers’... View Article

With the drive to deliver more homes across the country has come a loud call for those developments to be of a high standard of design in order to deliver high quality, liveable and sustainable environments for residents.  Research has... View Article

Merano Residences by St James, part of The Berkeley Group, has been announced as one of the 2019 RIBA London Award winners, which recognises the best architecture completed in the past 12 months. Merano was selected thanks to its design,... View Article

Croydon Council has tonight (Monday) agreed to sell more of its land to Brick by Brick for development into more than 500 additional affordable rented or private sale homes. The council’s cabinet has agreed to sell 60 sites across the... View Article

The proportion of new homes built on derelict and vacant land has fallen by 10% since 2014, bringing it to its lowest level over the past five years, according to an analysis of new government data by the Campaign to... View Article

Over half of consumers believe it is important that their home is made using environmentally-responsible materials, according to research published by Eurocell plc, the UK’s leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of PVC-U window, door, conservatory and roofline systems. Furthermore, when asked about their... View Article

Contractor Henry Brothers has begun work on site to build a new Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) for Nottingham Trent University. The contract is the second awarded by the university to Henry Brothers, which is also building a new £23m... View Article

The spring 2019 edition of the bi-annual London Development Barometer (LDB) survey by M3 Consulting was taken in mid-April to compile a snapshot of market sentiment just after the announcement of the latest Brexit extension.  The overall verdict is somewhat... View Article

More than 13,500 new homes were registered to be built in the UK in April, according to the latest figures from NHBC – an increase of 21% compared to a year ago. 13,527 new homes were registered (9,972 private sector;... View Article