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New recruit reflects ongoing growth of Rhodes & Partners

Wednesday, 10th April 2019

Structural and civil engineering specialist Rhodes & Partners has recruited graduate engineer Michelle Kiboi, in a move designed to help the company with its growing workload. The company is undergoing a period of carefully managed and sustainable growth, and this... View Article

Vortice welcomes two new team members to strengthen their sales and technical team

Tuesday, 9th April 2019

Carl Freeman and Kim Ellis have recently been welcomed to the Vortice team in Burton upon Trent. Carl has joined as Sales Manager for the London and South East area and brings a wealth of experience from working in both... View Article

Southern Maintenance Solutions (SMS) moves to new, larger premises and extends capabilities with acquisition of new business

Monday, 8th April 2019

Southern Maintenance Solutions UK Ltd (SMS), a well-established and successful provider of comprehensive commercial heating and cooling services, has relocated its business to new, larger premises on the Youngs Industrial Estate, Aldermaston, Berkshire. The company, which employs 17 engineers and... View Article

Winners of the NFB Awards 2019 announced at ceremony in Birmingham

Friday, 5th April 2019

Construction companies and industry figures from across England and Wales gathered in the Midlands to celebrate outstanding contributions made to the built environment, and the high quality work and commitment delivered by both NFB members and non-members across the regions.... View Article

Why building up means things are looking up in terms of tackling the housing crisis

Thursday, 4th April 2019

According to a report recently published by New London Architecture (NLA), 2019 is set to be ‘The Year of the Tall Building’ in London, with a total of 541 towers of at least 20 floors now planned to be built... View Article

Homes England appoints Chief Finance Officer and Chief of Staff

Tuesday, 2nd April 2019

Homes England, has made two key appointments to its senior leadership team with a new Chief Finance Officer and permanent Chief of Staff. Lynda McMullan is joining the agency as CFO from the Metropolitan Police, where she has been Director... View Article

How housing developers and contractors can help hedgehogs – a new guide from Hedgehog Street

Tuesday, 2nd April 2019

It’s not ‘news’ that Britain’s hedgehogs are declining. The two wildlife charities behind Hedgehog Street, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) and People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), have been working together since 2011 to help stop the dramatic decline... View Article

Mayor offers £200m to protect affordable homebuilding through Brexit uncertainty

Tuesday, 2nd April 2019

The continuing Brexit negotiations are already affecting the housing market, with falling sales and uncertainty over house prices. This is having a knock-on effect on housing associations, who currently receive low levels of funding from Government and therefore rely heavily... View Article

Millwood tops national housebuilder survey 2018

Tuesday, 2nd April 2019

Kent-based Millwood Designer Homes, has achieved the highest overall score, amongst 51 top housebuilders and developers across the UK, in an independent national survey of new home buyers carried out by company In-house Research Ltd, for 2018. The annual scores,... View Article

Designed for the future: students recognised for homebuilding vision

Tuesday, 2nd April 2019

Students at a leading Scottish university have been rewarded for their innovative ideas for the future of the housebuilding industry, thanks to a major UK homebuilder. CALA Homes, in partnership with Heriot-Watt University (HWU), has awarded five third year students from the... View Article

Yourkeys founder named Young Entrepreneur of The Year

Tuesday, 2nd April 2019

The founder of Yourkeys, Riccardo Dawson, at just 28, won the Young Entrepreneur of The Year award at the 2019 Best New Business Awards. Dawson, originally an Architect, switched careers to become Sales Director for Shape, a mid-sized builder of... View Article

Is the housing crisis returning as a Government priority?

Monday, 1st April 2019

Addressing the policy conference of the Home Builders Federation (HBF), Housing Secretary James Brokenshire set out what the Government is doing to tackle the housing shortage and improve the quality of new homes. Brokenshire emphasised: the need to reduce planning... View Article

Apex capitalises on Tooting airspace to deliver new homes

Monday, 1st April 2019

Airspace developer Apex Airspace (Apex) has begun constructing four two-bed penthouse apartments on the unused airspace of Marion Court, a five-storey residential block on Tooting High Street in South London. Available on the government’s Help to Buy scheme, the apartments... View Article

Midlands housebuilder supports The National Forest initiative

Monday, 1st April 2019

Leading Midlands-based housebuilder Davidsons Homes is urging people to join them in supporting a recent request by The National Forest. The growing regional housebuilder has donated 20 trees, to help the charity to reach their goal of planting 9 million... View Article

Knight Frank London Residential Development Report – Just five London boroughs met their housing targets last year

Monday, 1st April 2019

Knight Frank has released its London Residential Development Report (H1 2019). Key headlines include: House prices declined 0.6% in 2018, but markets are increasingly localised and performance differs greatly by borough There were 20% fewer dwellings added to London’s housing stock during... View Article

Search Acumen comments on ONS Housebuilding Statistics December Quarter 2018

Monday, 1st April 2019

Andy Sommerville, Director at Search Acumen, comments: “Housebuilding continued steadily as we ended 2018, with no change in new build dwelling and a 1% increase in completions year on year. We’ve made considerable progress compared to five years ago, however... View Article

Customer care improvement plan – retention Introduced

Monday, 1st April 2019

Persimmon has announced that it will become the first major UK housebuilder to adopt a policy of providing a homebuyer’s retention, by writing into our standard contract that 1.5% of the total home value (equating to around 6% of the... View Article

Kier Living to offer Nest and Google Home smart technology to new homeowners

Monday, 1st April 2019

Kier Living has become the first UK national housebuilder to offer the full suite of Nest products and Google Home Hub to homebuyers across the country. Kier Living will offer customers the opportunity to have the smart home system installed... View Article

Comar 9P.i High Performance Window, Door & Framing System

Monday, 1st April 2019

After extensive research and consultation with key supply partners, Comar Architectural Aluminium Systems deliver the Comar 9P.i High Performance Window, Door and Framing System. Research indicated that a thermally efficient future-proof facade system was required, with off-site manufacture and value... View Article

Mactaggart & Mickel achieves coveted 5-star rating in customer service for seventh year running

Friday, 29th March 2019

Mactaggart & Mickel have achieved the maximum five-star rating from the Home Builders Federation (HBF) for the seventh year in a row, following an independent customer satisfaction survey. The prestigious industry accolade is awarded to housebuilders for customer satisfaction based... View Article