Materials
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Holcim, Paebbl, and GOLDBECK have delivered a commercial-scale industrial floor slab in Germany using carbon-storing ready-mix concrete, replacing 15% of traditional cement with Paebbl Rebond.
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Werner Sobek has engineered a double-skin facade for Vienna’s DC Tower 2, integrating around 12,000 sq m of photovoltaic modules into the high-rise building envelope.
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Arlington Real Estate has secured approval for West Hartford Park, a 126-acre employment development near Cramlington that could deliver more than 1m sq ft of industrial, manufacturing, logistics, and innovation space.
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Lower-carbon roofing has moved into factory-scale validation. FP McCann has advanced graphene-enhanced concrete roof tile trials at Cadeby, demonstrating a potential 14% reduction in cradle-to-gate embodied carbon without changing standard production lines.
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Construction buyers are facing renewed cost pressure. The S&P Global UK Construction PMI showed input cost inflation rising sharply in April, as weaker activity, shipping disruption, fuel surcharges, and fragile demand added pressure across the sector.
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Mineral Products Association figures show construction materials demand falling again in Q1, with London ready-mixed concrete volumes nearly half their 2022 level.
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Construction bodies have secured a government review of planned steel tariff and quota changes after warning that the measures could raise project costs and disrupt delivery.
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Materials pricing pressure is returning across UK construction supply chains. The Construction Leadership Council has called for clearer explanations behind increases as fuel, energy, tariffs, and geopolitical disruption push costs higher.
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Expedition Engineering and Format Engineers have launched Re-Bridge, a digital platform designed to support direct reuse of structural steel bridge components.
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Travis Perkins reported a 1.7% fall in first-quarter like-for-like revenue, with merchanting activity hit by subdued construction demand.