Buildings
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A new modular procurement route has opened across public estates. The four-year agreement covers 29 suppliers, 15 lots, and a wide range of education, health, housing, and justice requirements.
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New housing data sharpen the picture on Britain’s supply pressures. CIH’s latest UK Housing Review tracks falling social housing availability, rising private rent burdens, and the policy tension between replacement supply, new towns, and Right to Buy.
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England’s future homes rules are finally here after years waiting. For contractors, developers, and suppliers, the job now is delivery — redesigning schemes, managing transition dates, and proving compliance without blowing up programme, cost, or handover risk.
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Fire safety guidance in England is heading for another overhaul. Proposed revisions to Approved Document B would widen expectations around evacuation lifts, external walls, roofs, and car park fire resistance, with consultation open until 17 June.
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A new Leeds hotel scheme moves toward construction this spring. Caddick will deliver the £46m room2 development on Lisbon Street, with a 16-storey, 200-room scheme set to replace the former Leeds International Swimming Pool site.
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E.ON backs Nottingham Women in Construction with headline sponsorship deal. The deal covers four events, speaking slots, and matched fundraising support up to £2,000.
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Steelwork is advancing on Junction 4 in Skelmersdale this month. The £14m employment scheme will deliver 45 units, rooftop solar, air source heat pumps, and no gas connection.
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Esh has completed 105 affordable homes at Kedward Avenue site. The £18m scheme combines timber-frame delivery with 10 net-zero carbon homes for Thirteen Group in Brambles Farm.
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Manchester tower moves deeper into the safety approval process. JRL has submitted Gateway 2 for its £75 million Sparkle Street build-to-rent scheme ahead of a targeted summer construction start.
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Solar rules tighten as housing standards shift across England. Plug-in solar is heading to retail while the Future Homes Standard pushes most new homes toward solar PV and low-carbon heating.