Buildings
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WSP has secured a four-year DfE technical advisory role nationwide.
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Guernsey Ports has opened two waterfront sites to investors. The move brings protected buildings, leasehold delivery, and private capital into the next phase of St Peter Port renewal.
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Camden has approved two new British Museum entrance pavilions. The decision advances a prominent heritage job in Bloomsbury, replacing temporary visitor-control measures with permanent welcome and public-realm works.
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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.