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Newland’s sustainable approach recognised

|Date: 07 Mar 2024

Newland’s sustainable approach recognised

Glos-based Newland Homes has won Best Sustainable Development in the recent WhatHouse? Awards. The award ...

Glos-based Newland Homes has won Best Sustainable Development in the recent WhatHouse? Awards. The award was for St George’s Mead in Semington, Wiltshire, with the judges highlighting Newland’s ‘clima ...

07 Mar 2024
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Join the club

|Date: 04 Mar 2024

Join the club

Inprova Commercial Procurement (ICP) is a new procurement group designed to help regional SME housebuilde ...

Inprova Commercial Procurement (ICP) is a new procurement group designed to help regional SME housebuilders and contractors save money across their materials spend with national merchants such as CEF, ...

04 Mar 2024
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Erin’s the best of Beal

|Date: 29 Feb 2024

Erin’s the best of Beal

Beal Homes apprentice joiner Erin Symons, 17, has won Construction Centre Apprentice of the Year in award ...

Beal Homes apprentice joiner Erin Symons, 17, has won Construction Centre Apprentice of the Year in awards run by her regional training provider Hull Training and Adult Education. Erin Symons joined B ...

29 Feb 2024
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HBF releases 10-point plan for Govt. to tackle housing

|Date: 26 Feb 2024

HBF releases 10-point plan for Govt. to tackle housing

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has released a 10-point plan of “practical” solutions for government t ...

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has released a 10-point plan of “practical” solutions for government to remove barriers to building and kick start development. Following its audit report, Housing H ...

26 Feb 2024
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Tartan tractor scrums down for My Name’5 Doddie

|Date: 23 Feb 2024

Tartan tractor scrums down for My Name’5 Doddie

Caption: Angus Weir, son of Doddie Weir, welcomes the fundraising tartan JCB Fastrac tractor off the prod ...

Caption: Angus Weir, son of Doddie Weir, welcomes the fundraising tartan JCB Fastrac tractor off the production line in Cheadle, Staffordshire. A unique tartan tractor has rolled off the production li ...

23 Feb 2024
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NHBC publishes latest edition of Technical Standards, updated for 2024

|Date: 22 Feb 2024

NHBC publishes latest edition of Technical Standards, updated for 2024

NHBC, the UK’s leading new homes warranty and insurance provider, has released its Technical Standards fo ...

NHBC, the UK’s leading new homes warranty and insurance provider, has released its Technical Standards for 2024. The NHBC Standards define the technical requirements and performance standards for the ...

22 Feb 2024
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Resi is UK construction’s bright spot

|Date: 19 Feb 2024

Resi is UK construction’s bright spot

Against a weakening picture of construction activity – down by a third against the same period in 2022 – ...

Against a weakening picture of construction activity – down by a third against the same period in 2022 – private housing is the UK’s stand-out performer, soaring 19% during the fourth quarter of 2023 ...

19 Feb 2024
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Campaign time

|Date: 14 Feb 2024

Campaign time

Theoretically, the next General Election (GE) need not take place until January 2025. In reality, a raft ...

Theoretically, the next General Election (GE) need not take place until January 2025. In reality, a raft of political pundits are saying that it increasingly looks like this May, following a budget in ...

14 Feb 2024
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The Inside View | Interiors for retirement living

|Date: 13 Feb 2024

The Inside View | Interiors for retirement living

Interior design for the retirement living sector requires a different approach to private residential. Po ...

Interior design for the retirement living sector requires a different approach to private residential. Potential homeowners are looking for a change of home, and also a change of lifestyle too. Steve ...

13 Feb 2024
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Q3 volume down -10.5% on Q2 2022. Value sales were down -3.3%

|Date: 12 Feb 2024

Q3 volume down -10.5% on Q2 2022. Value sales were down -3.3%

The latest total volume sales from Britain’s builders’ merchants reported by BMBI showed Q3 2023 volumes ...

The latest total volume sales from Britain’s builders’ merchants reported by BMBI showed Q3 2023 volumes fell -10.5% compared to the same period in 2022. With prices rising +8.0%, total value sales we ...

12 Feb 2024
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