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Going down slow

|Date: 04 Apr 2024

Going down slow

The phrase ‘silly season’ is usually used to describe the dog days of August when not much is happening t ...

The phrase ‘silly season’ is usually used to describe the dog days of August when not much is happening to keep the nation’s news rooms busy, and so they fill up print and airtime with lightweight sto ...

04 Apr 2024
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There be treasure

|Date: 14 Mar 2024

There be treasure

Archaeologists have discovered remarkable Bronze Age (2300 BC – 800 BC) findings at a Taylor Wimpey devel ...

Archaeologists have discovered remarkable Bronze Age (2300 BC – 800 BC) findings at a Taylor Wimpey development in New Alresford, Hampshire. An extensive excavation has found a treasure trove of histo ...

14 Mar 2024
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National Park dedicates ground to BNG

|Date: 12 Mar 2024

National Park dedicates ground to BNG

An agreement has been signed that marks the first step towards creating large new areas of habitat for wi ...

An agreement has been signed that marks the first step towards creating large new areas of habitat for wildlife in the South Downs National Park. Thirty-one hectares of land at Iford Estate, in East S ...

12 Mar 2024
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Builders Merchant sales slide -5.7% as volumes drop -12.1% year-on-year

|Date: 08 Mar 2024

Builders Merchant sales slide -5.7% as volumes drop -12.1% year-on-year

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in January, reveal that bu ...

The latest figures from the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI), published in January, reveal that builders’ merchants’ value sales were down -5.7% in November 2023 compared to the same month in 2 ...

08 Mar 2024
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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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