Advanced Manufacturing District in Scotland Primed to Deliver Thousands of Jobs Nov 5, 2019 Work has started on a new manufacturing district in Renfrewshire, Scotland, which plans to create thousands of high value jobs for the sector. At the Glasgow Development Plans conference, the Refrewshire council who have been bringing forward this development will be speaking. An official ground-breaking ceremony marked the start of construction of the Advanced Manufacturing […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
New Sunderland 40-bed Inn Receives Major Investment Nov 1, 2019 Sunderland’s seaside is being given a boost thanks to approved plans for a 40-bed inn. The Inn Collection Group are revealing exclusive insights into their new developments at our upcoming North-East conference. Sunderland City Council’s planning committee has approved an application from hospitality and leisure company The Inn Collection Group, making way for a ‘pub […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Pagabo to Launch Funding Arm to Fuel Transformation in Construction Industry Oct 31, 2019 LEADING national framework organisation Pagabo is launching a new initiative to invest in and guide SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs, offering them the support, advice and a platform to take their ventures to the next level. Pagabo are our national partners. The new investment arm of the company – named Incubator – will be an early […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
IKEA and Skanska’s MMC Firm Announces UK factory Oct 31, 2019 BokLok, the modular housing joint venture between Ikea and construction giant Skanska is on the verge of signing a deal with a manufacturer to build its homes in the UK. Graeme Culliton, UK Managing director of BoKlok, said the firm, which this summer announced its first UK development, on land owned by Bristol city council, […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Conference to set out regeneration and development opportunities and major plans across Greater London Oct 31, 2019 Prominent business leaders within the construction and property industry will come together for the London Property Club next week – a bi-monthly gathering of the biggest names and firms from the industry. The event, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the city’s leading civic and business leaders discuss the major topics, challenges […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Inclusive development “The Biggest Economic Challenge in Our Society” Oct 30, 2019 Sado Jirde, the Director of the Black South West Network (BSWN) delivered a hard-hitting keynote at the recent West of England Development Conference, decrying systemetic discrimination: “There is an entrenched inequality, and deep seated, cultural, structural system at play that places barriers in the way of all people having the same chances and the fair […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Deputy Youth MP: UK Should Be ‘Carbon Negative by 2050’ Oct 30, 2019 “414 days ago when Greta Thunburg went on strike no one could have predicted how massive this has become” said Alistar Wall, Deputy Youth MP at the Bristol City Youth Council at the recent West of England conference of the growing movement of young people trying to raise awareness of the ongoing climate emergency. Wall […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Framework Providers Utilise Cutting-Edge Technology Oct 30, 2019 The future of the construction industry and frameworks was the focus of the final session of the Construction Frameworks Conference. Mark Chadwick, Director of Business Services at Fusion 21 told attendees that clients were embracing new technologies, he said: “Things around Electric charging points, LED lights, new things that are coming through are what […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Social Value Being Incorporated in Huge Developments Oct 30, 2019 As a result of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 there has been a radical shift in thinking around public sector procurement. Speaking at our Frameworks conference Gerard Toplass, Executive Chairman of Pagabo noted how the public sector is “Moving from acknowledgement of social value into accounting for it.” At Guy’s and St […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
‘Call to Action’ for Socially Responsible Commissioning Oct 30, 2019 The Director of Construction Impact Frameworks (CIF), Sara Lawton issued a ‘Call to Action’ at the recent Frameworks Conference, she told delegates “We are inviting the whole of the public sector, along with the construction industry to join us in championing responsible commissioning”. Construction Impact Frameworks has worked to reinvest in the third sector […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
