Galliford Try wins first phase of £6bn Lea Valley regeneration
Galliford Try Partnerships has been selected by Enfield Council to build the first 725 homes at the £6bn Meridian Water development in the Lea Valley, northeast London.
Village builders choose German helmets
Site managers on a house-building site in an Oxfordshire village are among the first construction workers in the UK to use a new type of hard hat imported from Germany.
Modular bedrooms for footie students
Modular building specialist Caledonian has been awarded a £25m contract to manufacture student accommodation modules as part of a £54m development for the University Campus of Football Business in Wembley.
Scaffolding accidents up by more than a quarter
NASC, the national access and scaffolding confederation, has published its annual safety report showing a 27% spike in the number of workplace accidents and injuries among its membership in 2018.
Scotland consults on fire safety in high-rise flats
The Scottish government has launched a public consultation focused on the safety of people living in high-rise flats.
Glasgow approves £9m project to improve public realm
A £9m project to improve the public realm on a busy Glasgow road has been amended to reflect concerns raised about the safety of cyclists under the original plan.
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