Invest in planning to help house building sector bounce back
The government must release bottlenecks in housing delivery with more resource for local authority planning departments and mechanisms to hold them to account if they are slow to respond to applications, according to the Federation of Master Builders.
LRWA’s virtual charity challenge is a roaring success
Involving lots of people from the industry, the LRWA’s Virtual Dragon Team Challenge proved a huge success, and raised over £3,000 for Mates in Mind in the process.
Board changes at Avonside Group will help achieve its growth plans
Focussed on its future growth plans, Avonside Group has further strengthened its board, and has promoted some of its most able managers.
Housing Diversification group calls on the government to unlock 130,000 homes
The government’s housing ambitions cannot only rely upon volume housebuilders, says ‘Housing Diversification’, a new action group, which is made up of the Federation...
Is the construction industry finally getting back on its feet?
Thomas Bradley from Mobile Mini looks at whether the recent easing of lockdown restrictions and a £1.3 billion investment for the construction of new houses from the government are the first steps in a brighter outlook for the industry.
CITB to raise turnover threshold next year and halve general levy...
The wage bill threshold below which construction firms are exempt from the CITB levy is set to rise in April 2021 from £80,000 to £120,000.
Climate change means culture change
In this blog, Janice Tyler, sustainability manager at BriggsAmasco, discusses waving goodbye to COVID-19, adapting to a changing world and embracing a new way of life.
Buyer demand for new homes plummets to lowest levels in six...
Demand for new homes has reached its lowest level since 2014, according to small to medium-sized housebuilders who were surveyed in the Federation of Master Builders House Builders’ Survey 2020.
Alumasc Group releases its annual results
Showcasing a resilient performance, the Alumasc Group has announced its results for the year ended 30 June, 2020.
Industry call for greener Green Homes Grant
Julian Thurbin, a director at Wallbarn, is calling on the government to ‘green up’ the Green Homes Grant by extending it to include environment-friendly roof garden projects.