Category: News
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CIOB Art of Building winners announced
Saul Townsend, head of communications at CIOB, said: “This year, we are delighted to recognise two outstanding winners. Roman Robroek’s evocative image of an abandoned school in Italy, which earned him the Public Choice Award, beautifully highlights the quiet elegance and historical significance of old buildings. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Contractor with ‘outdated H&S attitudes’ fined after fatal church steeple fall
Ecclesiastical Steeplejacks Ltd, which has ceased trading since the accident, pleaded guilty to contravening Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. It was fined £60,000 at a hearing at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 15 January 2025. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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CIOB reveals Construction Manager of the Year Awards shortlist
Name Category Company Simon Bywater Commercial & Leisure Willmot Dixon Jason Elphick Commercial & Leisure Willmot Dixon Alex Heath Commerical & Leisure Willmott Dixon Connor McMahon Commercial & Leisure McAleer & Rushe Graham Mercer Commercial & Leisure Skanska UK Jason Sims Commercial & Leisure Caddick Construction Dillon Siva Commercial & Leisure Willmott Dixon Fraser Tanner…
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CITB levy row: Court dismisses Hudson appeal, agrees with Board
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Knot Builders’ appeal against a High Court decision that ruled it was liable to pay the Construction Industry Training Board levy. In the latest development in the legal battle between Knot Builders Ltd (KBL), formerly known as Hudson Contract Services Ltd, and the CITB, the Court of Appeal also…
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Persimmon launches home lab to trial construction tech
Persimmon has launched a three-storey ‘model home’ to trial new construction technologies and train its staff and supply chain. The facility is located at the developer’s Space4 factory in Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, and was built using modern methods of construction. The trial home’s Mauer brick facades were factory-fitted to the Space4 timber frame before…
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Grenfell Tower: five architects shortlisted to design memorial
“We hope that bereaved families, survivors and those living close to Grenfell Tower, will feel able to participate in the selection of a design team and, later on, contribute to the co-design of the memorial, in whichever way feels appropriate and meaningful for them. This will ensure that the final design embodies a profound tribute…
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Build UK issues clarification on fire safety standard update
Build UK has issued a statement after a BSI standard update caused confusion among its members. In November, BSI published BS 9991:2024 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings, which supersedes BS 9991:2015. However, the latest version of the standard does not reference the transitional arrangements for amendments to Approved Document…
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Refurbishment of London’s iconic Hungerford Bridge begins
Network Rail kicked off works to refurbish the 161-year-old Hungerford railway bridge on Saturday (18 January). The structure takes trains over the River Thames between the South Bank, near Waterloo, and London Charing Cross station. The project, which will be carried out in two phases, involves engineers preparing and painting the bridge, testing the truss…
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Charity fundraiser set up in memory of Balfour CIOB fellow
Former Balfour Beatty colleagues of CIOB fellow Lindsay McGibbon have set up an online charity fundraiser in his memory. McGibbon died earlier this month aged 57 after being diagnosed with cancer, CM understands. He was a senior executive at Balfour Beatty involved in the recently inaugurated Midland Metropolitan University Hospital. He had previously been managing…
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Alan Titchmarsh calls for compensation over M25 junction roadworks
Matterson added: “Whilst we’re grateful for the new road and the positive difference it is now beginning to make following months of disruption, going back to our original objections it continues to be a flawed solution that increases car miles around junction 10 by some one million kilometres per annum, affecting the Special Protection Area.…