Category: News
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Willmott Dixon to start work on delayed culture centre
Chris Yates, Yorkshire director at Willmott Dixon, said: “Our local team of regeneration experts bring a wealth of experience to Event Central and we’re delighted to play our part in the regeneration of Fargate, creating a space designed to empower this city’s boundless creativity. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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FCIOB urges industry to go beyond legislation on fire safety
“We understand the need for competence,” he said. “But when dealing with an industry that the public relies on to keep them safe, there has to be more. There has to be a commitment to safety. As with a number of other sectors and professions, the fire sector has a wide array of duty holders,…
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HiveASMBLD, Cole Klein, Houston Launch First 3D-Printed Hybrid Affordable Homes
Houston-based automated 3D printed construction company HiveASMBLD partners with Cole Klein Builders and The City of Houston to create the world’s first large-scale, one-of-a-kind affordable housing development using 3D printing technology, Zuri Gardens. Located in Southeast Houston at Madden Lane and Carson Road, the project has now broken ground with the first 3D-printed home to rise around October 2025. Completion…
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McLaren chosen for £100m LSE Passivhaus retrofit
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has appointed McLaren Construction for a £100m Passivhaus refurbishment of one of its existing buildings. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields will become the Firoz Lalji Global Hub, housing the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa and additional space for other LSE departments. McLaren…
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UK competition watchdog clears Kingspan’s acquisition of Coverworld
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the anticipated acquisition by Kingspan Group of steel cladding supplier Coverworld. The UK watchdog launched a merger inquiry at the beginning of July to investigate the transaction and called for comments on the potential impact to competitors. Today (7 August), the CMA published its decision clearing the…
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Roofer fined for failing to provide edge protection that led to serious injury
Gary Smith of Watling Street, Dunstable, pleaded guilty to a breach of Regulation 4(1) of the Work at Height Regulations 2005. He was fined £2,125 and ordered to pay costs of £5,445 at a hearing at Luton & South Bedfordshire Magistrates’ Court on 29 July 2025. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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New guide shares best practice for the safe use of construction products
Nash added: “It is against this backdrop that the CIOB, together with other professional bodies, has developed this guide to ensure the buildings we create, and the products we use in those buildings, are safe for those who use them, now and in the future.” View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Rishi Sunak turns spotlight on equipment theft
He added: “I am grateful to North Yorkshire Police for all their hard work, and for the recent funding uplift for the national rural crime unit, but does the minister agree with me on the importance of implementing the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 and, more broadly, ensuring that rural areas get the attention they…
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Willmott Dixon wins claim to rename copycat firm
A company mimicking Willmott Dixon has been ordered to change its name. Willmott Dixon Holdings Ltd, the tier 1 contractor based in Letchworth Garden City, applied in November 2024 for a change of name of Willmott Dixon Developments Group Limited, its doppelganger, using a provision of the Companies Act 2006. The impersonating firm, based in…
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City of London Corporation exec appointed CIOB vice president
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has appointed Ola Obadara FCIOB as its vice president for the 2025/26 term. She is the first Black woman to assume the role since CIOB’s establishment in 1834. Obadara is the group director for property projects at the City of London Corporation and brings a wealth of experience from…