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Fire safety fears raised after Df E drops schools sprinkler guidance
5+ hour, 7+ min ago (576+ words) 09 Apr 2026 By Joshua Stein A major construction body has slammed the government for removing guidance recommending the installation of sprinklers in schools, without consultation. In January, a new technical manual for school construction from the Department for Education (Df E) scrapped…...
Templant joins Camfaud Group following acquisition
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (306+ words) 09 Apr 2026 By CN Contributor Essex-based temporary power provider Templant has been acquired by Camfaud Group, the UK's largest concrete pumping company and part of Concrete Pumping Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: BBCP) The acquisition marks a major step in Templant's growth, bringing…...
BSR aims to beat 12-week decision time on cladding applications
5+ hour, 53+ min ago (430+ words) 09 Apr 2026 By Ian Weinfass The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has unveiled a plan to speed up decision-making for external remediation applications to help clear its backlog. The body aims to reduce average decision times for the applications to less than…...
Reportable occupational disease list could be trebled
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (423+ words) 08 Apr 2026 By Greg Pitcher The number of reportable occupational diseases could more than treble under plans revealed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). On Tuesday (7 April), the inspectorate published proposals to reintroduce nine illnesses to the key list, as…...
Two Scottish contractors liable in asbestos claim
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (349+ words) 07 Apr 2026 By CN Staff A judge in Scotland has found two building firms jointly liable for negligently exposing a former labourer " who is now suffering from mesothelioma " to asbestos. In an opinion issued on 1 April, Lord Harrower found MCM Building…...
Domis dominates March with mammoth Trafford mixed-use job
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (628+ words) 07 Apr 2026 By Joshua Stein Domis has marched to the top spot in the March contract wins league table, thanks to a single project. The contractor's "200m build of a residential-led mixed-use development in Trafford, Greater Manchester, took it to its first…...
New CIS measures mean spot fraud or suffer tax consequences
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (880+ words) 07 Apr 2026 By Matthew Davies Contractors now need to be more vigilant about fraud happening in their supply chains after new Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) rules came into effect. From yesterday (Monday), any company found to have known or shown have…...
Gateway 3: how private sector could help prevent bottlenecks
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (404+ words) Lee Wingate is the director of civil and structural engineering at consultancy Mc Bains "There's an opportunity to learn from gateway two's challenges before gateway three becomes overwhelmed" Earlier this year, a Freedom of Information request by a law firm…...
Ardmore fails in bid to block liability order
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (764+ words) 02 Apr 2026 By Matthew Davies A judge has ruled that Building Liability Orders (BLOs) can be made before liability is established, dealing a blow to Ardmore Group firms in their attempt to stop a BLO being issued against them. In a…...
Homes England opens "16bn National Housing Bank
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (569+ words) 01 Apr 2026 By Matthew Davies The National Housing Bank has opened its doors for business, aiming to accelerate the delivery of 500, 000 homes and attract about "53bn of private investment into the residential sector. The new bank comes under the umbrella of the…...