Clarion wins approval for 249-home South London social housing scheme

The town-centre build-to-rent scheme is part of the £2bn Merton Regeneration programme. The post Clarion wins approval for 249-home South London social housing scheme appeared first on Property Week.

Farrans lands Stansted Airport skylink project

Farrans has been appointed to build new passenger walkways at London Stansted Airport as part of the airport’s terminal transformation programme. Airport owner Manchester Airports Group appointed the contractor to construct skylinks connecting the terminal with existing satellite buildings containing departure and arrival gates. The… The post Farrans lands Stansted Airport skylink project appeared first on Construction News.

Egis appointed to Yorkshire Water’s £80M technical services framework for AMP8

Construction and engineering firm Egis has secured a place on Yorkshire Water’s Technical Services and Assurance Framework, supporting the water company’s Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) investment programme. The post Egis appointed to Yorkshire Water’s £80M technical services framework for AMP8 appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Digital Transformation in UK Construction: Moving Beyond Manual Paperwork

The post Digital Transformation in UK Construction: Moving Beyond Manual Paperwork appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Walk into a site cabin almost anywhere in Britain and you will find a familiar scene. There is usually a folder full of inductions with a pen attached by a string, a permit book containing carbon copies, RAMS documents printed, signed, filed away, and often never opened again. There is also a programme pinned to […]

Yorkshire Water engages market on £3.3bn infrastructure programme

Yorkshire Water has launched preliminary market engagement for an infrastructure works programme during the AMP9 and AMP10 investment periods. The programme could be worth about £3.3bn across the two five-year regulatory periods, although Yorkshire Water has not confirmed a total procurement value. The utility firm… The post Yorkshire Water engages market on £3.3bn infrastructure programme appeared first on Construction News.

NEC 4 and the Unaccepted Programme

A guidance note published by DGA covering the commonly encountered problem where there is no 'Accepted Programme' under NEC 4 contract terms. Note in particular the useful practice recommendations towards the end of the article.

The Future of Building: Modern Methods of Construction

A Gardiner & Theobald led White Paper published Q1 2023 covering what you need to know about Modern Methods of Construction

CN - Finally, a playbook to reverse low productivity, 022023

This article in Construction News advocates the guidance and use of 'The private section construction playbook' (a copy of which is attached below). The recommended approaches in preparing and managing our projects to achieve imporved productivity are highlighted

Metroun - NEC vs FIDIC, Similarities and Differences, 13042022

Two of the most commonly used international construction contracts are NEC and FIDIC. In this video Metroun compare the two using a report conducted by the NEC; “A comparison of NEC and FIDIC"

Metroun - What Is Critical Path Analysis, 09032022

This video explains what Critical Path Analysis is, what steps you should take to produce a CPA diagram and also the advantages and disadvantages of the project management technique

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