Sending the wrong message: Still no answers after deadly 2021 Kelowna crane collapse

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

This July it will be five years since five young men lost their lives in a tower crane collapse at a development under construction in Kelowna, B.C. While many years have passed, there’s...

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Planning Secured for Ulster University Centre for Digital Healthcare Technology (CDHT)

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Planning permission has been granted for Ulster University’s new Centre for Digital Healthcare Technology (CDHT). CDHT is one of the five innovation projects that underpin the Belfast Region City...

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Simplify Safety Testing with the New Kidde Fire & CO Alarm Control Switch

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Meet the new Kidde Fire & CO Alarm Control Switch The smart, compliant upgrade for every Kidde FIREX installation. This wall-mounted unit lets the user test and silence all interconnected alarms from...

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Pick Everard secures fire and structural safety assurance for highrise scheme

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Building Assessment Certificates (BACs) have been issued for two highrise apartment buildings in Salford that underwent significant safety works in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Replacement...

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‘Getting gateway 2 approval now much closer to stated 12 weeks’ Building Safety Regulator boss says

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Figure once stood at 48 weeks as Andy Roe outlines plan for tackling remediation backlog and calming fears over gateway 3 process

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Retrofit made easy

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Commercial and domestic property renovation and retrofit has many benefits. These include helping to reduce our carbon footprint and create more sustainable buildings, making better use of space and...

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150 companies to exhibit the latest product innovations at the Executive Hire Show 2026

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

More than 2,000 visitors from across the plant and tool hire sector are expected to travel to Coventry for a major trade show. JCB, Kubota, Hilti, Makita, Trelawny and Shindawa will be among 150...

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Robertson seals landmark £47m Royal High School revival job

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Historic Edinburgh building to return to life as National Centre for Music

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Major milestone for HS2 as tunnelling to Euston starts

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

On Tuesday 27th January, HS2’s journey into central London is a stop closer, after a huge tunnel boring machine started its passage from Old Oak Common in the capital’s west, to Euston...

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South Thompson Inn sues regional district alleging premature construction approval resulted in eyesore

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

… from Patriquin to startconstructionon the extension … allowing the start ofconstructionbefore the engineering …building codes, and local policy.” The lawsuit states the...

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Proctor Group supports construction academy training apprentice roofers

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

A collaboration between Proctor Group and one of the north-east’s leading independent training providers is helping to share knowledge about up-to-date roofing products and practices. Optimum...

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Kingspan and Zestec launch an innovative funded solar roofing solution for commercial refurbishment projects

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Kingspan, a global leader in high-performance building envelope systems, has partnered with Zestec Renewable Energy, a wholly owned business within Octopus Energy Generation funds, to deliver a...

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Rail crash outcome ‘likely would have been improved with modern safety features’

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

The train crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August 12 2020 after it hit a pile of gravel washed onto the track by heavy rain.

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ADE Properties Brings Luxury And Lifestyle Together With Barari Gate

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

ADE Properties has officially introduced Barari Gate, a mixed-use residential development located in Majan, DubaiThe postADE Properties Brings Luxury And Lifestyle Together With Barari Gateappeared...

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EnviroVent: Your Trusted MVHR Ventilation Experts

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

MVHR Solutions and Compliance You Can Trust Our comprehensive range of MVHR ventilation solutions is backed by specialist design expertise and industry-leading guidance. From concept to completion,...

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MH INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES IRISH DEPOT

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

MH INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES IRISH DEPOT Temporary works supplier MH International has expanded its operations with the opening of an Irish depot in Portlaoise. The move represents a major investment...

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Warm Homes Plan – CIPHE reaction 

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Kevin Wellman, CEO of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) provides some thoughts on the recently announced Warm Homes Plan.The postWarm Homes Plan – CIPHE...

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UK heat pumps could bring in £22.5bn say HPA UK

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

The Heat Pump Association UK (HPA UK) has released a report stating that UK heat pumps could boost the economy by over £10bn.The postUK heat pumps could bring in £22.5bn, say HPA UKappeared first...

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Is your carbon strategy aligned with the concerns of national clients and regulators?

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

UK warming, ageing assets, tightening expectations, and shifting insurance signals will reshape risk and value in the years ahead.The postIs your carbon strategy aligned with the concerns of national...

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Victory for Jude Law and Dominic Cooper as Blackheath car park development put on hold

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Jude Law, 53, who grew up in Blackheath and went to the nearby John Ball Primary School, said the plans were not the answer to London’s growing housing crisis

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Decision deferred on housing proposals opposed by celebrities including Jude Law

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Others who object to the development in Blackheath station car park include Dominic Cooper, Jools Holland, Manfred Mann and Sarah Hadland.

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Adjaye and Arad’s Holocaust memorial moves forward with Royal Assent

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

The Holocaust Memorial Bill, which was reintroduced to Parliament in July 2024 to remove an obstacle blocking construction on the green space next door to the Palace of Westminster, secured Royal...

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Building Safety Regulator exits HSE in ‘operational reset’ but delays likely to persist

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Heralded as an ‘operational reset’, the regulator began work in its new home as an ‘arm’s length body’ under the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local government yesterday (27...

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BMBI: Builders’ Merchants’ like-for-like value sales for November down -0.4% year-on-year

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report shows builders’ merchants’ like-for-like total value sales in November 2025 were -0.4% lower than the same month in 2024.

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Grand Imperial Court

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Grand Imperial Court, MGM Macau Set inside the glamourous MGM Macau, Grand Imperial Court is an exclusive dining destination, offering guests a one-of-a-kind private dining experience in an...

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Decent Homes Standard: Government drops plan for mandatory floor coverings following concern from sector

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Pennycook says revamped standard balances cost of improving existing stock with need to boost supply

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Costain appointed to deliver new M5 gigafactory junction

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been appointed to design and build a new junction on the M5 motorway.  Awarded through the Regional Delivery Partnership (RDP) framework, the...

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Construction’s new worker demand drops to 350000 in 2026: report

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

… modest growth forecasts inconstruction spendingfor 2026 and 2027 … sectors of nonresidentialconstructionhiring are going strong … than increased demand forconstructionservices, despite the...

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Man convicted of blowing up ULEZ camera as police say miracle no-one killed

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

‘Deliberate and dangerous attack’ captured on CCTV propelled shrapnel 100m from the blast, damaging homes including a child’s bedroom

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London to receive 60% of £2.5bn low-cost loan fund

Publish date: Wed, 28 January 2026

Pennycook reveals more detail about loans intended to “secure additional homes over and above” those delivered with conventional grant funding alone

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