Commonfield News Hub:
A Mix of company updates and News from the Construction industry.
Sunshine on Leith Harbour?
£100m project promises 300+ new jobs, accommodation for 400 students and 120 rental homes. Good news having been rather thin on the ground of late, we’re
The RAAC Crisis
A challenge, certainly, but also an opportunity for the construction sector to ensure the lesson are learnt. They’ve barely recovered from the impact of Covid and
Off-site Construction
Is it the most sustainable construction method? Because construction emissions account for more than 45% of all the UK’s emissions, there’s a great deal of talk
Aviva Embraces Engineered Timber for Commercial Buildings
A significant step for sustainable construction. We constantly read about the ways in which the construction industry is striving to be more sustainable – from reducing
The Zero Diesel Sites Route Map
…To eliminate diesel use in 78% of UK construction sites by 2035 That’s the Construction Leadership Council’s ambition for the industry, and that 2035 goal is
Major Building Materials Supplier Launches LGSF-Based Offsite Construction Brand
Brussels-based Etex Group brings together Yorkshire’s Sigmat, Durham’s EOS and Ireland’s Horizon to create Remagins When an organisation the size of the Brussels-based Etex Group, which
A Big Boost for Estate Renewal Projects As Homes England Relaxes Funding Rules
On the 27th of June 2023, Homes England announced amendments to its funding rules that enable the affordable housing sector to fund new replacement homes and
New Task Force to Build Homes for NHS Workers to Ease the Staffing Crisis
The chronic staff recruitment and retention crisis in the NHS may seem an unlikely topic in a forum dedicated to the construction industry – but this
Over 100 firms get a £1.48Bn green light for Green Futures Partnership
The momentous year of 2020 seems a very long time ago and since we were all in the throes of the Covid 19 pandemic all construction
Dust kills – the Health & Safety Executive’s new ‘blitz on dust’
For far too long, workers and employers alike have viewed dust on construction sites as an unavoidable occupational hazard – and a few decades ago that
Building products – the industry’s barometer
Sluggish heavy product sales suggest reluctance to invest in new-build projects. If you want an indication of the state of the construction industry, the performance of
An AI estimating tool that can save thousands of hours a year…
Too good to be true? Or the shape of things to come? ‘Only in America’, the saying goes… But lately Artificial Intelligence seems to be everywhere
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