Logika Consultants Make New Senior Appointment Sep 11, 2020 Sophie McCabe, a Senior Flood Risk and Drainage Engineer, has joined Logika Consultants to lead its Water Management team which specialises in providing sustainable flood and drainage solutions, as part of a wider green infrastructure design offer. Sophie has 14 years’ experience managing and leading flood risk and drainage solutions. She has worked on many […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Construction Leaders Need to be Active Allies to Improve Diversity Sep 2, 2020 Willmott Dixon’s Anna Koukoullis shares her thoughts on how construction leaders can become better allies to improve diversity & inclusion. Whilst Pride celebrations outside has been cancelled this year, the decision to move celebrations inside with a call for 30,000 acts of allyship is an empowering rally call to people and businesses around the world […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Kickstarting Economies Through Local Spend – Willmott Dixon Sep 2, 2020 The government’s ‘New Deal’ aims to put jobs and infrastructure at the core of its growth strategy. Jason Hallas of Willmott Dixon explains why local spend should be at the core of construction projects. Over the last few months, we’ve seen a realisation that we need to adapt to a ‘new normal’ following the arrival […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Healthcare’s Post Covid-19 New Deal – Willmott Dixon Sep 2, 2020 Willmott Dixon’s Anastasia Chrysafi discusses construction best practices in the health sector following the Government’s £1.5bn ‘New Deal’ pledge to boost healthcare facilities. Revitalising Healthcare, part of a Willmott Dixon series that can be found here, couldn’t come at a more vital time says Anastasia Chrysafi, national account manager for health at Willmott Dixon, as […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
BtR, PRS & Rooftop Housing – Exclusive Q&A With Howard Kennedy Aug 31, 2020 Following her involvement in our Housing & Build to Rent Development Conference we’ve been speaking exclusively with Shreena Avery – a Senior Associate at Howard Kennedy, one of the UK’s leading full-service law firms in the real estate industry. Q. Howard Kennedy is one of the UK’s leading full-service law firms – and one area […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Built Environment Networking Continues to Expand Team with Four New Appointments Aug 26, 2020 Leading property and construction conference firm Built Environment Networking has made four key appointments, one of which sees well-known industry player Derry Long join the company. Built Environment Networking is challenging the industry norm having made a hugely successful transition from hosting physical events to utilising online platforms – and the four new appointments continue […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Carbon, Construction & The Climate Crisis: What Role Does Procurement Play? Aug 21, 2020 In order to stand any chance of meeting the UK government’s targets, 100 per cent of all new buildings must be designed to be zero-carbon within the next five years, and 100 per cent of all new buildings constructed must be zero-carbon within the next decade. Procuring new developments through effective framework agreements is one […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Legal and Planning Experts Share How to Deal With Judicial Review Aug 20, 2020 Judicial Review is a legal process which allows a claimant to challenge a planning decision, which if upheld requires the planning body to consider the objections raised. For developers and planners Judicial Review can be a substantial risk to projects and the risk of judicial review can potentially become a funding limitation. Chris Gwynn, Lead […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
EN:Procure Appoint S I Sealy To New £10m Consultancy Framework Aug 19, 2020 S I Sealy is one of just 10 Building Services consultants out of a total of 70 consultants to be successfully appointed by EN:Procure, the specialist procurement arm of social housing consortium Efficiency North Holdings Limited, to their new Consultancy Framework. [emaillocker id=”71749″] EN:Procure will provide a full range of leading-edge, cost-effective, and easily accessible […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Accessing the Government’s £22bn R&D Pot Aug 10, 2020 Recoup Capital is offering the property community the opportunity to gain financial assistance through tax rebates on problem-solving work done within development projects. In the UK, companies can claim tax relief for research and development activities, which includes many of the activities carried out as part of property development, consultancy and construction such as: Groundwork […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
