Boyer: Changes to benefit the Local Plan process Feb 2, 2022 Appearing before the House of Lords’ Built Environment Committee in November, the Housing Minister Christopher Pincher addressed the thorny issue of housing demand by stating that there are, ‘some questions…about whether the call for sites system works particularly effectively and consistently’ and concluded, ‘clearly that’s something that we will want to look at’. The current call for […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
BP submits Government bids over major clean energy projects Jan 25, 2022 Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has welcomed news that global energy company bp has today (25 January) submitted bids to government to secure support for two major low carbon energy projects in the region. The bp-operated Net Zero Teesside Power project (NZT Power) and bp’s H2Teesside hydrogen project have submitted bids into Phase 2 of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
BP to invest £50m in new global battery R&D centre Aug 19, 2022 BP today unveiled plans to invest up to £50 million (around $60 million) in a new, state-of-the-art electric vehicle (EV) battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in the UK. BP has previously announced its intention to invest up to £18 billion in the UK’s energy system by the end of 2030; this additional new investment […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
British Property Federation: Opportunities in a Post Brexit World Feb 9, 2021 The current pandemic has meant the light hasn’t been shone so much on the potential challenges and opportunities surrounding Brexit. Ahead of our event later this month – titled Property Sector Opportunities in a Post Brexit World – we’ve been speaking to Ian Fletcher, Director of Policy and the British Property Federation… Q. What is […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Build UK’s easier-to-operate procurement pre-qualification system up and running Mar 30, 2021 A new industry-wide, pre-qualification system which will simplify the procurement process is now fully operational. Created by Build UK, with the support of CECA, the Common Assessment Standard (CAS) is designed reduce the duplication of time, effort and resources that are costing the sector up to £1bn a year. Major contractors and clients – including […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Built Environment Networking makes senior hire Jul 21, 2021 Built Environment Networking, the UK leader in providing real estate and infrastructure conferencing and events, has appointed Simon Rhodes as Group Sales Director. Real estate and infrastructure conferencing and events business Built Environment Networking (BEN) has made a senior hire – appointing Simon Rhodes, who had previously spent almost 20 years at Barbour ABI, as […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Caddick Group and Moda launch UKREiiF Pavilion programme focused on taking the industry’s ESG agenda to the next level Apr 28, 2022 Caddick Group and Moda Living have announced a major three-day programme of activity at UKREiiF – the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum – where they will delve into the ESG agenda and challenge the industry to push towards the next generation of communities within their Next Generation Futures Pavilion. Caddick Group has numerous […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Can a historic building be a green building? Dec 20, 2021 With the climate crisis increasingly dominating the headlines, our industry is quite rightly focussed on creating properties which provide the greatest energy efficiency and the lowest emissions. 40% of the UK’s carbon footprint emanates from the built environment, and, worryingly, the property sector is one of the few in which emissions reductions have stalled, it […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Can the UK construction industry weather the brewing economic storm? Feb 2, 2022 In normal circumstances the construction industry is a bellwether sector for the wider economy and it’s not difficult to work out why. When homes, offices, factories, and roads are being built, it’s the most visible sign of confidence in the economy because people are funding their construction for others who are willing to pay to […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Capita sells real estate and infrastructure consultancy business to WSP in £60m deal Aug 19, 2022 Capita plc (‘Capita’) today announces that it has agreed to sell two real estate and infrastructure consultancy businesses to WSP for £60m on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Taking into account cash-like and debt-like items, Capita expects to receive proceeds of c.£69m at completion. The sale comprises two businesses: Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure (‘REI’) and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
CEG benefit from Aviva’s £1bn green investment fund Apr 12, 2021 Aviva Investors has completed a £72.9m sustainable transition loan agreement with Commercial Estates Group (CEG), the property investment management and development company. The deal forms part of Aviva Investors’ commitment to originating £1bn in sustainable transition real estate debt over the next four years following the launch of the ‘green’ fund in December last year. […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Celtic and Biogenie relaunch as Englobe to strengthen their leading UK remediation, civil engineering, asset management and soil treatment facility capabilities Jan 17, 2022 Leading specialist remediation contractor Celtic and soil treatment facility operator Biogenie have relaunched after full integration with their Canadian parent company, Englobe. The two UK-based firms will be known as Englobe, combining their UK leading end-to-end contaminated land, soil treatment, engineering and environmental solutions under the new name. Headquartered near Reading, Celtic is one of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
