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Precast Concrete Lintels: The Ultimate Guide to Strength, Durability & Installation

UK Construction Blog

These lintels must comply with strict British and European standards (including BS EN 845-2:2013+A1:2016 and BS EN 1992-1-1:2004+A1:2014) to ensure proper load-bearing capacity and safety requirements. These lintels undergo rigorous testing following BS EN 845-2:2013 and BS EN 846-9:2016 standards, ensuring consistent performance.

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UK Construction Recovery Constrained by Historic Labour Crisis

UK Construction Blog

The UK construction industry is experiencing a cautious recovery in 2025 with three consecutive months of positive growth, but faces its most severe labour shortage in decades that threatens to constrain a historic £34 billion pipeline of major projects starting this year. annually with projections of £204.12 While the sector shows 2.7-2.9%

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Five tier ones sign up to best practice drive

The Construction Index

CCBP connects industry and academia to address these issues head on, not through a talking shop, but by driving practical change through research and collaboration. Working alongside other contractors and researchers, we will create practical solutions which improve how we deliver projects.

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Magic Cabinet commits $7.5m to NVR to strengthen Native-led organizations

CCR Magazine

At the heart of Native Voices Rising is a commitment to self-determination where Native communities set their own priorities and funding decisions, said Shash Yzh Moreno Charley, Grants Manager of Native Voices Rising. Our partnership centers Native leadership, directing resources to support the true needs of Native communities.

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Opinion: How to fix the Building Safety Regulator

The Construction Index

Contractors are largely involved in the design and handover phases, and employers – typically developers and project owners – are now shifting responsibility for the timely submissions of the design via pre-construction services agreements (PCSAs) and, ultimately, the building contract. million homes over the course of this Parliament.

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Where HS2 went wrong

The Construction Index

In October 2024 the then transport secretary commissioned a review of the procurement and delivery of major transport projects, with specific reference to HS2. In the late 2000s, the UK set out to deliver a high-speed rail project of a size and scale that had not been done before. In my view this has been evident on HS2.

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Southwark picks Bouygues to build key worker housing

The Construction Index

The site, next to the Arnold Estate, between London Bridge and Bermondsey stations, will be the first development project under the council’s emerging affordable housing supplementary planning guidance. The development will include a new community centre. Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk