Housing Targets vs. Council Refusals: Can Labour Deliver? Is it possible for Labour to meet their housing targets with current refusal rates from Local Councils? If so, then Labour’s ambitious housing target of 1.5 million homes over the next 5 years needs to be achieved through: An overhaul of the planning system Targets for councils … Read more
Sir Robert McAlpine Contract Awarded for Agratas Gigafactory The race to net zero shows promising signs as a contract has been awarded for the £500m Agratas Gigafactory in Somerset. Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine is confirmed to begin work on site on January 2025. Phase one of the build will comprise of: Battery cell manufacturing facility, … Read more
Our Head of Business and Client Analytics, Ed Griffiths, held an exclusive webinar for Barbour ABI clients to discuss the effects of the first 100 days of Labour on the construction industry. The webinar started by addressing directly the volume of change, or lack thereof, that the UK has experienced. The pursuit of an industrial … Read more
Today Barbour ABI’s Head of Business and Client Analytics, Ed Griffiths, hosted a live briefing highlighting the ISG administration and the immediate impact on the UK construction industry. Hosted by our Marketing Director, Kate Perrin, this briefing was open to the entire industry and we’ll be continuing the ISG Administration Bulletin series by releasing more … Read more
Evans Property Group were awarded the contract for the Dakota Hotel at Manchester Airport on 1st July 2024. Currently at the detail planning stage, the £60m build will consist of the erection of 7 storey 154-bedroom hotel, with associated access, car parking & landscaping. Located on Enterprise Way & Bailey Lane, minutes away from Manchester … Read more
As AI becomes an undeniable integration in our everyday lives, it’s also a major factor in driving the surge of Data Centre construction projects in the UK. The UK’s digital infrastructure is relying on more data centres to be built to store and manage data. However, where there is a rise in the demand of … Read more
Beal Developments Limited has been given detailed planning approval for the construction of 525 new houses in Immingham, Grimsby. The project is valued at £105m and will comprise of two, three, and four bedrooms with public open space and landscaping. The housing development will be constructed on 57-acres of land located just off Stallingborough Road … Read more
We are proud to announce the launch our latest data solutions product, Analytics by Barbour ABI. Analytics is a bespoke dashboard platform designed to transform how construction companies make strategic decisions within the built environment. With over 80 years of industry expertise, Barbour ABI powers the UK built environment with the best intelligence to enable … Read more
Scotland secures a quarter of all infrastructure awards in July. The domination of the sector was bolstered by two £150m projects. Based in Lanark, Strathclyde the first of the two huge projects is the 500MW Coalburn Energy battery storage facilities. The second project based in Dumfries and Galloway features an 84MW Wind Farm. Coalburn Energy … Read more
The dust has settled following the General Election in the United Kingdom, with Labour settling in for five years. The construction industry, specifically the residential sector, has been promised five years of change. Can we hope for the best? Labour promises 1.5 million new homes in new manifesto Looking back at both Conservative and Labour … Read more
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