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Helen Martin is managing director of Wates Construction, Central Over the last two years, we have seen an acceleration of workplace trends that have

And they’re in! More than 600 staff and students this week moved into the new build of The Whitehaven Academy.

The £27 million Sands Centre redevelopment has reached another milestone and is set to be completed in the autumn.

PROPOSALS are being drawn up for new facilities at Ysgol Plas Brondyffryn in Denbigh, which caters for pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition from…

PLANS have been approved unanimously for a new secondary school in Little Hulton.

Plans for the 62,000 sq ft Star Leadership Academy, Salford will be voted on at the 20 January city council planning meeting.

Planning application submitted for Littleborough primary school rebuild Date published: 19 May 2021 Littleborough Community Primary School. Image: Wates Plans have been submitted for a replacement building at Littleborough Community Primary School, which is approaching the end of its lifespan and is deemed ‘no longer fit for purpose’. It comes after the Calderbrook Road school was named as one of the first 50 in the country to benefit from government’s school rebuilding programme. The...

Fife-based furniture and fitout firm wins record £9.4m of contracts Updated: April 21 2021, 3.58pm A Fife-based furniture and fitout firm has raked in a record £9.4 million of orders in the past three months. Deanestor, located in Dunfermline, is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of furniture and fitout service to the construction sector. The new orders are spread across every sector Deanestor operates in – from build-to-rent to student accommodation, healthcare, and education – and acr...

Fife-based furniture and fitout firm wins record £9.3m of contracts Updated: April 21 2021, 9.18am A Fife-based furniture and fitout firm has raked in a record £9.4 million of orders in the past three months. Deanestor, located in Dunfermline, is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of furniture and fitout service to the construction sector. The new orders are spread across every sector Deanestor operates in – from build-to-rent to student accommodation, healthcare, and education – and acr...

In our second major analysis of industry payment-practice reports, Megan Kelly delves into the government data to identify the best and worst payers in the sector. We also look beyond the headline figures to uncover the often complex reasons why some companies appear able to settle their debts more swiftly than others Slow payment has long plagued construction. It comes as no surprise to learn that, in 2020, amid a global pandemic, a national shutdown, and with many companies struggling for c...