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Lack of staircase regulations detail holds up projects

The Building Safety Regulator has admitted that there is no target date for publication of regulations concerning the second staircase requirement for residential high rise buildings. Housebuilders say the resulting information ‘vacuum’ means housing developments are being stalled, particularly in London.

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Corporate manslaughter leads to £2.15 million fine

A recycling company has been fined £2.15 million after being found guilty of corporate manslaughter and breaching health and safety regulations when an employee was run over and killed by a loading shovel.

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Cost plus contracts under scrutiny for raising HS2 costs

The use of Cost-Plus contracts for civil engineering on Phase 1 HS2 has been condemned by Sir Jon Thompson, the Chair and Acting Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd.

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National Highways details new Transformation Delivery Partner contract

National Highways has published a Contract Notice for a transformation delivery partner to “provide a centralised vehicle for transformation and change” to deliver efficiency targets in capital and operational spending during its third Roads Investment Strategy period (RIS3) from 2025 to 2030.

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Roadmap points way to increased nuclear investment

The government has moved to give potential investors more long term certainty of investment plans by publishing a Civil Nuclear Roadmap that holds out the hope of at least one new nuclear power station of the same size as Hinkley C or Sizewell C being built every five years from 2030 to 2044.

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News in Brief: January/February 2024

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has called on Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to include a range of policy measures in his Spring 2024 budget, including using some form of Private Finance Initiative type of funding.

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Date given for delayed rules on biodiversity net gain to be introduced

New government rules for biodiversity net gain (BNG) will come into force on 12 February 2024, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed. An extension has been granted until 2 April for small sites.

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Mayors to meet Minister over Birmingham-Manchester railway link

West Midlands Mayor Andy Street and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham are to meet transport secretary Mark Harper to discuss plans about a replacement for the cancelled HS2 leg between Birmingham and Manchester.

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Red Flag raised for construction insolvencies

Accountant Begbies Traynor’s latest Red Flag Alert report says the number of construction companies in critical financial distress grew by 32.6% in the last quarter of 2023.

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Construction Leadership Council calls for private finance for infrastructure investment

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has called on Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to include a range of policy measures in his Spring 2024 budget, including using some form of Private Finance Initiative type of funding.

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