Government pushes ahead with £3bn building safety levy The Government has set out details of how it plans to charge developers to fix unsafe buildings as it prepares to impose the Building Safety Levy. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has started consulting development on the plans, which will see £3bn collected over […]

Japanese Knotweed is one of the most invasive plants in the UK.  It can grow in most soil conditions in the UK, but it often resides in man-made areas such as roadside, railways, waste ground, rivers and streams. If you have Japanese Knotweed on your land, then you must stop it from spreading off your […]

Construction buyers report return to growth UK construction companies saw a modest increase in business activity during September representing a return to growth after two months of falling output. But optimism for future prospects dropped to its lowest level for two years as the prospect of higher interest rates and a downturn in the wider […]

Many people may not know but aggregates play a huge role within the construction industry. They literally provide the foundations for construction projects across the world and are the most used construction material in the UK. in 2019, the total aggregate sales in England and Wales topped 148 million tonnes, highlighting the importance of aggregates. […]

Construction to avoid hard-landing recession Leading cost consultant Arcadis is warning that the current market cycle has reached its peak as unprecedented energy price rises make their impact felt. But the firm predicts the looming slowdown will not be ‘blow-out’ like the 2008-2012 crash. The industry instead is likely to experience a prolonged but shallow […]

We are excited to announce that we have secured a contract to assist in the restoration of Gowy Landfill. As part of the project we are permitted to accept 100,000 tonnes of suitable materials from local construction developments. Our aim is to always provide a sustainable solution for excess soils arising from construction sites. Any […]

Construction buyers report first drop in output for 18 months Industry buyers reported the first drop in construction output for one-and-a-half years in July. Commercial work saw the only increases as civils and housing falls dragged the bellwether S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index to 48.9 in July from 52.6 in June. The index […]

You might not know it, but aggregates play a hugely important role within our lives. No matter where you go, you are most likely surrounded by structures and items that are made up of different types of aggregate materials. To put this into perspective concrete, which is made up of aggregates, is one of the […]

  Heavyside material producers predict slowing sales Building material producers are bracing themselves for slowing sales in the months ahead as client householders think twice about projects amid rampant cost inflation. The latest trade survey of members of the Construction Products Association found that nearly a third of heavyside producers expect sales to fall in […]

  It has been reported that early action is required to maintain essential minerals supply beyond 2042. The Town & Country Planning (Minerals) Act 1981 looked to introduce an end date for all historic planning permission for mineral working across Great Britain. This was set at 22nd February 2042. This deadline applies to a variety […]

  Tender price inflation to soar to 10% this year Cost consultants Arcadis is warning the spectre of stagflation could hit construction as soaring materials inflation and risk allowances in tenders delay project pipelines. It estimates that disruption caused by the Ukraine War has magnified existing supply chain problems adding 3 to 5% to the […]

Riprap is a rock that is used to protect land or structures from rushing water. These rocks are stacked together to provide a protective barrier to anything that is behind it. It is made up of large durable rocks usually between 300mm – 700mm in size. Riprap is also referred to as Rock Armour Where […]