Monthly Archives: January 2017

Construction output increases at fastest pace since March 16

Figures from Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index also show that new order growth reached an 11-month high in December, there has been a robust and accelerated upturn in new work but input cost inflation was at the highest level … Continue reading

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First ‘Garden villages’ (and towns) named with government support

England’s first ever developments to be called ‘garden villages’ – with the potential to deliver more than 48,000 homes – have been named and given government backing.

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CIOB promotes gender diversity with invitation to explore barriers at free networking in London: 31 January

To understand the barriers to people entering the CIOB’s Construction Manager of the Year Awards (CMYA), and to encourage those who might not previously have considered it, CIOB will be holding an evening networking event at the Building Centre in … Continue reading

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Entry deadline for Planning Awards 2017 approaches: Includes heritage

The Planning Awards, run by Planning magazine in conjunction with PlanningResource and PlacemakingResource, are closing soon (deadline 19 January 2017).

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Professional Fellowships and fully- funded PhD studentships in heritage: Deadlines in Jan & Feb

Professional Fellowships are on offer at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) in Los Angeles, to train emerging conservation professionals, with closing date of 31 January 2017, while the university Heritage Consortium (Bradford, Hull, Huddersfield, Leeds Beckett, Northumbria, Sheffield Hallam and … Continue reading

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