Charlotte Banks | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/author/charlotte-banks/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:59:34 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png Charlotte Banks | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/author/charlotte-banks/ 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/author/charlotte-banks/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data PAS 9980: is mandation of the fire safety standard a bad idea? https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/pas-9980-is-mandation-of-the-fire-safety-standard-a-bad-idea-06-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/pas-9980-is-mandation-of-the-fire-safety-standard-a-bad-idea-06-02-2026/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:59:34 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=537408 The industry is divided over whether the fire safety guidance offers a realistic response to the building safety crisis

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/pas-9980-is-mandation-of-the-fire-safety-standard-a-bad-idea-06-02-2026/feed/ 0 10 projects to watch in 2026 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/sections/long-reads/features/10-projects-to-watch-in-2026-08-01-2026/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:15:01 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=534378 Which projects are likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the year ahead? 

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]]> CN Specialists Index 2025: top 10 steel contractors https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/cn-specialists-index-2025-top-10-steel-contractors-01-12-2025/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:10 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=533694 Profit and turnover have fallen among the UK’s biggest constructional steel contractors in the past year amid persistently high labour and energy costs. The top 10 firms in the UK reported a 42 per cent fall in pre-tax profit in their most recent accounts, collectively…

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]]> Paragon Estate: Tackling modular’s biggest safety fix https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/project-reports/paragon-estate-tackling-modulars-biggest-safety-fix-08-07-2025/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:36:15 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=523113 Equans is leaving no panel unturned on the UK’s first deep structural remediation of a volumetric high-rise

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]]> Built for life: How the UK’s booming life sciences sector is boosting construction https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/built-for-life-how-the-uks-booming-life-sciences-sector-is-boosting-construction-11-06-2025/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:01:17 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=520778 How are contractors meeting the challenges of designing life sciences buildings that are fit for the future? In south London, a small modular building sits below the ribcage-like shell of what was until recently Europe’s largest electronic music venue, Printworks. Clad with Siberian larch battens,…

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]]> Use MMC adviser on residential schemes, says BSI https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/tech/use-mmc-adviser-on-residential-schemes-says-bsi-02-05-2025/ Fri, 02 May 2025 11:45:22 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519733 The British Standards Institute (BSI) has recommended residential projects using modular construction designate an MMC adviser, in new guidance hailed as a “major step towards wider adoption” of volumetric housebuilding. Published on Tuesday (29 April), PAS 8700:2025, which was developed in collaboration with industry, aims…

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]]> Leeds United stadium revamp details revealed https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/leeds-united-stadium-revamp-details-revealed-01-05-2025/ Thu, 01 May 2025 11:45:02 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519681 Construction on the redevelopment of Leeds United FC’s Elland Road Stadium could start within months, according to planning documents. The document reveals more details of how the club plans to redevelop its home stadium, adding around 20,000 seats and enabling it to host UEFA Champions…

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]]> Let early works start on BSR-delayed projects, developer urges https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/let-early-works-start-on-bsr-delayed-projects-developer-urges-30-04-2025/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:55:31 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519649 A major high-rise developer has urged the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to allow earlier construction stages to start while an application is under consideration, to combat delays. In an opinion piece for Construction News, Downing Group founder George Downing called upon the government to allow…

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]]> Everton stadium cladders’ supply chain to lose 99.5% of money owed https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/financial/administrations/everton-stadium-cladders-supply-chain-to-lose-99-5-of-money-owed-29-04-2025/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:45:45 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=519529 Creditors in a collapsed envelope firm’s supply chain will get back up to half a penny in the pound at most, administrators have said. Alucraft Systems was in the middle of installing cladding at Laing O’Rourke’s Everton Stadium (pictured) when it appointed administrators last March,…

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]]> Gateway system pre-app meeting on the table, says BSR head https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/buildings/building-safety/gateway-system-pre-app-meeting-on-the-table-says-bsr-head-16-04-2025/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:04:27 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=518783 The head of the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has said he “wouldn’t be averse” to pre-application engagement to ease gateway two delays. Amid uncertainty over the BSR’s gateway two preconstruction hard stop, the Health and Safety Executive’s director of building safety Philip White told Construction…

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