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SMEs neglect cyber security, making them easy targets for a wide range of attacks, including phishing and ransomware. Hackers, some with basic technical skills, capitalize on these weaknesses. Despite cybersecurity threats being on the rise, many small and medium...

Yorkshire-based construction firm, I&G, part of the wider Sewell Group, has been appointed by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to build the new Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds; the first of its kind in the UK. The new facility, which will be...

Turner & Townsend has been appointed by global security and aerospace company, BAE Systems, as the New Engineering Contract (NEC) Project Manager to support the delivery of Ship Build Hall in Glasgow, Scotland. With the construction of the facility already...

Tractors, diggers and forklifts powered by hydrogen will help building sites and agricultural businesses go greener under government plans. A switch to cleaner technology will allow construction and farming, two key parts of the economy, decarbonise faster. New...

With the recent focus on the modular housebuilding industry, Richard Hipkiss, Development Director of the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA), considers why the outlook in mature commercial markets is on a different trajectory. Vast investment is required...

Building costs will increase by 15% over the next five years, while tender prices will rise by 17% over the same period, according to the latest five year building forecast from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Although the industry has emerged from a...

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has submitted a planning application to Darlington Borough Council to build a four-storey government hub to support the ongoing success and growth of the Darlington Economic Campus (DEC). The government is investing circa £118M in...

Artists impression of a tidal barrage across the River Mersey.Advanced proposals to build the world’s largest tidal scheme on the banks of the River Mersey have been unveiled by the Liverpool City Region’s Mayor Steve Rotheram. Mayor Rotheram has revealed that the...

Hastings and Rother are next in line for a £40M boost that will upgrade their towns, community centres and build more affordable homes for local people. The major regeneration plans confirmed by the government will provide each area with £20M from its Levelling Up...

Major infrastructure projects rely on supply chains being resilient in the face of unexpected challenges. An Office for National Statistics (ONS) report revealed that around 10% of businesses with ten or more employees experienced disruptions to the global supply...

The IPA has published a new framework which sets out how AI will be harnessed to boost productivity in public project delivery. The framework enables civil servants working on over £805Bn of public projects to utilise AI to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of...

Plans to transform part of the East Lincolnshire coast have taken an important step forward, following unilateral approval of the 336-acre sustainable urban extension scheme in Skegness. The news means the town is on the cusp of receiving more than £300M in economic...