Engineering expertise for Derby schools

Consultants Pick Everard has won a major role in Derby’s largest-ever schools-building programme, worth £38 million. The practice will provide an integrated team to provide design for building services, civil and structural engineering and is working with Norwest Holst Construction and VINCI Investments on the PFI project to rebuild five schools. The services contractor is Rosser & Russell from Manchester.



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Yorkshire and Humber leaders set out plans to tackle skills shortages

Leaders from across Yorkshire and the Humber came together on Friday 11th September to launch ambitious plans aimed at tackling the region’s growing construction skills shortages.

Six in 10 UK businesses look to adapt operations in response to extreme heat

According to the Q2 Barclays Business Prosperity Index, six in 10 businesses surveyed (60%) have either increased investment to adapt to extreme heat (37%) or are considering doing so (23%).