UK timber imports dip nearly 3% in first half

Latest statistics from trade body Timber Development UK (TDUK) show that total imports of timber and panel product reached 4.76 million m³ in the first six months of 2025.This was down 2.9% from 4.90 million m³ in the first half of 2024. The bulk of the decline was...

ECF submits plans for Bradford City Village

Image of Bradford City Village from 5Plus ArchitectsPlans have been submitted for the first phase of the new community known as Bradford City Village that is designed to transform the city’s former commercial core into a new neighbourhood.Bradford City Village is...

Egis brings geospatial measurement in-house

Egis and Thomas & Adamson have invested in digital measuring equipment to offer a geospatial measurement service to the UK market for the first timeBy integrating geospatial services with its existing building surveying provision, the firm can now offer clients a...

Vistry forms JV with Homes England

Volume house-builder Vistry Group is collaborating with Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, to accelerate the development of large-scale residential sites across England. Their joint venture, named Hestia, is backed by £150m of...

Tower Hamlets approves Orchard Wharf masterplan

Regal’s plans for Orchard WharfPlans for a major regeneration scheme which will see creation of a new neighbourhood on the north bank of the River Thames were approved at Tower Hamlets Council meeting last week (3rd September 2025).The plans for the...