Simpel, a construction management platform, has entered the UK market. Established in Australia in 2018, Simpel’s clients there include major players like Lendlease, Multiplex and FDC.

Former UK chief construction adviser Paul Morrell says the number of candidates fit for the new role recommended by the Grenfell Inquiry is “very limited”.

The CLC says the industry is ready to act on the construction product testing review, but has emphasised the need for government action.

CIOB president Sandi Rhys Jones chose Paul Morrell as recipient of the 2024 President’s Award.

A selection of readers’ comments about news and issues in the industry from across the CIOB community.

Paul Morrell’s CIOB lecture was titled ‘How much longer? Why is change so difficult (and yet so necessary) in construction?’

The government has failed to engage with the results of a key product testing review that itself had commissioned, one of the report’s authors told a Commons select committee this week.

For Safe Working at Height Week, the daughter of a fall from height survivor shared with CM the impact the accident had on her life – and her campaign to improve workplace safety.

VolkerFitzpatrick has reduced fuel wastage by 34% at one of its sites after installing monitoring from Invisible Systems. Some 550 litres of fuel and 1.26t in carbon emissions were saved…

Glider has won an information management consultancy contract with the Network Homes housing association.