The National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline, which sets out projects for the next 10 years, has published details of over £460 billion of planned infrastructure investment across the public and private sectors, of which over £240 billion will occur in the next four years. This amounts to a projected total of public and private investment […]
Broadsword are not far from completion on the £27 million Decorean development to covert a business park to residential units. This extensive project is one of the largest office to residential conversions to date and consists of 107, one and two bedroom apartments! Our scope of work has included Partitions, ceilings, smoke shafts and floor […]
The construction sector activity in the UK economy rebounded sharply in November and came in at the highest levels in five months, according to a new report from Markit Economics. The latest monthly survey of construction purchasing managers indicates that new orders and employment numbers also increased more than they had done in recent five […]
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has today delivered a ‘budget for builders’ that should allow small builders to deliver more of the new homes Britain so badly needs, says the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Housing was at the centre of Philip Hammond’s autumn budget speech this month. The chancellor revealed plans to commit a total […]
How can the engineering and construction industry overcome fragmentation, external competition and inconsistent performance by reimagining its approach to governance, people and technology? That is the question posed by KPMG in their Make it or Break it global construction survey. Over the past decades, owners and contractors have made considerable strides in improving the delivery […]
That is according to a survey named Drone Technology within the construction industry conducted by ProDroneWorx, one of the leading UK companies for ariel mapping, inspection and surveying. They believe that drones are going to be a major disruptor in the construction industry in the coming years – and effective implementation of the technology will […]
Works are progressing well on our full office fit out for ORBiS Tech, who develop uniquely scalable software solutions for the hospitality, fuel and retail markets. Broadsword Projects LTD are undertaking the full scope of works from design to completion. Works undertaken will be: Full design and specification Artwork manifestation and graphics Glazed & solid […]
Biogas produce from domestic waste could generate enough power to fuel 15mn homes by 2050, according to a new report by UK gas distribution firm Cadent. This would be enough energy to cover households across the south east of England, London, and East Anglia, and the most effective way of managing the large amounts of […]
Following on from our recent social media post about using the above tiles, we are going to provide more information on the materials that we used. The tile used on this particular office refit job for Hackwood homes were Armstrong Puretone Regular ceiling tiles in a 24mm grid system. Armstrong provide ceilings for commercial spaces […]
According to the latest Housing Pipeline report from the Home Builders Federation, the number of planning permissions granted in the year to June 2017 is the highest seen since 2006. Permission for 321,982 new homes was granted during the 12 month period, up form 278,652 the previous year. However, the data also indicated that there […]