http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/bim-up-to-tap-into-88bn-pipeline-says-quintain/8649184.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/bim-up-to-tap-into-88bn-pipeline-says-quintain/8649184.article Contractors must be ‘BIM-ready’ to stand a chance of winning a piece of Quintain’s £8.8bn pipeline, the developer has told Construction News. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/new-contractors-wanted-at-gatwick-as-1bn-investment-planned/8649008.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/new-contractors-wanted-at-gatwick-as-1bn-investment-planned/8649008.article Gatwick’s construction director has insisted new contractors will be able to win work in the coming years, despite several firms on its construction frameworks failing to land deals. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 7 Jun 2013 07:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-lauds-bim-effect-in-17bn-of-major-projects-savings/8648849.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-lauds-bim-effect-in-17bn-of-major-projects-savings/8648849.article Building information modelling has been highlighted for its role in saving the government £1.7bn last year on major projects. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 4 Jun 2013 08:40 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-supply-chain-must-embrace-bim/8648135.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-supply-chain-must-embrace-bim/8648135.article Balfour Beatty’s supply chain must embrace BIM or risk losing out on work, its design director has said. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/cabinet-office-minister-calls-for-bim-study/8647540.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/cabinet-office-minister-calls-for-bim-study/8647540.article A group that promotes building information modelling in the UK has been given three months to set out its case to the government. ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Tue, 7 May 2013 08:01 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sme/bim-hailed-as-a-keystone-for-industry-reforms/8646652.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sme/bim-hailed-as-a-keystone-for-industry-reforms/8646652.article Building information modelling has been hailed by Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith as a “great growth opportunity for SMEs”. katie.barker@emap.com (Katie Barker) Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:49 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/gatwick-sets-out-plans-to-increase-spending-by-1bn/8642767.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/transport/gatwick-sets-out-plans-to-increase-spending-by-1bn/8642767.article Gatwick Airport wants to increase its capital expenditure by £1 billion between 2014 and 2020 it said today. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:40 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/embrace-bim-or-go-out-of-business-says-new-ace-chair/8641614.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/embrace-bim-or-go-out-of-business-says-new-ace-chair/8641614.article Companies that do not embrace BIM will “probably be out of business” in five years’ time, ACE’s new chairman has warned. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:17 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/david-philp-leaves-balfour-beatty-for-top-mace-bim-job/8640235.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/david-philp-leaves-balfour-beatty-for-top-mace-bim-job/8640235.article Exclusive: Mace has appointed David Philp as its head of BIM, with the Cabinet Office head of BIM implementation set to continue his work with government. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:43 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/paul-morrell-we-need-a-plan-to-tackle-housing-waiting-lists/8640020.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/paul-morrell-we-need-a-plan-to-tackle-housing-waiting-lists/8640020.article Former chief construction adviser Paul Morrell has claimed the UK “doesn’t really have a plan” for housing families on UK waiting lists. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:20 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/peasland-appointed-as-chair-of-bim-supply-group/8638535.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/peasland-appointed-as-chair-of-bim-supply-group/8638535.article Balfour Beatty Construction chief executive Mike Peasland has been appointed as the chair of a new BIM supply chain working group, supporting the government’s BIM task group. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:31 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/moj-extends-bim-trials-and-saves-800k-on-first-project/8637425.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/technical/bim/moj-extends-bim-trials-and-saves-800k-on-first-project/8637425.article The Ministry of Justice has expanded its building information modelling trial projects programme and revealed its first project will save £800,000 through collaboration with main contractor Interserve. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:17 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/bam-nuttall/construct/bam-appoints-new-design-md/8637410.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/bam-nuttall/construct/bam-appoints-new-design-md/8637410.article Bam Construct has appointed former Capita Symonds board member Andrew Pryke as its new design managing director. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/priority-schools-to-target-700m-savings-on-bsf/8636568.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/education/priority-schools-to-target-700m-savings-on-bsf/8636568.article The cost of building secondary schools under the Priority Schools Building Programme will be cut by an average of £6 million each under new design standards issued by the Department for Education. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Tue, 2 Oct 2012 00:01 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/fallon-confirmed-as-construction-minister-in-bis-reshuffle/8635443.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/fallon-confirmed-as-construction-minister-in-bis-reshuffle/8635443.article New business minister Michael Fallon has been confirmed as taking over outgoing construction minister Mark Prisk’s brief within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:34 GMT