BNG Update 2026: How new 0.2 hectare exemption brings major relief for small developers
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a hot topic in construction – how the sector can protect and promote biodiversity while driving ahead with building new homes and infrastructure. In accordance with the 2021 Environment Act, developers of homes, businesses and infrastructure in England are required to deliver a minimum 10% increase in biodiversity compared to […]
‘The opportunities are endless’, says trainee housebuilder Amelia
An Essex trainee assistant site manager said she believes the opportunities for women in construction are ‘endless’ and has called on more to consider careers in the sector. Amelia Coker, 23, has joined the team at Barratt Homes’ Languard View development in Dovercourt – following in the footsteps of her father and grandfather who also […]
Norfolk homebuilder’s sales director celebrates 10-year anniversary on international women’s day
A sales director at Norwich-based Barratt and David Wilson Homes is celebrating a decade with the company while championing the housebuilding industry as a rewarding career for women this International Women’s Day (March 8). Alison Page, who is based at the developer’s head office in Norwich and regularly spends time across the homebuilder’s developments in […]
