News

McBains secures go ahead for further parcels within the Western Expansion Area of Milton Keynes

26th April 2023

Our housing and masterplanning team has secured planning permission, on behalf of Bellway Homes, for 275 new homes across parcels S, T & U of the Whitehouse development (Area 10) within the Western Expansion Area (WEA) of Milton Keynes.

Devan Mistry visits BRE campus to receive official ISO 19650 certification

24th April 2023

McBains Associate Director & BIM Lead, Devan Mistry, recently attended BRE's campus to receive certification on behalf of McBains for achieving ISO19650-2:2-18 Information Management Certification for Businesses using BIM.

Doncaster can be leading hub for low carbon industries

21st April 2023

New study by McBains says low carbon heat, hydrogen, bioenergy and low carbon aviation sectors offer significant opportunities for inward investment into the City of Doncaster

BUILDING: How the chancellor can get housebuilding moving again – and make our homes greener

14th March 2023

Some simple but effective ways the government could this week decide to revive a sluggish housebuilding sector

CONSTRUCTION NEWS: Demand for green skills has sparked a war for talent

13th March 2023

McBains has placed an opinion article in Construction News focusing on the industry's continuing skills shortage and inviting the chancellor, in this month’s Budget, to look at reforming the incentives for taking on new apprentices.

McBains project named ‘Best Non-Residential New Build’

27th February 2023

The new Urgent Treatment Centre at the Great Western Hospital site in Swindon has been named ‘Best Non-Residential New Build’ at the Swindon Building Control Awards.

Scope 3 is the key if we’re to achieve net zero

22nd February 2023 – Mark Leeson

We already knew achieving net zero by 2050 will be a huge challenge for the construction industry.