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26th Aug 26

The NPPF's New Flood Risk Rules: What Every Developer Needs to Know

The Government’s August 2026 update to the NPPF brings major changes to flood risk policy. While attention has focused on housing and planning reform, the new flood and drainage requirements could significantly affect development sites across England. The changes do not necessarily make development harder, but they do make it essential to identify flood and drainage constraints early, as these are now key development considerations rather than just technical issues.

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25th Aug 26

10 Years of Curtins Glasgow and Major Updates on HMP Glasgow

This year marks a significant milestone for Curtins as we celebrate 10 years since opening our Glasgow office. To mark the occasion, we're bringing together industry leaders and project partners to reflect on our journey so far and explore one of Scotland's most significant construction projects currently underway: HMP Glasgow.

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11th Aug 26

Andy Godber talks retofitting and regeneration in the Midlands

Birmingham Business Unit Director, Andy Godber, recently sat down with Place Midlands to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by underused building stock across the Midlands. The conversation explored how repurposing existing assets can deliver significant savings in cost, carbon emissions and programme time, while supporting more sustainable development.

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28th Jul 26

From blue skies to blueprints – innovation in the built environment

Marc Barlow, Innovation Coordinator at Curtins, shares his insights on how engineers can stay ahead of the curve in today's fast-paced information age.

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9th Jul 26

Education and Skills in a Changing Economy

Rebecca King and Kate Clegg share their insights from the recent skills and education policy evidence roundtable with Sureena Brackenridge MP at Westminster.

Rebecca King and Kate Clegg attend a skills roundtable

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29th Jun 26

Our Latest Embodied Carbon Data: Key Sector Insights

We've published our latest embodied carbon data for 2025/2026, highlighting our commitment to transparency, collaboration, and accelerating low carbon design across the built environment.

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25th Jun 26

How can Cumbria address the skills shortage?

Peter Thomas, Business Unit Director for Kendal, reflects on being told he’d need to leave Cumbria to build a career, a path many still follow as they pursue opportunities in larger cities. However, this has reinforced an outdated perception that rural careers are a compromise, rather than a viable and appealing choice from the outset.

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25th Jun 26

Bridging intent to delivery: scaling next generation low carbon concrete with confidence through the AMC

Curtins is proud to have signed the Advance Market Commitment for Next-Generation Low Carbon Concrete, led by Innovate UK. Building on our 2022 public commitment to reduce embodied carbon, this marks an important step in accelerating and scaling the adoption of low carbon materials across the industry.

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23rd Jun 26

How reusing buildings is fundamental to Midlands regeneration

Across the Midlands and wider built environment, the industry is increasingly moving to a ‘reuse first’ approach. This is a welcome shift given the wealth of existing building stock in the region and the enormity of opportunity for embodied carbon and cost reduction.

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19th Jun 26

EOA Live | What can we learn from the evolving employee ownership landscape?

Last week, our Business Development Manager, Helene John, joined the EOA Live Panel to share our experience as an Employee-Owned Trust - exploring how ownership thrives when people feel connected to something beyond the day-to-day. Read Helene's key takeaways from the conversation.

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18th Jun 26

Behind the Curtin | Projects that Shape Lives with Rt Hon Justine Greening

The latest episode of Behind the Curtin is now live, featuring Rt Hon Justine Greening, former Cabinet Minister and Founder and Chair of the Purpose Coalition.

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15th Jun 26

Building for Growth: How the Building Safety Act is Shaping Residential Development

As residential growth accelerates, the Building Safety Act is driving stronger quality and accountability, with David Sandbrook highlighting its impact on design, delivery and long-term management in Place North West.