Despite the complaints often made against them, even contractors don’t like noisy building work going on next to their homes. But when you’re redeveloping a former landfill site, noise is just one of a list of problems to deal with. B&E talks to RSK ENSR about how it calmed the waters on a Bolton project, and went out to meet the locals.

Crossrail promises to be an exciting and visionary new railway proposal for London and the South-East, but if it gets the go-ahead contractors could have serious problems sourcing aggregates. Michelle Barratt hears how the industry faces a rocky road ahead.

Type "Women in Construction" into any internet search engine and a multitude of discussion forums will be instantly accessible. But while people can talk endlessly about the merits of recruiting women into the construction industry, females still only account for 10% of the workforce. Michelle Barratt asks: Do women actually want the jobs?

Underfloor heating is the fastest growing part of the heating industry. Sales have doubled in the past four years and are predicted to double again in the next four years. B&E finds out why it is a subject you need to know more about.