October 2025: Contractors report their latest awards

New business is the foundation upon which construction’s ongoing work is built. No matter the economic outlook, interest rate environment or cost of materials, someone, somewhere will need construction on a new project. It’s the lifeblood of an industry that lives by the mantra: “Get ‘er done.” For contractors, landing new business also keeps the […]

Fit-out contractor saves local joinery specialist

Beverley-based Cottingham Joinery has been in business 54-years but had been facing recent financial struggles. Its acquisition by Yorkshire Maintenance has safeguarded the jobs of ten skilled bench joiners and the experienced office team ensuring the continuation of high-quality local craftsmanship in the region. Managing Director of The Yorkshire Maintenance Co […]

Platform Power: Data, Terms of Use, and the Fate of AEC AI Startups

An ENR article reported that the agentic AI provider Trunk Tools lost its API access to Procore in September. According to ENR, Agave (a data integration platform) informed Trunk Tools and other startups that Procore’s new terms required changes to how they used its data connector. Procore says the change is due to its updating […]