The TRAD Group – Overcoming the odds
Since Construction Industry News spoke last May with Des Moore, CEO of the TRAD Group, the Group has had to contend with a number of well-known external factors that have played havoc with the wider [read more…]
March 2017
MSPS rebrands as BakerHicks – one of the UK’s leading independent design and engineering consultancies
Morgan Sindall Professional Services, the specialist design and engineering business, has been relaunched as BakerHicks, a new name with a 60-year heritage that reflects its established reputation as an independent consultancy. The BakerHicks brand acknowledges [read more…]
Sweco claims BREEAM UK Assessor Company of the Year award hat-trick
Leading engineering, environmental and design consultancy Sweco UK has been named as the BREEAM Assessor Company of the Year. This is the third time Sweco has won this prestigious award for the world’s leading sustainability assessment [read more…]
Smith Brothers Stores – Moving with the times
As befits a company with 115 years of operation under its belt, Smith Brothers Stores Ltd continues to move with the times in order to further strengthen its position within what remains a very competitive [read more…]
Notts company appointed to install fire alarms in new Marks & Spencer Simply Food Stores
Fire and security solutions provider Tecserv UK, has been appointed by Eco-1, a leading green electrical installation company to install fire alarm systems within of a number of new Marks & Spencer ‘Simply Food’ stores [read more…]
Construction industry reacts to Spring Budget
With businesses having had time to digest the implications of yesterday’s Spring Budget, we gauge the reaction of a cross-section of the construction industry to the Chancellor’s announcement. Justin Arnesen, Ayming Director: R&D Tax & [read more…]
Lucion expands asbestos safety services with new operation for Ireland
Leading asbestos safety and risk management group Lucion Services is expanding its network of regional offices by setting up a new operation covering Ireland. The company is opening a new office in Omagh from where [read more…]
Aggregate Industries pledges full support for apprenticeship levy
Aggregate Industries has pledged its full support to the imminent arrival of the government’s apprenticeship levy – stating it is crucial in attracting new talent into the construction industry and helping to bridge the current [read more…]
What does the apprenticeship levy mean for the construction industry?
Ashley Wheaton, CEO and Principal at University College of Estate Management, explains why and how businesses can capitalise on the levy straight away. The apprenticeship levy, which comes into force in April, aims to fund [read more…]
50 per cent of householders more likely to hire builders who employ apprentices
Consumers prefer to hire firms that train apprentices, according to new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). On the first day of National Apprenticeship Week in England, this new research, based on responses [read more…]