A construction and civil engineering firm celebrating its 30th anniversary has launched a revolutionary health and safety app, believed to be the first of its kind in the UK. The Hollingsworth Group, based in Engineer [read more…]
Operating under the six-year-long stewardship of Scott Hardie, who has been retained as Managing Director following the acquisition, the former IISL operation has now been amalgamated into the Enigma Industrial Services family. With 1,200 staff [read more…]
The British like nothing better than to talk about the weather, but the topic is especially important for those working in construction this winter. Last year saw the ‘Beast from the East’ tearing through the [read more…]
The CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) has joined forces with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) in a milestone partnership. The partnership agreement creates a shared action plan to work with construction businesses across England, Scotland [read more…]
GAP Hire Solutions has recently taken delivery of its first 6t Dual View Dumper from Wacker Neuson, becoming one of the first hire companies to supply the high-performance machine. Dual View allows the operator to [read more…]
A groundbreaking new sustainable drainage material is offering a simple and versatile solution to removing toxic heavy metals pollution from highways. Developed by the leading water infrastructure systems provider SDS Limited, SDS Aqua-XchangeTM is a flexible [read more…]
A Livingston-based supplier of windows and doors is set to open 12 new trade centres across the UK, in a move to create the UK’s leading distribution company of its kind. Stevenswood aims to grow [read more…]
Self-employed construction workers have seen a year-on-year increase in average weekly earnings of 6.7% – almost three times above the annual rate of inflation. This translates to an average of £932 a week, up £63 [read more…]
Around 8,500 new houses will be built in Northamptonshire following a funding injection from Homes England, the government’s housing delivery agency. Located within an hour of London and Birmingham and inside the Cambridge/Oxford corridor, the [read more…]
The nature of work undertaken on a construction site means there is an increase in hazards, and the chances of accidents occurring, in comparison to the average workplace. Clear guidelines on health and safety must [read more…]
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