The much-loved owner of Coventry City Skips had the perfect send-off after being taken to church for his funeral on the back of his own wagon. Denis Doherty, who had run the company since 1989, [read more…]
In partnership with CLF Construction Careers, Construction Youth Trust ran a fun-filled five-day DIY course at The Curve community centre in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and at Kings Cross Construction Skills Centre [read more…]
Roof window installers, builders and homeowners across the UK and Ireland can claim £40/€45 worth of rewards, redeemable at top brand retailers and restaurants, every time they buy a VELUX white painted window during autumn. The latest [read more…]
Structural and civil engineering design agency, Farrow Walsh, has bolstered its team with the announcement of six new hires. The owner-managed business set up in 2009, has welcomed Anna Riesco, Lewis Cole, Tom Bishop, Jamie [read more…]
As part of its ongoing commitment to investing in future roofing talent, Marley is sponsoring SkillBuild, the UK’s largest running construction skills competition. As sponsor of both the regional qualifiers and final, Marley has also [read more…]
A record 62% of all UK excavation work is now preceded by a thorough search for underground assets, such as pipes and cables, according to Digging Up Britain 2019. The report by LSBUD (Linesearch BeforeUdig) shows [read more…]
The UK construction industry brings in billions of pounds of new work every month*. The sector relies on tool and equipment hire companies to deliver the kit needed to undertake these projects, so how can [read more…]
Simon Lloyd of Kiwa Building Products, outlines the importance of floor membranes in protecting buildings from water, sub-soil gases and harmful substances in the ground. The concrete ground floor of a building must be constructed to: [read more…]
Philip Munn, RSM VAT partner, explains how construction faces a perfect storm of VAT issues on 1st October unless HMRC responds to calls from the industry and RSM. The domestic reverse charge for the Construction [read more…]
National framework organisation Pagabo is launching a new charity to tackle head on the taboo of mental health in the construction industry. The fundraising Pagabo Foundation aims to raise the profile of mental health within [read more…]
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