Five key tips for MIG welding
When searching for the MIG welder that meets your requirements, there are a host of key factors to consider, which Eng-Weld goes through in this piece to enable you to find the best fit for [read more…]
Market Insight
Britain must solve housing crisis without risking further climate damage warns Sir David King
Britain must solve its housing crisis without putting climate at risk warned the UK former Chief Scientific Advisor Sir David King at an Offsite Alliance event, part of this year’s UK Construction Week. With government [read more…]
Construction industry encouraged to ‘step-up’ in race to adopt greener heating solutions
After the recent revelations that UK’s home gas boilers emit twice as much CO2 as all the nation’s power stations, the construction sector is being urged to accelerate the switch to greener heating solutions such [read more…]
Boost in major project starts keeps construction recovery on track
Glenigan, the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence expert, has today (Monday 27th September) released the September edition of its Construction Review. The monthly report provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of construction data, giving built [read more…]
Working towards a more sustainable construction sector
COP26 may be drawing ever closer, yet all seems to be in a state of flux and transition. The media is full of predictions of a potential return to the dark days of the 1970s, [read more…]
Ailing UK infrastructure forces a quarter of offices and facilities to close or relocate in the UK
New research by leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has revealed that ailing UK infrastructure has led to almost a quarter of middle market businesses closing offices and facilities or relocating in the [read more…]
Latest construction output statistics offer little comfort to the sector, says the Scaffolding Association
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show construction output in July 2021 was worth £257m (1.6% in volume terms) less than the month before the pandemic hit. It is the second [read more…]
Construction recovery continues outlines new research
Glenigan, the construction industry’s insight and intelligence experts, has released the September edition of its Construction Index, which suggests that despite project starts declining consistently across the board, a slowing rate suggests an upward trajectory [read more…]
SMEs call for public sector ‘to do more’ to remove tendering barriers
Over 90% of British SMEs believe the public sector should be doing more to remove the tendering barriers they face when bidding for public sector contracts, according to new research. The findings have been detailed [read more…]
Can the construction industry afford to make redundancies?
The last 18 months have been a considerable challenge for the construction industry, with restrictions leading to reduced productivity, delays and fewer projects. As a result, main and subcontractors have had to make a number [read more…]