The automotive industry is synonymous with welding, every car made has welded parts, but now most of this welding is automated and done by high-tech welding machines. However, welding is still a critical skill for [read more…]
With the New Year just weeks away, here Des Duddy, the joint managing director at Protrade, gives his six predictions for what 2022 has to offer for the construction industry. All that has been spoken [read more…]
With less than six months to go until red diesel users will be charged the full fuel tax to reflect on the emissions they produce, the MHM Group is urging industry leaders to adopt the [read more…]
October saw vacancies in the construction industry reach almost 50,000, mirroring the UK-wide surge in unfilled roles across all sectors. In the wake of Covid and Brexit, the challenges of recruiting talent, whilst tackling skills [read more…]
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time, and the need to strengthen the response is now high on everyone’s global conscience. With this in mind, the construction industry needs to [read more…]
A major UK fuel supplier has raised concerns that many construction companies are unaware of imminent changes to how they can legally power plant and machinery. From 1st April 2022, the construction and road building [read more…]
The widely anticipated Construction Industry Forecast 2021-2023 has found that, despite a challenging year, the sector looks set for growth with the value of underlying starts (projects with a construction value of less than £100m) [read more…]
It is clear that prefabrication is rapidly altering the construction industry. Here, Shaun Hughes, Regional Sales Manager Southern UK, Victaulic, asks why so many are still lagging behind? It’s always rewarding to see the feedback [read more…]
With nearly 30 years’ experience in the Building Control Sector, Paul Armstrong left his role as an Approved Inspector (AI) at Assent Building Control to return to university, in order to pursue post graduate studies [read more…]
Widespread scepticism around the government’s current net-zero strategy amongst built environment professionals has been revealed by new research with 69% doubting its feasibility. The findings, published in the City of Tomorrow report by building performance [read more…]
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