Sub-contractors are entering the most challenging period of the Covid-19 outbreak according to Jim Davis, Managing Director for Construction Finance at Bibby Financial Services. With cash reserves all but used up, the resumption of major [read more…]
Building materials supplier CEMEX is now able to produce hand sanitiser that can help prevent the spread of Covid-19 at its National Technical Centre in Southam, Warwickshire. This means that CEMEX UK can ensure enough [read more…]
With figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealing that more than 28m working days were lost to musculoskeletal conditions in the UK in 2018*, protecting the physical wellbeing of employees has never been [read more…]
HS2 today (Monday 4th May) began the search for the specialist contractors that will deliver around 280km of state-of-the-art high speed track that will enable the UK to run some of the world’s most frequent [read more…]
The engineered timber industry has been founded on the principles of advancing sustainable building technology. Led by innovators such as B&K Structures, the use of timber technology in UK construction has undergone a renaissance in [read more…]
Compact, lightweight and powerful, the inverter-powered Caddy® Mig C160i and C200i are simple to operate, semi-automatic and ruggedly designed, bringing industrial welding performance to even the remotest locations. Both the Caddy® Mig C160i and the [read more…]
Leading engineering services sector bodies BESA and ECA have jointly developed two new guides to help contractors to manage Coronavirus-related issues on site. The new guides will be freely available to the wider industry during [read more…]
The man behind one of SuperFOIL Insulation’s newest products, SuperClose, is launching a new brand, Shire Construction Products. Inspired by the creative and entrepreneurial spirit at SuperFOIL Insulation, Robert Quinton is following his ambitions of [read more…]
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is working with the Construction Products Association (CPA) to monitor the manufacturing and distribution of their respective members in order to meet the needs of housebuilders, contractors and SME builders [read more…]
The construction industry can be transformed by adoption of the practices termed Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean Construction. However, research at the University of Huddersfield has led to a warning that the smaller firms that [read more…]
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