National property consultancy and surveyors, Naismiths, today (Monday 23 October) announced it has seen a five per cent increase in the number of development projects failing or struggling over the past 12 months, with ‘supply complacency’ [read more…]
Working at any height can be a dangerous task, and with the demand for employees trained to work at height on the rise, it’s important to know all the factors of scaffolding and whether you [read more…]
Today (Wednesday 18 October) is Anti-Slavery Day in the UK, and the Chartered Institute of Building and Stronger Together are pleased to announce that industry leaders including Saint-Gobain, Westfield and Willmott Dixon will be joining [read more…]
Construction firms are trailing businesses from other sectors when it comes to preparing for Brexit according to the latest YouGov survey commissioned by leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM. RSM’s Brexit Monitor survey of [read more…]
Proving its unrivalled credentials once again, Aggregate Industries has supplied the ready-mixed concrete specification required for the piling foundations of an expansive back-up power plant at Peterborough power station. As part of a £180m investment [read more…]
Pre-cast architectural and structural solutions specialist SCC Design Build will soon begin on-site work as part of an ambitious project which aims to double the size of Leeds city centre. Holbeck Urban Village is a [read more…]
Aggregate Industries has partnered with BASF Construction Chemicals to create a suite of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) to provide clients with detailed information on the environmental impact of its ready-mixed concrete, and encourage the implementation [read more…]
Users of Rittal enclosure cooling technology are being offered free on-site inspection surveys to ensure that their production and process critical equipment is being adequately protected. The offer is available for a limited period and [read more…]
House builders are set to benefit by £200m a year from the government’s commitment this week to spend £48bn to keep rail services running between 2019-2024, new research reveals. The government announced on Thursday that between 2019 and 2024 £48bn will be spent on Britain’s railway. It means businesses in construction will continue to benefit from the [read more…]
A new CEMEX brand of high performance aggregates, neogem has just been launched in the UK. neogem aggregates are specialist, high quality aggregates, whose intrinsic properties have been developed to meet the essential needs of [read more…]
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