North Wales-based Thomas Plant has saved more than 20 jobs after acquiring Hawkrent Limited in Shropshire from administrators. Lindsey Cooper and Chris Ratten of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP were appointed administrators to Hawkrent, which rents [read more…]
New Prime Minster Liz Truss will have to look at three key areas in which to support UK construction, according to the head of one of the industry’s leading bodies. Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of [read more…]
AliMet Fabrications has become a member of the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) – opening doors to a key market segment for the supply of door sets and entrance requirements. Tim Moore, AliMet’s Technical Sales [read more…]
Modern interior upgrades and home improvement works will be undertaken in more than 100 properties across the Tees Valley area following Esh Construction being appointed as contractor. The £1.2m scheme is part of Karbon Homes’ [read more…]
CITB has announced a new development opportunity for employers wanting to improve leadership and management skills across their business. It is hoped the launch of 11 short courses, developed following industry feedback and aligned to [read more…]
Construction contractor Seddon has announced it has joined the University of Salford’s Friends of Energy House 2.0, a community of like-minded industry partners committed to fighting the climate emergency. Climate change is one of the [read more…]
A carpentry apprentice has urged women to consider a career in construction as she reflects on an action-packed year working within the industry. Emily Baker, an apprentice with Persimmon Home’s Cornwall and West Devon business, [read more…]
Jacobs has been selected as a design consultant for Northern Ireland Water’s (NI Water) Major Project Partnership Framework, which will deliver large-scale water and wastewater projects across Northern Ireland. The framework will deliver individual capital [read more…]
In recent years there has been a focus on producing more efficient buildings that will reduce operational emissions. As it stands it is estimated that 39% of all global energy related carbon emissions comes from [read more…]
In this timely article, Bruce Kennedy, Architect Director at BDP, talks about the use of biophilic design for the Heriot Watt campus in Dubai. When visitors cross the threshold of Heriot Watt’s new university campus [read more…]
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