The Magnet Leisure Centre, built in the centre of Maidenhead around 1975, has been replaced by a new facility set in a nature reserve on the outskirts of the town. BRL Architects were appointed by [read more…]
The National Federation of Builders’ (NFB) Major Contractors Group (MCG) is arming the construction industry with practical tools for contractors to start or accelerate their journey towards achieving net zero carbon with a new decarbonisation [read more…]
Opening eight months ahead of schedule amid a global pandemic, Highways England’s new A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme – their largest road improvement project to date – is a magnificent example of Britain’s road-building [read more…]
Winvic Construction Ltd has again secured Innovate UK funding as part of a cross-sector multidisciplinary research group. Winvic, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), Edgetrix Ltd and Costain make up the consortium that [read more…]
In what has been a a year of unprecedented challenges for the construction industry globally, Mike Merrill, Co-founder and COO of WorkMax, looks at four ways of increasing jobsite efficiency and safety. A lot can [read more…]
It is well known that the UK construction and civil engineering industries have the highest incidence of disputes… many of which arise from payment issues. Throw a pandemic into the mix, increased construction delays, non-payment, [read more…]
Novade, a leading smart field management software developer for the building and construction industry, is launching Covid-Safe Site a set of digital solutions to specially mitigate on-site Covid-19 risks. This launch rides on the successful control of [read more…]
Whilst there has been a promising rise in the number of tradeswomen in recent years, the national skills shortage means there’s a great opportunity for many more. Here Jen Davies at Tradesman Saver discusses why more women should consider [read more…]
Following the completion of the 100m Euro acquisition by the Italian multinational FAAC Group earlier this year, seven European divisions of Assa Abloy Entrance Systems and Agta Record (also part of the ASSA ABLOY Group) [read more…]
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed everything in the space of just a few months. However, with light hopefully at the end of tunnel with the progress that has been made with developing a vaccine, new [read more…]
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