GMB, the union for construction workers, has issued a stark warning after PMI figures for orders in the UK construction for September showed the industry facing a ‘torrid time’. The new data for September recorded [read more…]
Pump hire specialist, Sykes Pumps, has introduced the Super Wispaset 80 eco to its range of super silenced pumps, offering one of the most fuel-efficient and cost-effective diesel pumps on the market and an ideal [read more…]
While welcoming the government’s new ‘net zero’ carbon target, Aggregate Industries has been quick to assert that a much greater commitment to innovation, in every respect of the construction process, is vital if the industry [read more…]
GRAHAM is underway with work on a new pedestrian footbridge at City Hospital Halt, south Belfast. The project will be delivered on behalf of Translink and involves the demolition and removal of an existing pedestrian [read more…]
With over 13,000 electrical fires in the UK each year, Wylex has launched a new, smaller Arc Fault Detection Device (AFDD) that disconnects the power supply when it detects a dangerous arc fault in a [read more…]
Skanska is the first in the UK to deliver a unique reinforced concrete encasement for V-shaped piers, to extend the life of an iconic bridge in Peterborough. The works to strengthen six of the eight [read more…]
A planning application by S1 Developments for the ‘Skyliner’ site in Leith has been granted, subject to conditions, by City of Edinburgh Council Development Management Sub-Committee today (25th September). The committee voted in favour of a [read more…]
Blackpool Housing Company Limited was created in 2016 to help tackle the long-standing quality problems that the town’s private housing sector was experiencing. It’s testament to the positive impact the organisation has already made that [read more…]
A £350m regeneration scheme in Coventry is the latest development to feature Russell Roof Tiles’ sustainable concrete pitched roof tiles. The multi award-winning development, Spirit Quarters will see 3,500 new homes built for a mix [read more…]
There have been 1,419 reported suicides in the construction industry over the past five years; 1,409 of those were men. In response to these sobering statistics, MIND YOUR HEAD –– a national campaign designed to [read more…]
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