SELECT has welcomed new advice that confirms how Construction Products Regulation (CPR) could be affected by a no deal Brexit. The UK Government has announced that if the UK leaves the European Union (EU) without [read more…]
The largest event in the history of the UK construction industry to address mental health issues in the sector opens today (Tuesday 8 October), as part of UK Construction Week. The focus on mental health [read more…]
Hinkley Point nuclear power station, Britain’s biggest construction project since the Second World War, is grappling with a mental illness crisis, with several attempted suicides since work began in 2016, a Guardian investigation has revealed. [read more…]
Emma Porter has been named the new Managing Director of Story Contracting’s Construction Division. Since returning to the business in April 2019, Emma has taken the reins of the division, leading the team to deliver [read more…]
Appointed by Daher Projects GmbH to undertake delivery of two 335 Tonne transformers destined for Sellindge Substation, Collett & Sons Ltd recently loaded up its specialist girder bridge and headed out of Cruise Terminal 1 [read more…]
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…]
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