Simon Lloyd, Technical Project Manager for Kiwa Building Products, outlines the numerous benefits of External Wall Insulation (EWI). EWI is used to augment the thermal insulation performance of existing external walls by improving their thermal [read more…]
Scaffold towers are an important piece of equipment, utilised frequently within the construction sector and allowing people to work at height efficiently. Scaffold towers are relatively straightforward to assemble and can be quickly moved around, [read more…]
With the hurdles that companies face in the modern business world it’s no surprise that around half of all start-ups in the UK fail within the first five years. Those that do prosper remain at [read more…]
As a new survey revealed the tragic human cost of payment abuse in the construction industry, Fiona Hodgson, chief executive of the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation, has called for action to outlaw [read more…]
Putting the cherry on the cake of what was a very successful 2019 for Mikhail Riches, the company was named winners of the RIBA Stirling Prize and the inaugural Neave Brown Award for its Goldsmith [read more…]
A new report published by the skills and education think tank EDSK has found that millions of pounds of the government’s Apprenticeship Levy is being spent on so-called ‘fake apprenticeship schemes’, which, in reality, are [read more…]
For many, the start of a new year is the perfect incentive to make important changes to their life. One aspect a lot of Brits will tend to focus on is their job – as [read more…]
Acoustic instrumentation specialist, Cirrus Research, will be launching their brand-new cloud-based noise monitoring solution at the Autosport Engineering exhibition in Birmingham between the 9th and 10th January. The new Quantum noise monitoring solution is an [read more…]
UK building professionals should take a leaf out of motor racing’s book in order to advance their use of digital technology, an industry roundtable has commented. The Westminster Sustainable Business Forum (WSBF) event, sponsored by the [read more…]
Pump hire specialist, Sykes Pumps, has helped to provide part of the excitement for racers and spectators at this year’s Wales Rally GB by supplying the pump equipment required for the Water Splash at Oulton [read more…]
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