The highly-anticipated Royal Wharf Pier arrived in London yesterday (Wednesday 19th September) in impressive fashion, as the canting brow, carried on a 65m x 60m boat and the pontoon, brought in by the Mts Viscount [read more…]
Two years on from what the BBC referred to as ‘one of the UK’s worst modern disasters’[1], causing 72 deaths and a widespread cultural reaction, Aidan Bell, co-founder of sustainable building materials company Envirobuild, asks: [read more…]
Springfield Properties, a leading housebuilder in Scotland offering private and affordable housing, has announced the appointment of Colin Kenneth Rae as a Non-executive Director of the group with immediate effect. Mr Rae, aged 54, is [read more…]
Construction giant Sir Robert McAlpine has held an official ceremony to mark the advancing progress of Woking’s stunning new £540m Victoria Square development, one of the South-East of England’s largest and most ambitious building and [read more…]
The Building Safety Group (BSG) has reported a 31% increase in the number of electricity breaches occurring on construction sites. BSG’s report was based on 20,000 independent site inspections that compared the first six months [read more…]
British Precast is the trade association for precast concrete manufacturers and members of the supply chain. The main aims of the federation are to promote precast concrete in the construction market; to disseminate information, through [read more…]
Construction site theft is a widespread problem, with around £100m of plant, machinery and other equipment being stolen each year. When goods are taken, site owners must suffer the financial burden of having to replace [read more…]
ISG has secured an £18.5m project with The Vale of Glamorgan Council to redevelop and extend the Welsh Medium school – Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg, in the town of Barry. Procured via the influential SEWSCAP [read more…]
The much-loved owner of Coventry City Skips had the perfect send-off after being taken to church for his funeral on the back of his own wagon. Denis Doherty, who had run the company since 1989, [read more…]
In partnership with CLF Construction Careers, Construction Youth Trust ran a fun-filled five-day DIY course at The Curve community centre in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and at Kings Cross Construction Skills Centre [read more…]
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