Balfour Beatty has today (Friday 21 June) been awarded a £50m contract to replace a high-voltage substation at Littlebrook Power Station in Kent on behalf of National Grid. The five-year contract forms a critical part [read more…]
Former Armed Forces personnel have the perfect traits for careers in construction and logistics, according to one of the country’s leading suppliers of building materials, SIG Distribution, which has provided a range of careers for [read more…]
It is testament to Masonry Frame Systems’ progressive approach that the past 15 years have seen the company evolve from relatively small beginnings into a thriving business, in the process attracting industry recognition in the [read more…]
The UK construction sector employs around 3m people of which only 13% are women – a proportion that has barely risen since the recession in 2008. However, the opportunities for women in construction remain rich [read more…]
A County Durham fabrications firm is facing a bright future after an investment of more than £2m. BTS Facades and Fabrications, which is based in Newton Aycliffe and manufactures metal rainscreen and fabrications for the [read more…]
Tirion Homes picked up Best Residential Development of the Year at the Wales Property Awards 2019 last night (Thursday 13 June) for The Mill, Canton. Situated at the site of the former Arjo Wiggins Teape [read more…]
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive’s (SYPTE) IT Operations Manager, Nick Brailsford, is cycling from John O’Groats to Land’s End this week to raise money for mental health charity, PAPYRUS UK. Nick, 42, from Wingerworth in [read more…]
Six months into the nationwide Construction Skills Fund (CSF) project, 1275 trainees have become site-ready to join the industry after completing their training at 20 new onsite hubs. Over 42% of learners have received job [read more…]
Vista, the specialist insurance broking business, has announced that it has won two new clients, Create Construction Ltd, the Building Contractors and Property Development firm, and HH Construction Groundwork Contractors Ltd, the Groundworks and Civil [read more…]
Bull Products, a manufacturer of life-saving fire protection equipment, has been contracted to supply an additional 10 of its renowned wireless alarm systems to the next phase of the UK’s largest power station, Hinkley Point. [read more…]
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