The building industry is looking for ways to reduce disruptions to communities after almost a quarter of UK residents admitted being irritated by how long construction projects take to complete. Building sections of new homes [read more…]
If one of the major Contractors went bust tomorrow, everyone would notice. Thousands of businesses would suffer. The banks would take a massive hit, and even the general public might sit up and take notice. [read more…]
Exposure to naturally-occurring radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and is responsible for over 1,100 deaths in the UK every year. High levels of radon can be found in buildings [read more…]
A third of all falls from height in the workplace occur when using a ladder according to the Health and Safety Executive and within the construction industry it accounts for 45 per cent of fatalities [read more…]
Three quarters of construction SMEs say ‘cowboy clients’ are hampering their business, according to the latest research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Key results from the FMB’s UK-wide research into the impact of [read more…]
Plasloc has supplied Ernst & Young (EY), recognised as one of the ‘big four’ professional service companies, with screening in the form of a curved demo wall for its London-based headquarters. The wall is in [read more…]
Building and civil engineering business, Britcon has expanded its in house expertise with the creation of a Mechanical & Electrical position across its offices in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire and Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Patrick Kenworthy has [read more…]
Innovative real-time working models of ideas that can transform rail passenger travel could be set to benefit from a £3.5m fund launched today (Monday 30 October) by the Department for Transport (DfT). The first of [read more…]
A formal legal agreement has been sealed to enable the redevelopment of Northallerton’s former prison. Hambleton District Council and Hull-based regeneration company Wykeland Group have formed the Central Northallerton Development Company, a joint venture vehicle [read more…]
Many of the 4,000 new homes being built close to the Cambridge Biomedical Campus have been signed off as incorporating proven crime prevention techniques set by Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention [read more…]
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