A recent report on the construction industry highlights the extent of mental health problems in this sector. According to new data collected by Randstad, 34 per cent of construction workers have experienced mental health issues [read more…]
Two large sets of steel windows and doors have created a feeling of space in a kitchen extension to a late 19th-century Victorian terrace house in a Conservation Area close to Tufnell Park in North [read more…]
KPMG has advised UK house builders to diversify their debt, as they could face the possibility of shutting off vital access to finance. The consultancy delivered this warning, as more than 80 per cent of [read more…]
Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey has announced that its UK Hire business is working on a vital project to build a 58km bypass in Aberdeen, the third most congested city in the UK[1]. [read more…]
Cold-applied liquid waterproofing specialist, Kemper System, has helped to preserve a grade II listed building thanks to its Stratex warm roof and Kemperol liquid roofing systems. Because of the unusual design of St Thomas More [read more…]
Noise Monitoring specialists Cirrus Research have expanded their product training and CPD programmes, adding an environmental noise measurement workshop to the roster. The new environmental course will be unveiled at the Williams Conference Centre, Oxfordshire, [read more…]
This Gas Safety Week (18-24 September) Dr Ranj Singh is supporting Gas Safe Register to raise awareness of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and its symptoms as a third (32 per cent) of people would not [read more…]
Companies are regularly overlooking the need for safety in mechanical services because they are blinkered by more obvious risks, warns compliance training specialist Develop Training Limited (DTL). To raise awareness of mechanical safety – particularly [read more…]
With the mounting pressures on the healthcare sector making the headlines almost on a daily basis, innovative solutions are rapidly required to create more hospital and care home facilities. Offsite construction is being hailed as [read more…]
Hand protection specialist Globus is introducing a new cut-resistant (Level 5E) glove for construction workers operating in high cut risk environments who also need exceptional grip and fingertip precision. The new SHOWA S-TEX 581 is [read more…]
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