A third of small construction firms are being put off from taking on apprentices because of the bureaucracy involved, according to a new research report “Defusing the skills time bomb” published by the Federation of [read more…]
Scotframe, one of the UK’s most technically advanced timber engineering companies, has been chosen to supply the main structural components of the first fully certified Passivhaus (Passive House) building in a Scottish university. The leading [read more…]
TH Real Estate has confirmed that the John Lewis Partnership (‘John Lewis’) has agreed terms to anchor the 1.7m sq ft Edinburgh St James development, one of the largest regeneration projects currently underway in the [read more…]
The winners of the 44th annual Wood Awards, have been announced at a ceremony held on 10 November at Carpenters’ Hall in London hosted by broadcaster and architectural historian, Tom Dyckhoff. The Wood Awards is [read more…]
New research by trade insurance specialist’s construcaquote.com has revealed that the average British construction worker will eat upwards of 1,500 calories more than the recommended daily intake. Despite this revelation, less than one fifth of [read more…]
The opening of any new depot is always fraught with challenges but a combination of putting the right staff in place and carrying out the required legwork has ensured that the opening of South West [read more…]
Next year sees Gloucestershire-based Plumbstop celebrating its 25th anniversary and since its creation in 1991 the company has overcome several economic downturns to enjoy impressive growth. This success was further underlined when it was recently [read more…]
The award-winning Maria Mallaband Care Group (MMCG) has a long-established reputation for providing care homes of the highest quality but sadly this counted for little when its expansion plans were curtailed two years ago by [read more…]
Over 12 months may have passed since we last caught up with Andrew Dix, Managing Director of Charcon Construction Solutions, but health and safety remains very much his number one priority, which has in turn [read more…]
In her newly expanded role, Laura Mason, Director of Direct Investments at Legal & General Capital (LGC), is responsible for setting the direct investment strategy for L&G’s principal balance sheet. As part of this she [read more…]
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