Ryan Simmonds, sales director for framing at voestalpine Metsec plc, examines why there can be a significant difference between projected costs versus final costs and reviews how changing the approach to planning the project can [read more…]
Roof window manufacturer VELUX® has added three more sizes to its world’s first curved glass rooflight range. The VELUX curved glass rooflight, designed for flat roofs, is now available in eight different sizes and features [read more…]
The current skills crisis within the construction industry could be exacerbated even further post-Brexit unless more work is put into developing talent pipelines, according to One Way. An analysis by the specialist construction and rail [read more…]
Aggregate Industries has been awarded a prestigious new contract to provide its revolutionary Lytag product in the £60m modernisation of the 20 Old Bailey redevelopment in London. Located close to St. Paul’s Cathedral, the 1980s [read more…]
Sheffield-based SCX has completed the first year of a three-year project to construct a retractable roof for the new No.1 Court at The All England Lawn Tennis Club. SCX Special Projects, part of the SCX [read more…]
A recently released report further warns that any election manifesto pledges on housing or infrastructure will be deemed “redundant” if there are not enough workers in the construction industry. The report by the Federation of [read more…]
With a suggested £4bn in roadworks contracts, It is argued that now is the time to look at alternative solutions in the UK. With Highways England Chief Executive, Jim O’Sullivan, announcing an anticipated increase of [read more…]
Working at height remains the most significant hazard on a building site according to a survey carried out by the Building Safety Group. The report was based on the findings of over 2,000 site inspections [read more…]
3M will be exhibiting for the first time at this year’s PLANTWORX, showcasing its wide range of personal safety solutions for the construction industry. The science-based technology company will be one of the few health [read more…]
On Friday 19 May 15 women from London attended a free ‘trade’ taster workshop focused on Repairs & Maintenance and organised by Mears Group, the leading provider of maintenance services to social housing, working in partnership [read more…]
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