To mark Mesothelioma Awareness Day (26th September), an event aiming to bring more attention to the dangers of asbestos, ElectricalDirect surveyed trade workers from across the nation to see how often they encounter it, and [read more…]
Formed in 1912 in South Wales, G Stow started life as a family run business and became G Stow and Sons in 1925. The company quickly prospered and expanded, which led to a relocation to [read more…]
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, John F Hunt serves the UK construction industry through 18 dedicated professional companies and divisions nationwide. It provides technical engineering services to safely deliver complex construction and regeneration projects, while its [read more…]
Construction technology specialist XYZ Reality has released a new white paper: ‘Rethinking Rework: Exploring the causes of and solutions to construction’s most expensive problem’. With some studies suggesting that as much as 30% of construction [read more…]
Proposals by Leos International to begin the £50m regeneration of St Georges Business Park have been submitted to Elmbridge Borough Council. The St Georges Gardens proposals include the demolition of the Block A business unit [read more…]
WernerCo, the leading access equipment specialist, is delighted to announce that it has increased manufacturing at its UK facility in Maldon, Essex, with the production of its extension ladders. With a forecast of the manufacture [read more…]
Brett Martin is set to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings around the world with a remarkable new Polycarbonate glazing product largely based on bio-circular attributed material such as used cooking oil, produced in a [read more…]
The construction of a new speculative 160,800 sq ft industrial warehouse on the site of the former Weetabix factory on the Earlstrees Industrial Estate in Corby has been given the green light by councilors. Copley [read more…]
North Wales-based Thomas Plant has saved more than 20 jobs after acquiring Hawkrent Limited in Shropshire from administrators. Lindsey Cooper and Chris Ratten of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP were appointed administrators to Hawkrent, which rents [read more…]
New Prime Minster Liz Truss will have to look at three key areas in which to support UK construction, according to the head of one of the industry’s leading bodies. Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of [read more…]
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