Working environments, regardless of size or output, can be noisy places. This is especially true in the construction industry, where loud machinery is vital to the success of the workforce and is used on a daily basis. We require so many equipments in construction like plastic thread protector are used to protect Continue Reading
Contract awarded for major construction work to increase Vauxhall Tube station capacity and make it step free
Contract awarded for major construction work to increase Vauxhall Tube station capacity and make it step free Station modernisation part of the work to support transformation of the Battersea Nine Elms area. Station to become step-free as part of plans for a more accessible interchange. Vauxhall Tube station will Continue Reading
Telehandler overturns at school
A telescopic handler overturned last week at a school in Perth, Scotland, ripping into the roof of a building that the contractor was refurbishing. The telehandler was lifting a long beam which suspended by a short sling from one of the forks when it went over sideways. The unit did Continue Reading
Travis Perkins donates materials to centre
A building firm has donated £1,000 of materials to a rehabilitation centre. Travis Perkins in Oakham handed over timber and gravel to Wing Grange. The materials will be used by the residents at the centre, many who are rebuilding their lives after time in prison, to build surrounds for displays Continue Reading
Government ‘saved bacon’ of builders
THE outgoing chairman of trade body Homes for Scotland has credited the Scottish Government for having “saved our bacon” during the recession, which decimated small to medium-sized housebuilders. Andy Pearson, who is also the managing director of Tweed Homes, added that he doesn’t expect a repeat of the pre-2007 housing Continue Reading
NORTH EAST BOOSTS EFFORTS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS
With repeated calls from the government to reduce carbon emissions in order to meet targets established for the future, the construction industry has become a focus for introducing and implementing new methods of technology in an effort to reduce the country’s carbon footprint. In a statement published by Liberal Democrat Continue Reading
Hard evidence is what the industry needs
Working out the ‘multiplier effect’ of construction’s benefit to the wider economy was one of the best decisions the industry has taken in recent years – but politicians and the industry alike need to have the confidence that the numbers remain applicable. Great news then that new research commissioned by the Continue Reading
How will Crossrail benefit London?
Crossrail is one of the most significant major construction projects to take place in the UK in recent years. Changing the face of the city’s transport network, Crossrail is a new suburban rail service for London and the south east. It will provide a direct connection between London’s major business Continue Reading
SIMPLE THINGS CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE: MAINTAINING A HAPPY WORKFORCE
It goes without saying that a happy worker, is a hard worker. Putting in the necessary steps to ensure that your construction site meets the needs of your workforce will undoubtedly increase productivity and efficiency levels. Nic Marks of the New Economic Foundation argues that “people who are happier at Continue Reading
BRE seeks new ideas in China
BRE is encouraging UK construction businesses to come forward to showcase their most innovative and sustainable technologies in a new eco-city in China whose developer it is working in partnership. Suppliers from the UK and elsewhere in the world could have their technologies featured in the Sustainable Building Exhibition Centre Continue Reading