Court of Appeal ruling gives high street landlords more protection in administrations Computer game retailer Game will have to pay £3m to a collection of Britain’s biggest landlords after it lost a landmark legal case about unpaid rent. The ruling by the Court of Appeal closes a legal loophole that Continue Reading
Housebuilder creates first Lego bedroom
Using standard and bespoke Lego bricks, mini-figures and themed accessories, Weston Homes has built the first children’s bedroom dressed entirely in Lego products. Weston Homes has created the world’s first Lego-themed children’s bedroom. The brightly-coloured room, which has been created entirely out of red, black, yellow and grey Lego bricks, Continue Reading
Contractors ordered back to school
Construction companies are being urged to visit more schools in a bid to make a career in the industry more attractive to youngsters. The CITB is leading the charge for a more pro-active approach from contractors following a damning report which found young people were being advised they were “too clever for Continue Reading
Construction industry expects creation of 182,000 jobs
The training body of construction professionals (CITB) says 182,000 jobs are to be created in the next four years. The CITB claims the growth will be fuelled by huge government infrastructure projects and demand for housing. However the body warns that work will be “very South Eastern England centric.” CITB Continue Reading
Growth in construction industry revised up as house building leaps almost 20%
British construction output rose modestly in the last three months of 2013, official figures showed today led by the greatest expansion in the building of new housing since the start of 2008. Construction output rose by 0.2 per cent in the three months to the end of December, significantly down Continue Reading
Bolton College’s new STEM centre will be the best, promises boss
THE newly appointed head of a multi-million pound centre has promised it will have excellent teaching and the best facilities to educate the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians. Peter Alstead, aged 51, will lead the £4.1 million Bolton College’s STEM — science, technology, engineering and maths — Continue Reading
Crane slips into a ditch
An All Terrain crane slipped off the road near Nantes, in France on Wednesday causing a road closure and a cut to the the local electricity supply. The crane a five axle Liebherr from Mediaco’s depot in Nantes was travelling along the D 744 between Moncoutant and Cerizay to the Continue Reading
Workers threaten to strike at Brazil stadium after death
Workers at a World Cup stadium in the Brazilian city of Manaus are threatening to go on strike after a third worker died during the construction of the venue. The Arena da Amazonia stadium in Manaus, Brazil, pictured during construction in December 2013 A 55-year-old Portuguese worker was killed on Continue Reading
Watts, Volts, and Amps: The Layman’s Guide to Electrical Power Jargon
220 volts, 100 amps, 500 watts. Even the most basic units of electrical power jargon are confusing enough to give the average non-expert a headache. A headache or a nasty shock, that is. While electrical power jargon may seem overly complicated and difficult to understand, the confusing words used to Continue Reading
Iconic clock tower may survive storms say engineers
A cherished landmark which it was feared had suffered terminal damage in the storms may be repairable. The clock tower at Kingsand and the adjacent building, known locally as the Institute, took a battering from powerful waves last week. It was initially feared that the foundations of a the Continue Reading