It may not happen often but electric motor failure can have serious consequences when it does occur. In fact, it can be difficult to know just what to do. As business downtime and losses mount, it’s very easy to make a panicked decision over whether to rewind and repair or Continue Reading
ARCHITECT PROMOTES FOUR TO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Midlands architectural practice maber has appointed four new associate directors at its Nottingham, Derby and Leicester offices. They are Andy Purvis and Leo Ward, both based in Nottingham, Lee Smith in Derby and Tim Boxford in Leicester. The promotions are as a result of maber’s continued success and a string Continue Reading
Caddick takes over from Carillion on £154m residential tower
Caddick Construction has taken over from Carillion on the £154m Angel Gardens scheme in Manchester. Caddick is the sister company of Moda who are developing the scheme with Apache Capital. It is one of the first major private jobs to restart on site following Carillion’s collapse. Caddick will be directly Continue Reading
Average British First Time Buyer Haggles Asking Price Of Property Down By £5,300
A brand new study looking into the home-buying processes of Britons during the past two years has uncovered that the majority of first-time buyers in the UK secure their home for under the initial asking price, with haggling tactics, issues uncovered during home surveys and mortgage lenders valuing a property Continue Reading
Aarsleff to use silent and vibration-free equipment to install sheet piled wall
Aarsleff Ground Engineering has been awarded a sheet piling project that will allow the company to utilise its new Giken ECO 700S machine, allowing for the silent and vibration-free driving of sheet piles at Grovehill Depot in Beverley. On behalf of main contractor, North Midland Construction/Building Ltd, Aarsleff will be Continue Reading
Carillion collapse to cost Balfour Beatty £45m
Balfour Beatty and Galliford Try have been left counting the cost of Carillion’s collapse with big hits on the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project. Carillion was in joint venture with the duo on the £550m contract, which they are obliged to complete. The current estimate of the extra cash contribution outstanding Continue Reading
Supply chain owed £2bn by Carillion
Suppliers and subcontractors are owed around £2bn by Carillion. The figure in the firm’s last results statement for “trade and other payables” highlights how hard the supply chain could be hit by the company’s collapse. Subcontractors should be offered some protection on most public jobs by the use of Project Continue Reading
DIFFERENT SIKA SOLUTIONS OFFER SAME SUPERB WATERPROOFING QUALITY
A proven waterproof solution is essential for safeguarding basements, car parks, tunnels and other belowground concrete structures against damp and water ingress. But which system is best suited to your building? A render-based product? A drainage system incorporating a membrane? Sika offers both solutions as part of its proven, wide-ranging Continue Reading
Gilbert-Ash Appointed to £2m British High Commission Fit Out Project in Sri Lanka
Award-winning UK construction, refurbishment and fit out contractor, Gilbert-Ash, has been appointed for a £2m fit out project at the British High Commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Work on the 3,000 square metre building adds to the long list of international projects Gilbert-Ash has completed with the UK Foreign & Continue Reading
Financial watchdog launches probe into Carillion
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched an investigation into company announcements made by Carillion in the lead up to its recent profit warnings. A brief Stock Exchange update this morning said: “The Financial Conduct Authority has notified Carillion plc that it has commenced an investigation in connection with the timeliness Continue Reading