That was one of the key takeaways from a seminar attended by more than 100 property professionals and hosted by engineering partnership IN2 at the historic Screen on the Green cinema in London’s Islington. James Redmond, a Director at IN2, spoke alongside Andrew Bradley of construction cost consultancy Core Five Continue Reading

The construction team at leading recruiter Acorn has been awarded the contract to supply workers for Bouygues UK’s pioneering Cardiff Innovation Campus (CIC) construction project on the basis of its responsible business practices. Acorn will supply resources and provide employment opportunities for staff at the state-of-the-art Cardiff University campus, which Continue Reading

National trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has developed specialist training to support property professionals in the identification of Japanese knotweed and other invasive species. The ‘Invasive Plant Identification Course’ gives a comprehensive overview of the key issues surrounding certain plants listed on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Continue Reading

Do you consider yourself a natural born presenter? There’s no doubt that some of us are and when we stand up and take the mic, the room falls silent and we have everyone’s full attention straightaway. When this happens, the audience listens because they are confident that what is about Continue Reading

You may be fortunate to work in a UK city whereby and you can quickly find a parking space or pay very little for the visit — making it very convenient to bring your car into the city centre. For other cities though, you could end up driving around for Continue Reading

Businesses from all parts of the construction supply chain are set to benefit from a new collaboration between the Construction Innovation Hub and UK Construction Week (UKCW), in a move designed to boost take up of innovation in the industry and realisation of the Government’s sector deal ambitions. The Construction Continue Reading

The world’s most visited landmarks are huge feats of construction – with some even taking centuries to build and costing well into the billions. While the costs for each landmark may be substantial, the greatest landmarks on the globe do attract millions of visitors each year and boost their local Continue Reading

Nominations for the annual UK Construction Week (UKCW) Role Models initiative have quadrupled since last year, according to event organisers Media 10. Dozens of construction professionals were among the entrants this Spring, attracted to a scheme which provides a schools contact programme and public platform to professionals of any age Continue Reading

Worker fatigue is often an overlooked hazard in the construction industry. This is despite the fact that fatigue is a serious health and safety risk in construction; fatigue has the potential to significantly impair physical and cognitive capacities, as well as having a damaging effect on the mental health of Continue Reading

Commercial and industrial companies could cut their energy bills or even generate extra income by connecting the computer systems used to run their factories to specialist energy management software, according to the latest study by distributed energy resource management software firm Smarter Grid Solutions. The Glasgow-based tech business will present its findings at next week’s influential Continue Reading