Bowmer and Kirkland site crane crashes through Liverpool apartment block A 200 foot crane at the Bowmer and Kirkland construction site crashed through the roof of an apartment block in Liverpool city centre earlier today, sparking a massive search and rescue operation, the Liverpool Echo reported. The Royal Liverpool hospital Continue Reading
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Mammoth Hire – Latest Tool & Equipment Hire OFFERS
Download your copy of the latest tool and equipment hire offers from Mammoth Hire – click here (PDF). Top 5 Home Hire: 1. Carpet Cleaner 2. Turf Cutter 3. Floor Sander 4. Rotovator – medium 5. Shredder Top 5 Business Hire: 1. Scaffold Tower 2. Mini Digger 3. Cut off Continue Reading
The NEW Leica Disto D8
The most versatile laser distance meter in the world! Equipped with a digital Point finder, high-resolution 2.4“ colour display, 360° tilt sensor and BLUETHOOTH® technology, the Leica DISTO™ D8 is a real world first and offers completely new measuring options. Features: 360° tilt sensor The combination of angle and distance Continue Reading
microEXPLORERâ„¢ Digital Inspection Camera
The new RIDGID® microEXPLORER™ Digital Inspection Camera is a powerful, handheld, video inspection system that’s portable enough to be carried anywhere. This completely digital platform allows you to perform and record detailed visual inspections of hard to reach areas. The microEXPLORER Digital Inspection Camera allows you to offer more services Continue Reading
Mammoth-Hire launches new tool and equipment hire website
National Tool Hire– delivered to your door Mammoth tool hire is supplied by Hire Station, one of the UK’s leading tool hire companies. We have a choice of over 2,000 products to choose from including carpet cleaners, cement mixers, mini diggers, floor sanders, power tools, scaffolding, cranes, surveying equipment and Continue Reading
MP tables motion calling for more construction apprentices
A former apprentice, now an MP for Blaydon, near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has tabled an early day motion in the House of Commons calling for more construction apprenticeships. The Labour MP Dave Anderson has called for more construction apprenticeships to help create new jobs in the construction industry, his call has been Continue Reading
The Pro Mark 500 GPS/GLONASS – RTK Solution
The winning combination The new ProMarkTM 500 offers GPS+GLONASS+20 years of field-proven Magellan technologies. Designed by our GNSS experts, this powerful survey solution delivers state-of-the art RTK features in a light, cable-free rover that gives you maximum mobility and flexibility in the field. Blade engine insures fast initialization, long-range accuracy, Continue Reading
Civils still in recession despite rise in orders
Economic indicators for the Construction Industry published last week suggest that the worst of the recession may have passed, however, they also showed that civil engineering had dipped in April and May after consecutive monthly increases in the first quarter of the year. The market intelligence firm of Glenigan’s said Continue Reading
New online tax liability calculator for contractors
The Contract services firm of Hudson Contract has launched an online calculator that enables contractors to weigh the risks of an HMRC status inspection going against them. The new online Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) calculator allows firms to check if their contracts for self employed subbies will meet HMRC requirements. Continue Reading
IP Explanation and Ratings
IP Explanation and Ratings EN 60529 outlines an international classification system for the sealing effectiveness of enclosures of electrical equipment against the intrusion into the equipment of foreign bodies (i.e. tools, dust, fingers) and moisture. This classification system utilizes the letters “IP” (“Ingress Protection”) followed by two or three digits. Continue Reading