Manchester-based heating and plumbing company recognised for outstanding performance and quality MCR Gas, a leading Manchester heating and plumbing services provider, won the Best in Class Start-Up Business Award during the annual Made in Bury awards ceremony in late November. For eight years, The Made in Bury Business Awards have Continue Reading
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10 steps to get your ideal construction job this Christmas
Industry is still recruiting, official statistics show Free Government-backed jobs portal has almost 1,000 vacancies listed already Construction Talent Retention Scheme expecting a boom in New Year – use the quieter holiday season to prepare, experts say According to December’s Office for National Statistics figures, the number of job vacancies Continue Reading
Work begins on new business hub at Wirral Waters
Construction began this week on a new Grade A business hub located at No 1 Tower Road South at Peel L&P’s Wirral Waters. (Cllr Cherry Povall JP, Cllr Janette Williamson, James Whittaker Executive Development Director for Peel L&P, Cllr Anita Leech, and Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram at the ground breaking Continue Reading
Bat’s the way to do it: How Aggregate Industries successfully rehomed rare bat species as part of quarry development
? Aggregate Industries helps to protect two rare species of bat as part of quarry development ? Project includes design and build of a compensatory roost to rehome bats from derelict bungalow ahead of demolition ? Visits show that bats have successfully found and used the roost, demonstrating ecological responsibility Aggregate Industries once Continue Reading
New energy platform set to revolutionise metering and billing of heat networks
A new smart energy app and portal that gives heat network customers greater control of their energy consumption and spend has today been launched by Vital Energi, helping service operators at one pilot project to reduce debt by 12.5% in under 6 months. Named Glass, the software gives heat network users Continue Reading
Aggregate Industries strengthens asphalt offering with quartet of new products
Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has today launched four new products, further bolstering its asphalt offering. The four asphalts – SuperLayer®, SuperPath, SuperSAMI and SuperCurve® – will give specifiers even more scope to find the perfect solution for their specific requirements. SuperLayer SuperLayer is a specially designed asphalt mix Continue Reading
Kick Start a Career in Construction – Aggregate Industries Launches its Kickstart Programme 2020
Committed to supporting the government’s pledge to provide skills and training for young people, Aggregate Industries has launched its brand new Kickstart Programme 2020, having been approved as an official Kickstart Employer. Under its Plan for Jobs launched in July, the Government introduced its Kickstart Scheme in September 2020 – a £2bn initiative to Continue Reading
£636m Market Value – A 15% drop for Panelised Modular Building Systems
The panelised modular building systems market in the UK was worth £753m in 2019. It is worth noting that due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, AMA Research are forecasting that contractors’ output is expected to be down by 20% in 2020. As a result of this downward turn, the panelised modular building systems market will also experience a decline Continue Reading
Construction of Wirral Waters business hub nears with contractor appointment
GMI Construction has been appointed as the contractor for Peel L&P’s £7.7m state-of-the-art business hub at Wirral Waters. The three-storey BREEAM Excellent-rated office complex, No 1 Tower Road South, will be the first speculative commercial office space to be built in Birkenhead for over a decade. The £7.7m project will create Continue Reading
Local communities reap the benefits of framework success
More than 50 grass roots projects across the UK have received funding as part of LHC’s Community Benefit Fund. As part of LHC’s commitment to helping public authorities deliver value back to the community. This year £1.3 million has been reinvested across the UK, including £325,000 specifically allocated to community Continue Reading