For a long time construction work and sites have been male dominated with scant regard for women’s capabilities or interests. However, this is changing albeit slowly, and more women are entering the construction industry. This increased interest has resulted in the formation of a number of workshops that teach basic Continue Reading
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Building Costs Aimed at Being Cut By 20%
All public infrastructure and construction costs will now be slashed by twenty percent; this is according to the UK government. George Osborn, Chancellor stated in the budget plan that building costs were being recalculated in order to achieve the type of savings that could assist construction firms across the UK. Continue Reading
10 Tips to Market Your Construction Company
10 Tips to Market Your Construction Company 1. Get a well designed, easily recognisable logo. 2. Have the logo on all company materials such as uniforms, letter heads, e-mails and company vehicles. 3. Get a website with including full company details, portfolio of previous work, all accreditations and testimonials from Continue Reading
Cardiff Construction Obstruction
Cardiff Construction Obstruction Over the next few months we will be featuring some images of Construction sites that are of interest or unusual in concept from some young artists and photographers. Our first in this series comes from James Anthony McNickle an amateur photographer who also sells some of his Continue Reading
UK construction sector shrinks for 22nd month in a row
Activity in Britain’s construction sector contracted for the 22nd month in a row in December as demand dried up. The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) said today that its purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to 47.1 last month, up from November’s reading of 47. A mark below 50 Continue Reading
Turkey to spend billions on infrastructure!
Looks like we construction workers and companies should be heading over to Turkey asap, if the UK Government is to be believed. The UK government encourages firms to apply for construction opportunities in the country Turkey is to spend billions of pounds on major infrastructure and regeneration projects, which could Continue Reading
Sitemaster Building
SiteMaster Building – Mobile CAD Software The mobile solution for Professional Building Surveys and CAD Drawings carried out On Site in Real Time. Draw fast and accurate walls (as single or double line), windows, doors and symbols rectangular and circular columns, recesses, ,chimneys, ducts, room areas, volumes, perimeters and much Continue Reading
Industry will nominate candidates for the Chief Construction adviser role
Construction Industry chiefs are being asked to nominate candidates for the new Government Chief Construction Adviser role. The Department for Business, Information and Skills this week announced that it was looking to recruit for the role by November latest. It wants to appoint someone for a minimum of two years, Continue Reading
Productivity or Procrastination?
The future of CAD is MOBILE Isn’t it amazing to think that just five years ago virtually all surveyors took pencil and pad, tape measure or possibly a laser measuring device out into the field and spent several hours measuring up sites, buildings and all related detail before returning to Continue Reading
A New Opportunity for Construction Tradesmen!
FOR ALL BUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION WORKERS OUT THERE! WHY NOT DIVERSIFY? Steve was like a lot of people working a trade in the Construction Industry, due to the economic climate he was out of work more than in it. One day he saw an advertisement for Sitemaster Software, this piqued Continue Reading