Category: Featured
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Trimble adds new 3D model viewer to Viewpoint Field View
Using the mobile app, teams can open and view the 3D model on site, giving site staff immediate visual context and insight. Tasks and forms (whether for snagging, health and safety actions, quality checks, inspections or handover) can be embedded, pinned and assigned to the relevant location within the model. As well as enhancing documentation…
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Lilly to build $5B cancer drug facility in Virginia
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Eli Lilly said it plans to build a $5 billion manufacturing facility outside of Richmond, Virginia, focused on cancer and autoimmune treatments. Located in Goochland County, the site will make ingredients for Lilly’s antibody-drug conjugate…
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Private construction steadies, but public abandonments jump
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Construction stress improved in August after a sharp spike earlier this year, but there’s been some erosion in public projects, according to the latest data from Cincinnati-based ConstructConnect. The Project Stress Index, a measure of construction projects…
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Tender review system aims to eliminate overspecification
It is already being applied to live projects, with savings identified in the majority of cases, Re-Structured said. On one London scheme, the review uncovered significant overspecification, recommending targeted investigative work and a leaner redesign. The revised scheme removed 4,200kg of steel and 10,000kg of concrete, delivering estimated savings of £20,000 and cutting 8,700kg of CO2 emissions. View the…
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Rental’s 2025 Editor’s Choice Award Winners
The Rental Editor’s Choice Awards represent the equipment and general tool industry’s best products gaining interest from end-users and rental professionals alike. The awarded products, exhibiting innovation and utility, were chosen based on submitted nominations and their potential impact into the general tool and equipment rental industry by the Rental editorial team. The entry form…
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Contractor fined after collapsing wall kills ‘full of life’ employee
A building company has been fined £56,775 after an employee was crushed to death when a 1.8m-high retaining wall collapsed on him. Gary Anstey, 57, from Bristol, was working for H Mealing & Sons Ltd at a school construction site in Bath when the incident happened on 19 March 2019. An investigation by the Health…
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Ibstock’s new training academy backs ‘job-ready skills’
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Building products manufacturer Ibstock has launched a pilot training academy at Walsall College. Ibstock Academy was recently unveiled during a launch event at Walsall College’s Green Lane Campus. The event was attended by students, educators, and representatives from across the industry, including Keon Homes, West Midlands Combined Authority, Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), and the Home Builders Federation (HBF). The new…
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Transforming Concrete: State of the Concrete Industry
Innovation in measurement technologies is transforming how we understand and control concrete performance in real time. These technologies reduce reliance on manual testing and allow for data-driven decision-making, improving quality control and reducing material variability. By capturing material behavior throughout the full supply chain, this opens the door for significant optimizations. Complementing measurement technologies, optimization…
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Recreate Emily’s Halloween Front Porch And Graveyard From An Unexpected Source
We’ve just passed the halfway mark of September, so we feel very ready to start talking about Halloween decorations. My best friend even told me this past week that all she wanted to do was get a fancy coffee and go buy Halloween decor (instead of going to work, duh). It was then that I…
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How to get Blu Tack marks off walls: Expert advice to leave your walls clean and damage-free
Blu Tack is a staple in the home when you need a quick, no-fuss way to hang items. There’s no need to start drilling holes or drive nails into a wall; simply break off a blob of Blu Tack and stick it to the wall. However, it’s not perfect; it can leave unsightly marks when…