Category: Featured
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Avoid these underfloor heating mistakes or face costly bills
Although this heating type is a popular choice with homeowners, it’s important to make sure you avoid underfloor heating mistakes. That’s because, if you get it wrong, you could be removing your entire floor to rectify it. Getting the installation wrong could result in disruption, mess and unnecessary expense, meanwhile running your underfloor heating incorrectly…
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How to protect workers from winter burnout
With year-end pressures mounting, many construction teams face increasing fatigue and stress. Read on for practical guidance for leaders on how to protect workforce wellbeing. Supporting mental health must be a year-round priority if we are to truly look after our workforce. Our teams should never be left to suffer in silence Nicola Hodkinson, Seddon…
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Essential Heavy Equipment Tools Every Operator Needs for Safety and Efficiency
Heavy equipment tools can make the difference between a smooth workday and a pricey disaster. Operating massive machinery worth hundreds of thousands of dollars without proper preparation isn’t just unwise — it’s dangerous. The average technician puts $7,500 to $11,000 into their tool inventory, while specialists might spend up to $27,000. This investment pays off…
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Propel People Integrates with iHire to Streamline Construction Hiring
Propel People, an AI-driven recruiting platform for construction, has partnered with iHire, an employment network connecting 15 million candidates across 57 industry communities, including construction. The integration allows construction companies to post jobs directly from Propel People to iHireConstruction, using AI-powered resume scoring and streamlined applicant tracking. The partnership addresses the industry’s skilled labor shortage…
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Propel People Integrates with iHire to Streamline Construction Hiring
Propel People, an AI-driven recruiting platform for construction, has partnered with iHire, an employment network connecting 15 million candidates across 57 industry communities, including construction. The integration allows construction companies to post jobs directly from Propel People to iHireConstruction, using AI-powered resume scoring and streamlined applicant tracking. The partnership addresses the industry’s skilled labor shortage…
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This oak frame house blends character and modern style
The motives for those who choose to embark on the self-build route are many and varied and for Dawn and Graham Hillier, the practicalities of everyday life were the main factor. The couple were living in a big old farmhouse in Monmouthshire that was cold, draughty, uneconomical to run and increasingly becoming a challenge, particularly…
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How the golden thread is improving fire safety
Getting the fire safety profession to embrace digital information management is still a challenge, says Aman Sharma MBE, chair of BSI’s strategic fire safety committee for the built environment. He tells Will Mann how golden thread guidance update BS 8644-1 can assist. Image: Solo777 | Dreamstime.com Will Mann: The ‘golden thread’ of information is central…
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Jamie Laing says home renovation nearly ended marriage
Jamie Laing has given fans a glimpse inside the newly renovated London home he shares with wife Sophie Habboo, but admitted the process wasn’t without its challenges. The former Strictly Come Dancing and Made in Chelsea star shared that their first renovation project together tested their patience, humour, and even their marriage. After 14 months…
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Carnegie Earns Fourth Consecutive B Corp Recertification
Carnegie, a leader in sustainable textiles and acoustical management solutions for the commercial industry, is proud to announce its fourth consecutive recertification as a Certified B Corporation™ (“B Corp™”) by B Lab™. This achievement underscores Carnegie’s ongoing commitment to meeting high standards of verified social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Carnegie has been B Corp certified…
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Congressman García Visits F.H. Paschen’s Leyden Senior Apartments Job Site
Franklin Park, IL – With the sounds of hammer drills and grinders echoing in the background, general contractor F.H. Paschen and Leyden Township Supervisor Rocco D. Biscaglio hosted Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García for a tour of the under-construction Leyden Senior Apartments construction site this week. The 80-unit affordable senior housing community is a high-priority project…