Category: Featured
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Contractor offers support for local T-Level students
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Beard Construction is partnering Abingdon and Witney College to offer on-site work experience to students in Oxford. The contractor will support the full student cohort for the duration of their two-year T-Level in design, surveying and planning for construction. The partnership will see Beard colleagues provide hands-on opportunities for students to join them on construction…
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Diary dates: highlights of the CIOB calendar for the coming month
A round-up of CIOB events taking place in September. Image: Dreamstime Street’s Life Sciences Landmark 9 September, 3-4.45pm, Cambridge 8build hosts a CIOB site tour at Project Fox, Mission Street’s newly completed Life Science’s facility in Foxton, near Cambridge. Attendees will enjoy a guided walkthrough of the building, with Owers Warwick Architects sharing insights into…
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Turner completes $400M Kansas football stadium
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Turner Construction and the University of Kansas have celebrated the completion of a $400 million football stadium reconstruction, according to an Aug. 25 news release from the New York City-based contractor. Turner provided preconstruction and construction services…
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Relocatable modular buildings are efficient but pose logistics challenges
Relocatable modular buildings, or RMBs, offer a quick, inexpensive and sustainable construction method for facility managers that is gaining recognition for its efficiency, especially in the aftermath of natural disasters. RMBs are easily transported and assembled on site. That makes them an attractive option when space is needed quickly, says the Modular Building Institute. Schools…
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Uncertainty takes center stage in contractors’ market outlooks
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: General contractors’ 2025 midyear construction outlooks highlight slower growth ahead due to policy uncertainty from tariffs and lingering cost pressures, according to market reports from Skanska, DPR and Gilbane. Common headwinds cited in the reports…
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Construction card firm ordered to change name after CSCS request
The CSCS spokesperson told CM that although it doesn’t prevent construction workers from using third parties to submit their card applications, all must be processed by them “to ensure accurate verification of health and safety training and qualifications with the appropriate awarding organisations, and to reduce the risk of fraud”. View the original article and…
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Why safety has moved into the C-suite: Protecting workers, reputations and bottom lines
In today’s construction industry, safety is no longer just a field-level concern. Increasingly, it’s a boardroom priority. Jobsite accidents are not only tragic for workers and their families, but they can also expose executives to costly lawsuits, skyrocketing insurance premiums, lost contracts, and long-term reputational harm. For construction leaders, the risks have never been higher…
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Cloud-Based Asphalt Management Systems | Optimize Efficiency & Boost Profitability
In the world of heavy construction materials, asphalt production is one of the most complex and demanding sectors. Yet for years, many asphalt producers have relied on outdated methods for scheduling, dispatching, and communication. This reliance has led to inefficiencies, disconnected data, and operational slowdowns that eat into profitability. Sound familiar? It’s a challenge many…
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New venue and new date for the Digital Construction Awards
The Digital Construction Awards celebrate best practice and reward innovation in the application of BIM, information management and digital technology in the built and managed environments. The awards are organised by Digital Construction Week (DCW), Construction Management, the CIOB and Digital Construction Plus. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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How To Choose Paint Colors That Are Happy But Not Too Bold – The Full River House Paint Color Palette
If you like big macro “how the sausage is made” posts, this one is for you. The art direction of this house was pretty clear from the get-go, four years ago. The intent was to create a warm, contemporary home that was family-friendly. It’s similar to the mountain house, but with more color. When you…