Category: News
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Powered access in construction: what’s your view?
Help shape the future of powered access in construction – tell us what works, what doesn’t, and what needs to change. Construction Management, in partnership with the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), has launched a new survey to explore the industry’s views and experiences with powered access machines on construction projects. The research will help…
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Two charged after strikers hit by vehicle at Sellafield
Two men have been charged after a vehicle was driven into striking workers on a picket line outside the Sellafield nuclear site on Wednesday morning (17 September). One of those hit by the vehicle, a man aged 55, was taken to the West Cumberland Hospital with serious injuries before being transferred to the Cumberland Infirmary.…
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Builder fined after boy’s skull fractured by falling pipe
A construction company and its director have been fined after a five-year-old child was injured by a falling cast-iron pipe. The incident happened on 20 July 2021 when Sage Homes Ltd was carrying out work on an extension to a house in Totton, near a local primary school. A cast-iron pipe fell onto a passing…
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Trade bodies warn about unqualified contractors ahead of Awaab’s Law
“We are still seeing specifications being value engineered to the max and many construction trades being squeezed on price,” said Nathan Wood, BESA’s London and South East regional chair. “The result is that non-competent multi-trade outfits are undercutting professional ventilation installers and thermal insulation contractors. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Heat-conducting concrete helps connect windfarm to mainland
Civils contractor Charles Brand has used specialist heat-conducting concrete to support the landfall connection to the Inch Cape offshore windfarm on the east coast of Scotland. Underground power cables lose capacity as a result of rising temperatures. Using heat-conducting concrete as a bedding material and infill material at the landfall site prevents this by enhancing…
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Eco-brick manufacturer nominated for Prince William’s green prize
Sam Chapman, co-founder and executive director of Kenoteq, said: “Being nominated for the Earthshot Prize is fantastic recognition for our team’s work in developing a truly transformative solution to construction’s environmental crisis. Unlike approaches that simply treat the symptoms of the industry’s environmental impact, the K-Briq addresses the root cause by utilising industry waste to…
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McLaughlin & Harvey to build £33m waste centre for north London
Councillor Alan Schneiderman, Barnet Council cabinet member for environment and climate change and Cricklewood ward member, added: “The new Waste Transfer Station, which will manage waste and recycling for Barnet and six other north London boroughs, features modern and environmentally friendly elements such as living roofs, as well as noise and odour controls. View the…
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‘Projects will cost more’: building in Trump’s America
Rod Sweet talks to two of Gleeds’ big hitters about the president’s impact on the US construction industry. Image: The White House CC Whether it’s ordering ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raids on building sites or slapping huge tariffs on staple imported materials, Donald Trump may be the most interventionist US president in the post-second…
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Suspended sentence for joiner who failed to pay over £300,000 in taxes
A Bedfordshire joiner whose two companies failed to pay more than £300,000 in tax has been sentenced after ignoring a director disqualification. Robert Kurzawa, 45, was banned as a director for three years in 2017 after his company, RK UK Construction Ltd, went into liquidation owing more than £195,000 in tax. However, Kurzawa continued acting…
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Waste plant fibres make compressed earth blocks stronger, study finds
Plant fibres can increase compressed earth blocks’ strength by 12%, a study by the University of Portsmouth has found. Researchers at the School of Civil Engineering and Surveying examined the fresh and hardened properties of three raw earth mortar mixes to determine the extent to which plant fibres from agricultural waste could replace the cement…