Category: News
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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…
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Tender prices under pressure as new project orders dry up
A slowdown in new project orders is intensifying pressure on tender prices across the UK construction industry, consultancy Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) has warned. RLB’s latest weighted average tender price index (TPI) forecasts a 3.03% uplift for 2025, which is slightly down from the Q2 2025 forecast of 3.22%. Although Office for National Statistics (ONS)…
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HSE finds most workplaces lack essential noise protection knowledge
“If your defence against workplace noise is to give your workers hearing protection, then you need to check that it works. How confident are you that the hearing protection you have supplied is in good order, is being worn when it should be, how it should be, and that it is not stopping your workers…
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Rolls-Royce appoints Balfour as nuclear construction partner
Philip Hoare, Balfour Beatty group chief executive, said: “In my first week as Balfour Beatty’s group chief executive, I’m proud to announce this latest appointment – a strong endorsement of our growing presence and capability in the UK defence market, one of our four key strategic growth markets. View the original article and our Inspiration…
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Reds10 starts construction of Thorney Island modular barracks
Phil Cook, defence director at Reds10, added: “Through our close working partnership with the DIO, Reds10 is pioneering advanced technologies and techniques to deliver exceptional value at Baker Barracks. Utilising industrialised construction to design and build innovative, sustainable and high-quality living spaces, we are transforming the living accommodation for the armed forces at pace.” View…