Category: News
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Yankee Stadium subway station escalator completed ahead of Opening Day
With the 2025 opening day in the books, Forte Construction Corp., a leading general contracting firm involved in significant transit and public works projects throughout downstate New York, successfully replaced two vital escalators that serve as the only free and accessible connection between the underground B/D trains and the elevated 4 train at the historic…
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Miller Architects & Builders Start Construction of Bolton and Menk Commercial Space
St. Cloud, MN — Miller Architects & Builders, along with Bolton and Menk, are excited to announce that construction has started on the interior office space build and remodel. The need for office space has risen with the growth of the St. Cloud area. This update will help fill that need. “With our specialized knowledge of…
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Major grocery-anchored planned development coming to Dallas
Coming soon to the Collin County city of Lucas: a highly anticipated commercial planned development featuring a 130,000-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center, a 25,000-square-foot restaurant village with 15 adjacent pad sites and a community park. Younger Partners Senior VP Michael Ytem and Executive VP Tom Grunnah brokered the sale of the 42-acre parcel of undeveloped land…
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Mercer Mass Timber powers sustainable construction at Walmart HQ
Mercer Mass Timber (MMT), a leading manufacturer of sustainable timber building materials and a subsidiary of Mercer International Inc., is playing a key role in the construction of Walmart’s new home office in Bentonville, Arkansas—the largest mass timber corporate campus in the United States. The installation of the mass timber panels began in Spring 2024 and…
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Government advice on HRB height ‘unhelpful’, says construction lawyer
“[The guidance in the article] is unhelpful because it doesn’t take into account the effect of the Smoke House decision, and instead continues to provide guidance that is at odds with the legislation,” Simon Lewis, partner at the construction and engineering team at international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, told CM. View the original article…
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Confusion over HRB height government guidance
“[The guidance in the article] is unhelpful because it doesn’t take into account the effect of the Smoke House decision, and instead continues to provide guidance that is at odds with the legislation,” Simon Lewis, partner at the construction and engineering team at international law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, told CM. View the original article…
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Stolen £25k JCB loader listed on Facebook recovered
The police have recovered a JCB loader worth around £25,000 after a dealer in large plant machinery saw it listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The dealer checked the 3.5-tonne JCB 535-125 telescopic handler details in The Equipment Register (TER), a database of stolen plant and equipment which claims to be the largest in Europe.…
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Warning issued over use of AI to comply with lifting regs
“We’ve already seen cases where AI has provided misleading information about Thorough Examinations, leaving businesses with a false sense of compliance. To ensure your equipment meets legal requirements, always check official Health and Safety Executive or UK Material Handling Association guidance or, better still, speak to a CFTS-accredited examiner.” View the original article and our…
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Doorbell camera captures workers disposing of asbestos in garden
The footage shows parts of an old garage roof being disposed of with a lack of control measures. Doorbell-cam footage released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) shows two workers clearing asbestos debris from a garden and disposing of it in domestic waste bins. Stephen Wilks, trading as S Wilks Roofing, pleaded guilty to breaching asbestos…
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First building liability order handed down under the Building Safety Act
The RTM company, together with some other leaseholders, brought claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972 to get a BLO under the BSA, in addition to further claims for breach of covenant, breach of agreement, and claims for nuisance and negligence. View the original article and our Inspiration here