Category: News
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Director fined after worker fractures bones in excavation collapse
A company and its director have been fined a combined £18,000 after a man was injured during excavation work in West Sussex. The accident happened on 23 February 2023 during the installation of a septic tank that JHE Construction was carrying out as part of a full barn conversion at Lone Oak Farm. Edward Keely,…
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British Steel closure: trade body in plea for ‘swift resolution’
The main trade association representing the structural steel sector in the UK said “it is dearly hoped” that the government and the Chinese owner of British Steel will reach an agreement to invest in new electric arc furnaces and secure the future of the business. Last week, British Steel launched a consultation that could result…
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‘The supply chain for smart buildings will look very different’
In the second of our client interview series, Cardiff Met’s Graham Lewis tells Will Mann how data analysis is helping tackle the university’s twin challenges of cutting carbon and operational costs. Like much of the higher education (HE) sector, Cardiff Metropolitan University is facing strong financial headwinds. For Graham Lewis, chief officer for university environments and…
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In pictures | The best images from March
A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month. New ‘floor’ for Sunderland’s footbridge VolkerStevin has laid the last of 91 deck planks of the New Wear Footbridge in Sunderland. They were installed using a bespoke trolley system, with each of the 10m-wide planks lifted by crane from the southern riverside park…
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Former Wallace & Gromit warehouse to become pilot for net zero standard
The former warehouse of the studios behind the Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep films will be used to pilot the UK’s first net-zero carbon building standard. The Grade II-listed semi-derelict St Vincent’s Works, at Silverthorne Lane in Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, was destroyed by a huge fire in 2005. The site was…
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Skanska deploys robot in lift shaft on London project
Stuart Cross, managing director of Schindler UK & Ireland, said: “Innovation and sustainability are at the heart of this new high-rise in London, so it makes sense for 105 Victoria Street to be the first in the UK to appoint Schindler R.I.S.E. We’ve seen the advances in quality, speed and safety that the robots bring…
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Chartered company achieves health and safety milestone in major project
More than 2,500 people have been inducted into the project. The project has recorded more than 12,500 training hours, over 600 ‘toolbox talks’, 7,000 daily briefings and biannual safety stand-downs. An entrance tunnel is decorated to focus on site safety and ‘getting home safe every day’. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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In pictures | How Mace’s retrofit of Euston Tower will look
Mace has revealed new designs of the Euston Tower redevelopment it is delivering for client British Land. The project involves refurbishment of the 1960s 31-storey building, retaining “considerable amounts” of the original structure, including the foundations and core. Mace said the new 372 sq m office development will be all-electric in construction and operation. The…
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‘Potential gamechanger’: industry reacts with relief to spring statement
Rachel Reeves delivered her spring statement yesterday (Image: Gov.uk) Organisations across the built environment have mostly welcomed Rachel Reeves’s economic update delivered yesterday (26 March) in Parliament. The chancellor reiterated the government’s previous commitment of £625m towards the training of up to 60,000 new workers and the creation of 10 new Technical Excellence colleges across…
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Houck Group joins the Roofing Alliance as new Governor Member
The Houck Group has joined the Roofing Alliance as its newest Governor Member. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based company is the 204th member to join this esteemed group, strengthening a collective of forward-thinking leaders dedicated to shaping and advancing the roofing industry’s future. Houck has been a leader in building envelope solutions, specializing in roofing, flooring, masonry…