Tag: Construction
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Prisoners primed for construction careers
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A new training programme is helping to prepare prisoners for careers in the construction industry. Plias Resettlement is offering industry-approved health and safety training, funded by Ealing Council, for people currently serving a sentence at HMP Wormwood Scrubs. As part of the programme, Plias provides candidates with help to prepare for the Construction Skills Certification…
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Five ways to help veterans transition to construction careers
At Sir Robert McAlpine, we have an Armed Forces Community, sponsored by our chief executive. It meets quarterly to help ensure not only that new veteran hires land in the right environment for them, but that they also have a community that has been through the same experiences as them, available to support each other…
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5 Signs Your Construction Injury Was Misdiagnosed
Construction sites are unpredictable. Even when you’re careful, wear complete personal protective equipment for fall protection, or have undergone safety training, one wrong move, faulty equipment, or a split-second mistake when using heavy machinery can leave you injured. After something like that happens, your health depends on getting the right diagnosis fast. But what if…
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Planning Across Borders: AI Transforms The Global Construction Supply Chain
In the face of shifting U.S. tariffs, global conflicts and supply chain disruptions, project managers want to decrease their procurement risk with real-time supplier data By Eshan Jayamanne, Founder and CEO of Krane (https://www.krane.tech/en) The U.S. construction industry is experiencing significant supply chain disruptions as vulnerabilities in the system have been exposed by tariffs and…
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Planning Across Borders: AI Transforms The Global Construction Supply Chain
In the face of shifting U.S. tariffs, global conflicts and supply chain disruptions, project managers want to decrease their procurement risk with real-time supplier data By Eshan Jayamanne, Founder and CEO of Krane (https://www.krane.tech/en) The U.S. construction industry is experiencing significant supply chain disruptions as vulnerabilities in the system have been exposed by tariffs and…
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Aluminum Stamping in Construction: Strength, Speed, and Sustainability
Why Builders Are Embracing Aluminum Stamping Speed is everything on a job site. The more time saved on fabrication, the better the project flows. That’s one of the biggest advantages of aluminum stamping—it turns raw sheets into usable parts in a fraction of the time. Builders get components that are cut, shaped, and ready to…
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Lane Construction picks up $238M highway job in Florida
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Highway constructionValue: $238 millionLocation: Marion County, FloridaClient: Florida DOT Lane Construction is hitting the fast lane in Florida this summer, securing a contract to upgrade a key stretch of Interstate 75 and boost transportation efficiency across North Central…
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CITB launches construction training platform to ‘drive change’
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched a new network for approved training providers across England, Scotland and Wales. To join the Training Provider Network (TPN), members must deliver training relevant to employers in the construction industry and meet a quality assurance criteria specific to the type of training they provide. TPN members will…
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Construction Job Openings Rise in June, But Hiring Stays Sluggish
Contractors had 246,000 open positions to fill at the end of June, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, analyzed by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). While that’s an increase of 14,000 openings from May, it’s still 39,000 fewer than at the same time last year. While open positions are…
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Construction stress eases, but contractors remain cautious
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Good news broke ground for contractors in July as construction stress eased across the board. The rate of construction freezes and cancellations plummeted in July, according to the latest data from Cincinnati-based ConstructConnect. The Project Stress Index,…