Entries by Lyn

SONTAY LAUNCHES ITS SORA RANGE

Leading sensor manufacturer Sontay has launched SORA, its brand-new range of wireless sensors that bring unparalleled range and accuracy, to make all buildings smarter. The SORA range, which stands for Sontay Open Range Application, has been created to meet industry demand for wireless sensors as a result of the drive towards smarter buildings and infrastructure […]

Ball Aboard for the ADSA Charity Golf Day

It was ‘ball aboard’ for the Automatic Door Suppliers Association (ADSA) Charity Golf Day which saw 23 teams take part at Branston Golf and Country Club, in Staffordshire, raising more than £3,000 for charity.   The event included a golfers’ breakfast prior to tee-off on an 18-hole championship course and culminated with dinner at the […]

Contractors wanted for £430m west Wales framework

Interested parties are being invited to tender for a new South West Wales Regional Civil Engineering Contractors Framework, valued at an approximate £430million. Carmarthenshire County Council in association with Ceredigion County Council, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Pembrokeshire County Council and Swansea Council (‘the Councils’) wish to appoint contractors for the delivery of civil […]

Ministers frustration at ‘Micky Mouse’ Skills

Speaking at a fringe event at the Conservative Party conference, Andrea Jenkyns claimed UK universities were being hijacked by “politically-motivated campaigners” while failing to deliver basic skills. Outlining her plans to enshrine “free speech” in universities, she claimed students were wrongly “being fed a diet of critical race theory, anti-British history and sociological Marxism”. she […]

CONSTRUCTION: Activity Rises, but Optimism Low, see comments

UK construction companies signalled a modest increase in business activity during September, which represented a return to growth after two months of falling output. However, subdued demand persisted, as signalled by the weakest trend for new orders since the recovery began in June 2020. Looking ahead to the next 12 months, survey respondents remain cautious […]

AliMet’s James has Industry Distinction

From theory to practice – AliMet Fabrications’ new Project Manager James Harris once swapped academic endeavour for ‘hands on’ experience. It led to a new career path which has taken him from shop floor to management. James studied architecture at Birmingham University and was intending to move into town planning when he seized an opportunity […]

UK CONSTRUCTION PUSHED TO THE BRINK

The number of UK construction companies at significant risk of closure has jumped 54 percent to 16,755 this quarter, up from 10,686, according to fresh data shared with City A.M. this morning. Construction companies are struggling to cope with spiraling construction costs, inflation and rising interest rates on their debt. In the last quarter alone […]