Entries by Lyn

SIPs Kits for the Falklands

A PERTHSHIRE construction business has shipped eight of its specialist SIPs (structural insulated panels) home kits on an 8,000-mile journey to the Falkland Islands. Family firm JML SIPs, based in Auchterarder, is more accustomed to dispatching materials UK-wide including some of Scotland’s remote islands, and its founding director John Langley said the initial enquiry from […]

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CLEAN POWER PURCHASE

Tesco PLC and Shell PLC  have struck a deal to buy energy from the UK’s biggest solar farm, providing up to 10% of the supermarket chain’s UK electricity from next year and helping power the oil giant’s electric vehicle charging stations. The 15-year deal for electricity from the 560,000 solar panel-strong Cleve Hill Solar Park site in […]

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Offsite at Los Angeles International Airport

Credit: Los Angeles World Airports Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has begun the process of relocating all nine segments of the Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) South project from the offsite construction location to the airfield at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Upon the project’s completion, MSC South will serve as an extension of the West […]

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FUTUREBUILD JOINS FORCES WITH INNOVATE UK AND NHDG FOR THE BIG RETROFIT CHALLENGE

   Futurebuild, in partnership with Innovate UK and the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) has launched its Big Retrofit Challenge, a bold new competition aimed at unearthing game-changing solutions in home decarbonisation.  The Big Retrofit Challenge offers a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs and companies to showcase their innovations in front of key industry players and […]

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PropConnect cements itself as ‘go to’ event for construction industry in Northants

  Two construction business owners in Northamptonshire have joined forces to launch a sector specific networking event for the county.   The event – PropConnect – was created by Parm Bhangal, managing director of Bhangals Construction Consultants, and Matthew Abraham, managing director at FormFive after the duo kept bumping into each other attending events in […]

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CBFM Announces Expansion into the Northeast

Delivering excellence every day… CBFM Announces Expansion into M&E Installation and Maintenance Across the Northeast   CBFM, a long-established local firm in the Northeast, is set to further expand its operations in the commercial and institutional buildings sector. The company will offer bespoke installation and maintenance contracts for full HVAC services including commercial heating and […]

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Local Services ‘increasingly threadbare’ – including planning

Planning departments hit hardest by staff shortages Planning departments are facing the worst workforce shortages, with eight out of 10 experiencing recruitment and retention issues, new research has revealed ahead of the budget. The District Councils’ Network (DCN) has warned that workforce shortages at the local level caused by strained budgets could undermine the Government’s […]

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The UK is ‘dangerously underprepared’ for future energy crisis

The ECC, a high-level group of experts including representatives from Energy UK, CBI, Citizens Advice and National Energy Action, was established to review the impacts of the energy crisis on households and businesses and make recommendations to better equip the country to withstand possible future energy crises. They found that: British households and businesses were […]

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A Source of Conflict in the Construction Industry

Retentions have been a source of conflict in the construction industry for too long. Their day is over. It is time for governments to act  Calum Melville is CEO of Edison Capital   Is there a strategy within the construction industry in Britain to drive contractors out of business? This is not some mad conspiracy […]

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