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Four new jails at heart of Government’s commitment to 10,000 additional prison places. Two in the north, two in the south – supporting local economies and the construction industry with thousands of jobs. Buildings will use new technology and modern methods of construction. Four new prisons are to be built across England over the next […]
Engineers are setting lofty goals by finding ways to make green jet fuel, building taller wind turbines with old-school construction material, and harvesting energy from atmospheric humidity. Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel Transportation, including air travel, is responsible for more than one-fourth of all human-generated greenhouse gases. While ground-based electric vehicles are poised to make a dent […]
The government has announced new measures to help boost the construction industry that will be introduced this week, including flexible working hours, deadline extensions and speedy planning Sites with consent that have an expiry date between the start of lockdown and the end of this year will now see their deadlines extended to 1 April […]
Education City Stadium is the third FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament venue to be completed, following the successful redevelopment of Khalifa International Stadium in 2017 and the inauguration of Al Janoub Stadium in 2019. To-date, Education City Stadium is the first Qatar 2022 venue to receive a five-star rating under the Global Sustainability Assessment […]
This deal will bring significant benefits to UK construction exporters and suppliers at a time when we need to keep trade flowing. It shows that UK businesses, with the right support from government, can continue to export anywhere in the world.
There were certainly questions asked when Victoria first signed a memorandum of understanding to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2018, but it wasn’t until the past week that the criticism reached a fever pitch.
Industry leaders are urging the government to make a strong and clear decision on closing construction sites to protect public health as the Covid-19 crisis gathers pace. A growing number of firms are already voting with their feet by closing construction sites, ignoring government advice to keep sites open despite the UK being placed on […]
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he told Prime Minister Boris Johnson “forcibly” that construction workers should not be going into work. Mr Khan said he advised Mr Johnson at a Cobra meeting on Monday that quite a lot of construction is not “critical or essential”. The PM placed the UK on lockdown on Monday […]
Oficemen, the Spanish cement industry association, has joined other voices in the construction sector to advocate for the continuation of construction works, including infrastructure projects, during the coronavirus outbreak. According to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, “The closure of the works is not obligatory, as this activity has not been expressly suspended.” However, […]
There’s a lively debate taking place in the construction industry across North America, including Ontario, as stakeholders and policy makers grapple with the effects of the coronavirus on the sector. “There is a lot of panic,” said Craig Lesurf, president of Gillam Group. “Everybody wants to know what is going on. Some people are saying […]
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