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Northern regional specification manager Amaret Chahal, who has co-written some of Actis’ CPD training material, recently spoke to students at Barnsley College about the joy of construction Actis encourages post A level and GCSE students to consider careers in construction Students digesting their A level and GCSE results this summer are being encouraged to […]
MCDONALD’S TO INVEST £1 BILLION AND CREATE OVER 24, 000 JOBS ACROSS THE UK IN NEXT FOUR YEARS As it celebrates 50 years in the UK, McDonald’s has announced plans to open over 200 new restaurants in the next four years[1], that will create more than 24,000[2] new jobs, signaling a £1bn investment from […]
Skyports Infrastructure has been given the green light from planning authorities to build the UK’s first permanent vertiport testbed for the electric air taxi industry. Alongside partners Bicester Motion and OEM Vertical Aerospace, the 444-acre future mobility site will be located in Bicester, Oxfordshire. “This facility will become a hub for testing our ground operations, […]
Rebar Buddy constructed from a PTE thermoplastic elastomer Safety and sustainability are top priorities for the UK construction industry with significant efforts being made to improve safety standards and sustainable practices, including the use of products specifically designed to meet on-site safety requirements and help the industry reduce its environmental impact. The development of […]
There’s a quiet revolution underway that is changing the landscape of our towns and cities. A demand for the refurbishment and reuse of commercial buildings – a surge driven by the need for smaller, flexible working spaces and alternative uses in a post-COVID era. This poses landlords and developers with a challenge – the best […]
Companies interested in delivering the major earthworks programme for Thames Water’s proposed new reservoir in Oxfordshire are invited to take part in a supplier engagement exercise. The reservoir, known as SESRO (South East Strategic Reservoir Option), is a nationally significant infrastructure project that would guarantee the water supply of 15 million people across the South […]
Externally located ductwork utilising a correctly certified PIR board and multilaminate cladding system Seven years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy and two years on from the introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022, members of the Thermal Insulation Contractors Association (TICA) continue to report the use of Euroclass F, non-certified polyisocyanurate (PIR) board, on […]
COMMENT Ridwaan Omar, a Partner and Head of Regulatory in the Insurance team at Forbes Solicitors, commented: “The cutting, sanding, drilling, sawing, polishing and carving of quartz can create a fine dust called Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS). Exposure to the silica dust risks an incurable lung disease. “Current legislation controlling exposure to silica […]
When Mulalley and Co needed to update the existing boilers at its main office in Essex, a new Wessex ModuMax mk3 system from Hamworthy Heating – a trusted British manufacturer and supplier of commercial heating and hot water products – was installed to help maximise space at Teresa Gavin House. With its previous floor […]
As the UK Government seeks to address the nation’s housing crisis, ambitious plans are being put forward to curb the profits that landowners can make from selling green belt land for development. In a move to meet Labour’s target of building 1.5 million new homes by 2030, ministers are considering radical changes to the existing […]
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