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RINNAI WARMS UP THE BONNY BANKS OF HOLIDAY LODGES ON LOCH LOMOND WITH OFF-GRID LPG CONTINUOUS FLOW HOT WATER HEATING UNITS Rinnai 1600e continuous flow water heaters, powered by LPG, have been installed in accommodation units at an off-grid holiday park on the banks of Scotland’s Loch Lomond, the UK’s biggest body of […]
Urban Splash commercial property conversion in Plymouth (image Urban Splash) David Connacher, Marketing Manager at West Fraser, discusses the need to design and construct buildings that can be adapted and transformed Across millennia, buildings have been altered to meet changing needs. Recent centuries have seen Georgian and Victorian houses become highly sought-after for their […]
Stephen George + Partners (SGP) is delighted to see The Arch Company commence work on the transformation of four dilapidated railway arches on America Street, Southwark, into spaces for restaurants, cafés, bars, and other leisure businesses to thrive. As design architect for the scheme, SGP has drawn on both its technical expertise and strong track […]
credit: TCD Researchers work to develop revolutionary wood technology with far-reaching implications for construction industry: ‘To replace carbon-intensive materials like concrete and steel’ The construction sector accounts for a huge amount of planet-overheating emissions, largely because of the processes for creating common building materials like concrete and steel. For that reason, some in the […]
Credit: Andrei Zota/ Costain 14 May 2024: A consortium of mechanical and civil engineering, and robotic automation industry leaders, including Tunnel Engineering Services (UK) Ltd (TES), i3D robotics (i3D), the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Costain, and VVB Engineering, has developed the first robotic and AI solution set to revolutionise the installation of mechanical and […]
Bidding to begin building the world’s first nuclear fusion energy plant in Nottinghamshire will begin within weeks. The pioneering work at the decommissioned West Burton A power station near Retford will be constructed by 2040, using the same clean energy process which powers the sun. The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) could produce large […]
Bridge Image Sky News Yorkshire structural engineer Julian Carter has achieved international prominence, following media appearances, as an expert commentator, on the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Julian says: “This was a tragic incident which caused the deaths of six construction workers on the bridge, after a […]
Photo credit: Merlin Entertainments The London Eye’s long-term future secured One of the UK’s most iconic visitor attractions – the lastminute.com London Eye – has had its long-term future secured, after Lambeth Council confirmed that it could remain on London’s South Bank. At the meeting of the Council’s Planning Applications Committee on Tuesday 7th […]
Despite the ongoing housing crisis in the UK, London and the Southeast of England have the highest proportion of developer planning applications in the country, according to new data. Councils have warned they run the risk of going bankrupt in the next year. Property data provider Search Acumen has found that at least one […]
S&P Global UK Construction PMI® for April 2024 Business activity growth gained momentum across the UK construction sector in April, largely due to solid rates of expansion in the commercial and civil engineering segments. Near-term prospects remained relatively positive, as new work increased for the third month running amid reports of a boost to […]
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