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Industry experts The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) are calling for the Government to cut the VAT on home improvement work following official data from the ONS. The information shows that whilst there a rise in output has been observed over the first quarter of 2019, construction output actually decreased month-on-month by 1.9% and the […]
Japan’s biggest housebuilder will move into the UK housing market with immediate effect after striking a multi-million pound deal that will see it work with Homes England and Urban Splash to deliver thousands of new homes across England. Sekisui House, one of the world’s leading housebuilders, are pioneers of modern methods of construction, where homes […]
New, or majorly refurbished, large buildings used by the public must have Changing Places toilets for severely disabled people, under government proposals announced over the weekend. The proposals are expected to add the toilets to more than 150 new buildings a year, including shopping centres, supermarkets, cinemas, stadiums and arts venues. Changing Places toilets are […]
Kerkstoel 2000+ manufacture so called twin walls and lattice slabs, these products combine the advantages of precast with insitu placed concrete. Kerkstoel 2000+ is one of the most innovative concrete companies in Europe. It is part of the Kerkstoel Group and is based in Grobbendonk (Belgium).It specializes in the production of precast concrete walls and […]
James Jones Timber Systems Division forms partnership with Ockwells to offer stairwell protection systems to UK housebuilders. James Jones & Sons’ Timber Systems Division, the maker of the UK’s market-leading I-Joist system, JJI-Joists, has entered into a partnership with specialist building and protection materials manufacturer Ockwells, which will see it recommending Ockwells’ Stairwell Hatch System […]
FLI Carlow are the premier total service provider of engineered structural solutions to the Water, Energy, Storm Attenuation and Bespoke markets. Our capacity to design not just the precast units, but the structure into which they integrate and the manufacturing tools used to make them has kept us at the forefront of innovation in our […]
St. Andrews University in Fife chose Creagh Concrete for the first stage of their £70million investment plans in student accommodation for the university. MMC Magazine Editor Joe Bradbury finds out more: A building of historical significance Founded in the 15th century, St Andrews is Scotland’s first university and the third oldest in the English speaking […]
Energy Crisis, Global Warming, Carbon Reduction, Sustainability, Zero Carbon, Environmental Footprint – these are all terms familiar to the general public, yet seemingly remote to the construction industry which has such a significant role to play in the protection of our future environment. As a major influence on the condition of the environment, both actively […]
According to the research published by Tungsten, construction firms lose £1.8bn in invoice fraud Cyber-crime costing average construction business £1,948 per year. This amounts to £1,948 per construction business. Concern about the scale of the fraud is greater in the construction industry than any other sector, with a staggering 71% of business owners troubled by its […]
According to Mobile Data and Fixed Line communications company Comms365, the construction sector’s appetite for reliable internet services has increased dramatically in recent years due to the growing number of devices and cloud-based applications in use on construction sites. In our world of rapidly advancing technology, construction sites need minimum bandwidths to use new apps […]
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