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FUTUREBUILD ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLANS FOR 2019
In a move that reinforces and reflects the growing confidence and sense of purpose behind Futurebuild, Futurebuild Events has announced it is increasing floorspace in 2019 by 20%. The event is expanding due to unprecedented demand and a record number of re-bookings following ecobuild 2018. The expansion will see the introduction of a host of […]
Landmark Parliamentary report calls for enhanced reporting to improve work at height culture
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Working at Height has published a new report calling on the Government and industry to undertake a major review of work at height culture, expand enhanced reporting and introduce reporting on near misses.
Rise of the Drones – the Plantworx COMIT Drone Zone Cleared for Take Off
The use of Drones in construction has grown dramatically in recent years and there is an aerial revolution happening across the entire industry. These flying cameras or UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) are transforming the way we work – from small-scale construction sites to mammoth infrastructure projects – a bird’s eye view from a drone, which […]
RSK SUPPORTS CECA’S CALL FOR A MORE COLLABORATIVE RAIL SECTOR
RSK Group, the UK’s leading integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business, has added its support to the Civil Engineering Contactors Association’s (CECA) call on Government to promote a more collaborative rail sector, adding that a failure to adopt such an approach risks the timely delivery of current and ambitious rail investment plans. It also […]
Lynch Plant Hire’s long-term commitment to GKD Technologies
Machine guidance manufacturer, GKD Technologies has been supplying nationwide plant hire specialists Lynch Plant for the past 18 – months. Lynch had a previous supplier who were providing the company’s height and slew restrictor systems – but with machine safety requirements growing – Lynch reported that the old system was too basic for the increasing […]
Millcroft secure two school projects with a combined value of £650,000.
Wates Construction has awarded the scaffolding packages for two school projects to Millcroft, with a combined value of £650,000.
Advantage Insurance (AHCI) celebrates a strong start to 2019 with a recruitment drive and a focus on expansion
Advantage Insurance (AHCI), is a leading structural defects warranty specialist with offices in Tamworth. As the number of homes being built in Birmingham continues to massively outstrip the national average and the city enjoys the highest level of construction in a decade, Advantage Insurance has been expanding their team to keep up with demand.
Plantworx and Railworx on track for the 2019 event
The Plantworx Construction Exhibition, hosted by the CEA (Construction Equipment Association) is just four months away! The biennial working construction event is taking place at its brand-new home at the East of England Arena in Peterborough from 11-13 June 2019. New for 2019 is Railworx, which will give visitors the chance to see railway civil […]
SenSat, Europe’s leading simulated reality company, launches SenCAD: a new revolutionary CAD product on its platform Mapp
SenSat, a Shoreditch-based leading European AI company that is building simulated realities to teach computers to understand the physical real-world, today launches its latest product, SenCAD. This new product is revolutionising topographical land surveying by bringing unparalleled speed, accuracy, cost-efficiency, and safety to the process of producing topographical CAD survey data, all at unprecedented scale.
thyssenkrupp lights up German elevator test tower for the first time
Nighttime debut: On Valentine’s Day, thyssenkrupp switches on the lighting system at the iconic Rottweil test tower in Germany First couple that got married above the clouds in the tower will flip the switch and start the warm white illumination at dusk Citizens in the oldest city of the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg are invited to […]
nmcn awarded place on innovative public sector procurement programme
National construction contractor nmcn (formerly North Midland Construction Plc) has been awarded a place on a prestigious Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) aimed at making public sector construction procurement a more efficient process.