BESA launches free Pipe Plus app to address product specification
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the launch of its Pipe Plus app, which will address growing concerns about the way that products are selected for construction projects.
3D laser scanning for 2D applications
How the liquid storage petrochemical industry is wising up to its growing potential using 3D laser scanning. By Matthew Davies, account manager, FARO Technologies.
Environmentally friendly construction and demolition
Ben Griffiths, SHE and operations director, Rye Group, looks at the ways construction and demolition companies are keeping their operations environmentally friendly, despite the perception that they can do little to be green.
The value of lean and green project partners
Andrew Tyson, executive director of project and construction management, The Red Sea Development Company, discusses why lean and green techniques should be favoured in the procurement process when it comes to selecting project partners.
Turner & Townsend secures industrial decarbonisation contract
Turner & Townsend have been appointed under new industrial decarbonisation contract to install Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technology at Viridor's Energy from Waste facility at Runcorn.
Winvic breaks ground at industrial warehouse project in Derby
Winvic Construction, along with St Modwen Logistics, has celebrated the first phase of industrial warehouse project in Derby with a ground-breaking ceremony.
Turnstone Estates appoints HG Construction to £65m leisure development
Turnstone Estates has appointed HG Construction on its £65m leisure development in Colchester, as part of Colchester Borough Council’s Northern Gateway.
WSP appoints Nigel Harris and Andrew Teage to its planning consultancy...
WSP has announced two senior hires in its planning consultancy team in Birmingham and Liverpool, Nigel Harris and Andrew Teage.
R.Briggs Sheetmetal Fabrication Ltd fined after apprentice’s finger crushed
R.Briggs Sheetmetal Fabrication Ltd, a company specialising in manufacturing canopies and ventilation ducting, has been fined after an apprentice's finger was crushed in the rotating parts of a machine.
Henry Brothers announces new Journey to Net Zero strategy
Construction company Henry Brothers, named Northern Ireland’s Responsible Business of the Year, has announced its Journey to Net Zero strategy to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.
ACE demands that government meet off-site manufacturing pledge
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) urges the government to deliver on off-site manufacturing pledge, including for repeatable social infrastructure to be delivered using a platform/off-site approach.
Rendall & Rittner appoint Guy Lambert as head of marketing and...
Rendall & Rittner has appointed Guy Lambert as head of marketing and communications, ensuring sustained business growth and the implementation of the company’s property management platform.
Lesley Anderson SPA’s head of procurement become CIPS fellow
Lesley Anderson, head of procurement, Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA), has been recognised for her contribution to the industry with Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) fellowship status.
Burness Paull to let BAM TCP’s Atlantic Square development in Glasgow
Commercial law firm Burness Paull has completed a letting at BAM TCP Atlantic Square development in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District.
Las Vegas doubles down on digital transformation with Bluebeam Revu
With paper plans spread across three different offices, and each approval taking up to six weeks, the City of Las Vegas needed a new way to handle its 20,000 yearly permit requests. Enter Bluebeam Revu, which is transforming the digital environment.
Volumetric manufactured buildings at the forefront of offsite approaches
Volumetric modular methods have a remarkable impact on reducing costs while increasing quality and safety measures in the construction arena.
Caddick Construction to expand Hopwood Hall College and University Centre’s Middleton...
Caddick Construction has been appointed to deliver £8.1 million expansion of Hopwood Hall College and University Centre’s Middleton Campus.
Sutcliffe celebrates 9.5% growth in turnover for financial year
Civil and structural engineering firm Sutcliffe has announced record figures for its financial year with a 9.5% growth in turnover.
Burrington Estates gets green light for new homes in Deddington
Housebuilder Burrington Estates has been granted planning permission to build a select collection of 15 new homes in Deddington, Oxfordshire.
Planning approved for extra care facility in Burnley
Planning permission has been approved to transform derelict land off Briercliffe Road in Burnley into an extra care facility.
Ramboll appoints three directors to highways division
Ramboll has appointed Rosie Simon as national highways key account director, Anne Millar as highways commercial director, and Peter Takács, as bridges director.
Hayfield appoints Liam Gilbert as area production director
Hayfield has appointed Liam Gilbert as area production director to oversee construction at its upcoming developments.
Willmott Dixon appointed to Perry Barr Residential scheme in Birmingham
Willmott Dixon has been awarded a £6.5m interior fit-out contract for 428 apartments on the Perry Barr Residential Scheme, Birmingham.
Work begins on two Sheffield development sites
Construction work has begun to build over 300 homes on two Sheffield development sites: Eclipse Phase 2 and Pennine Village.
The dark side of email management
If your business sends and receives vast amounts of emails every day, and the contents within those emails are business-critical, then it’s time to solve your email management problems once and for all.
Mace Dragados offers procurement contract packages worth £500m
HS2’s Euston station construction partner, Mace Dragados JV, is offering procurement contract packages worth over £500m to help deliver the new HS2 Euston station.