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Flannery signs £30m deal for 230 Cat machines
Flannery Plant Hire has signed an exclusive deal with Finning UK & Ireland at this year's Plantworx exhibition to purchase 230 new Cat® machines as part of its fleet refurbishment programme.
Speedy acquires construction training company for £9m
Tools, equipment and plant hire services, Speedy, has announced the acquisition of training provider Geason Holdings Limited.
Artificial intelligence health and safety system to be used on Sellafield...
An artificial intelligence health and safety system will give the Sellafield nuclear site a 360-degree window to ensure workplace safety.
2024 claims another victim as Rye Demolition falls into administration
Rye Demolition has become the latest casualty of 2024, with the Aylesbury-based demolition specialists falling into administration.
Winter Holiday site closures: could you be invalidating your insurance policy?
Insurers may impose tracking warranties for plant and equipment during the winter holidays. Understanding and complying with these requirements is crucial to maintaining insurance policy coverage, especially for high-value equipment left in vehicles overnight.
Tysers: Construction insurance and risk management expertise
Tysers’ Construction team is comprised of experts in the construction insurance and risk management sector. We understand that every client’s requirements are different, and can offer bespoke insurance solutions and specialist advice for those involved in the construction process, including employers, architects, main contractors and subcontractors.
UK Construction Week Birmingham unveils diverse hub programme
UK Construction Week has unveiled the details of its upcoming Hub programme in Birmingham.
Decarbonising the built environment by addressing whole life carbon
With an area equivalent to the size of Paris built every week, and global building stock expected to double by 2050, the scale of the construction sector’s decarbonisation challenge is significant and growing. Martin Staehr, director of building (UK) at Laing O’Rourke, shares how investing in whole life carbon is key to accelerating decarbonisation within construction.
Why estimating software is the key to boosting construction profit margins
Digital transformation and estimating software can tackle the challenges that lead to construction’s notoriously thin profit margins.
The democratisation of digital data in construction
After nearly half a century in the industry, David Emery of the Supply Chain Sustainability School looks at the evolution of digital models and the innovations that are driving the democratisation of digital data in construction.
MPBA: On a mission to promote volumetric modular technology
MPBA chief executive Jackie Maginnis discusses the evolution of volumetric modular technology, and what’s needed to continue driving the sector forward.
From disruption to reinvention: How can construction technology rebuild the industry?
From an ageing workforce to a skills shortage, the construction industry is facing a perfect storm of challenges. In this article, Kenny Ingram, VP Construction and Engineering, IFS, explores how construction technology can rebuild the industry.
New HS2 Operator Skills Hub to fast track local people into...
The Operator Skills Hub, a new Bucks and Northants training centre will prepare local people for HS2 jobs within a fortnight
Why building with SIPs is the perfect fit for extensions
Are you looking to create more space with an all-year-round garden room or highly insulated extension or annex? Here’s why you should consider building with SIPs.
18-year-old construction worker fatally injured onsite
18-year-old construction worker fatally injured onsite during a house-build in Lincolnshire. Two companies and two employees have been sentenced.
Construction Talk Podcast: Winning the competitive edge with early technology adoption
In this episode of the Construction Talk Podcast, Peter Haddock sits down with Matthew Ayres, group managing director of The Bennie Group, to talk about how early technology adoption can generate and harvest data, diversity and inclusion, and new talent.
Kier to trial hydrogen power generator at South West site
Kier has partnered with AFC Energy to trial a clean hydrogen power generator unit at one of its sites in the South West, for eight-weeks.
Construction and demolition must act upon its climate pledge
Jonathan Cox, Marketing Director, Rye Demolition, discusses COP 26 and the need for the construction and demolition industries to do more to safeguard the environment.
Buckingham Group taken over by employees
The owner-directors of Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd have transferred 100% of their equity into the Buckingham Group employee ownership trust.
Structural insulated panel homes: A developers guide to building with SIPs
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are the future of building in the UK. Here, specialist manufacturer, Sips Eco Panels offers a guide to SIPs for developers.
New generation of tower cranes drive efficiency on sites
In the past 24 months, Bowmer + Kirkland have achieved some tower crane world firsts on projects across the UK.
Henry Boot shakes up senior management team
Simon Carr of Henry Boot Construction and Giles Boot of Banner Plant will be retiring from their roles as managing director on 30 June 2021.
Mace and AFC Energy join forces to decarbonise construction sites
Mace and AFC Energy have formed a UK first strategic partnership to use hydrogen power in decarbonising the construction industry.
How vehicle tracking can help enforce company speeding policy
Quartix explores how vehicle tracking systems can help enforce your company speeding policy and make journeys safer for your drivers.
Henry Boot prepares for uncertain times ahead
Henry Boot has taken the decision to restructure its construction division as it prepares for uncertain times due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
HS2 trials UK’s first electric forklift
HS2 is pioneering the UK’s first electric forklift on one of its major construction sites to support the country’s green economic recovery.