Kitchen Renovation Savings: Easy Ways To Cut Granite WorktopsPlanning a home renovation project can be a challenging task. Renovating a kitchen specifically is both a rewarding and difficult task to undertake. Deciding what you want the final design of the kitchen to look like and choosing the colours that will be used and the materials incorporated into the design is exciting. However, you want…
How Safety Culture Can Safeguard Your BusinessOver the years, corporate culture has emerged as a significant factor for businesses. A positive one makes people stick and contribute to an organization. But building it requires hard work and relentless commitment. Besides employee satisfaction, happiness, and engagement, safety and well-being are other elements of great work culture. But most…
Concrete Pumping: The Most Cost Effective Solution in 2022 and BeyondIn the world of rising costs, and delayed deliveries, the construction industry has not been excused either. Statistics show that there was a 51.5 % increase in concrete reinforcing bars in the past year, and other building materials were no stranger to the spike either.
In this short guide, you will find out exactly what you…
Modern safety solutions for construction workers – What you need to knowThe most important asset for any construction company is its workers. Without employees, the company is nothing – employees’ skills constitute the driving force of any project.
Construction sites are also one of the most dangerous work environments, where accidents frequently occur, often with hig…
Health And Safety Factors Every Construction Site Manager Needs To Be Aware OfManaging a construction site involves a lot of work and requires many skills. After all, a construction manager holds a hybrid role and has a lot of responsibilities, ranging from managing budgets to organising the workforce and setting the schedule.
One key aspect of running a construction site is ensuring t…
Crowdfunding 101: Everything You Need To Know About Property CrowdfundingDespite the property crowdfunding industry being somewhat of a new revelation within the UK, this popular investment type has proven to be a thriving alternative to other indirect investment strategies, such as real estate investment trusts (REITs) or investments in shares within listed property companies. As is common wit…
The estimate is considered one of the most difficult and important stages in construction. To make a profit, it is necessary to accurately assess the processes concerning any building processes. Based on the latest research, 1/3 of construction companies earn much less than expected through construction estimations. To get accurate forecasts in the context of each project, it is necessary to accurately calculate all material and labor costs, and pre-calculate all risks and costs. One of the best ways to do this is to count on construction costing software. Digital tools (but only high-quality ones that you can trust) will allow contractors to make calculations, predictions, and reports automatically. What Are the Top 5 Mistakes Construction Estimators Do? Remember that a few mistakes made by the construction …
Asbestos management company fined and employees jailed for asbestos exposure failingsEnsure Asbestos Management Limited has been fined and two of its employees have been jailed for failing to protect workers from asbestos exposure during a major refurbishment project in Plymouth.An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found irregularities in the asbestos surveys and clearanc…
‘We Have to Care What We Build’, says Government Adviser on ConstructionLONDON, UK, May 5, 2022 – Leading construction industry intelligence provider, Barbour ABI, brought top industry experts together at an exclusive event after the first day of the UK Construction Week exhibition in London to discuss the need for culture change.
Dr David Hancock, Construction Director at…
Critical Advantages of Carpet Tiles in Home Interior DesignCarpet tiles – also known as modular carpeting – provide a popular alternative to wall-to-wall carpets.
Used by businesses for many years, modular carpets have become the flooring solution of choice among savvy homeowners and trend-setting interior designers.
Designed initially as a cheap floor covering solution,…