Site workers secure 6% pay rise
Employers and the construction unions have agreed a two year pay deal which will see minimum rates rise by more than 6%.
The agreement covers more than 400,000 construction workers and will see pay rates rise 3.2% in year one and 2.9% in year two.
The new Construction Industry Joint Council Working Rule Agreement comes into effect from June 25.
It will see t…
FINANCIAL PLANNER WILLSON GRANGE RELOCATES TO LIVERPOOL WATERSChartered financial planners Willson Grange Limited will be relocating its headquarters from Hoylake on the Wirral to a new space on Liverpool’s waterfront.
The wealth management company has signed a 10-year lease of 10,500 sq. ft at No. 12 Princes Dock, Liverpool Waters.
The firm will be occupying space on both the third and fourt…
Building consultancy takes its own steps to counter Hackitt Review “failings”Building surveying, cost management, architecture and project management specialist Trident Building Consultancy has taken the decision to set its own rules regarding fire safety following what it sees as the “extraordinary failings” of the final recommendations from the Hackitt Review which were published…
Tradespeople need to do more to keep up with smart home technologyTradespeople need to do more to keep up with smart home technology
84% of tradespeople said they had never undertaken any training in smart home technology, according to a recent poll carried out by the UK’s largest online supplier of ironmongery, IronmongeryDirect.
Conducted in the lead up to Smart Home Week (21- 27 May) t…
The sky’s the limit — Edinburgh Airport’s construction historyEdinburgh Airport started life as a small Royal Flying Corps aerodrome named Turnhouse in 1915 —the first commercial services weren’t launched until 1947.
But by the end of 2014 it exceeded the 10 million passenger mark — the busiest year ever for a Scottish airport.
And the hub’s transformation over the course of a…
WSP Uses Advanced 3D Modeling to Optimize the Design of London’s Newest Iconic SkyscraperBentley’s RAM Software Provides Innovative Structural Solutions for Unique Geometry of One Blackfriars Tower
Prime Location, Multiple Challenges
Considered one of Europe’s most iconic building projects, One Blackfriars London is a mixed-use development that features a 50-story residential tower as…
Jones Bros wins retendered £14.5m Wigan Link road
North Wales contractor Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co has secured the Wigan link road four years after plans were given the green light.
Wigan Council was forced to rebid the road scheme after initially awarding the design contract to Galliford Try in June 2015 but then failed to agree a final build price.
Jones Bros secured…
Subcontractors wanted for south coast sites
Main contractors in the south of England are looking to boost their supply chains at a major ‘Meet the Buyer’ event this week
Constructionline is hosting the event in Brighton where local subcontractors can discuss upcoming projects with some of the south’s largest building contractors and public-sector authorities.
It takes place at t…
New national research suggests 1 in 10 suspect illegal drug use by workplace colleaguesNew national research suggests 1 in 10 suspect illegal drug use by workplace colleagues
One in five don’t take any action if they suspect a friend, family member or colleague of using illegal drugs
Regional variations show that almost twice as many Londoners suspect colleagues of drug use compared to…
FIRST LOOK AT LIVERPOOL WATERS’ VISION FOR THE FUTUREIncredible new visuals for the £5 billion Liverpool Waters project, which will transform Liverpool’s Waterfront, have been released to show how the 60-hectare development will look once completed.
The new CGI’s bring to life Liverpool Waters’ vision to completely restore the city’s northern docks, regenerating the 2 million sqm sit…