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Hail is a common occurrence in many parts of the world, but it doesn’t frequently occur, which makes a lot of people happy the first time they see it. While it might be fun to watch tiny while balls fall from the sky, excessive hail can cause a lot of damage to the roof. No one thinks this can happen to them until it does. Having to deal with roof repairs is something that many people avoid doing because they don’t have the proper tools, the skills, and experience and time to do it. Some repairs can take hours to be complete. Do you have that time at your disposal? Probably not. But, hail damage to the roof is not the end of the world…

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Aarsleff Ground Engineering invests in New Plant Workshop and Training Centre

Aarsleff Ground Engineering have upgraded and expanded their Newark plant premises which accommodates the company’s extensive fleet of rigs, fabrication shop, training facility, machinery, and equipment available to hire. Despite challenging and uncertainty during the pandemic, Aarsleff Ground Engineering…

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How to improve your home exterior

When you purchase a new home, you must ensure that you can maintain the upkeep and aftercare, especially on the exterior of the house. Weather, in particular, can cause wear and tear on the home resulting in cracked walls, damaged roofing, and gutters, or even just being simply weather-beaten over the years. Now, as a homeowner, you may dismay this wear and…

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Why testing matters in Construction

For many companies, transitioning to homeworking has been straightforward during the pandemic.

But for the construction industry it’s been a different story, with sites allowed to continue their operations even during the tightest restrictions.

Often described as the backbone of the country, the sector has certainly lived up to its…

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Momentum builds on construction pipeline databaseNumber of projects in pipeline increase to over 1,500 across 20 sectors, taking value to £11bn

Since its launch in July 2021, Scotland’s public bodies and private sector construction businesses have welcomed the benefits delivered from the Construction Pipeline Forecast Tool.

The pipeline has been refreshed and contains an…

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Last chance to Buy! Eagerly awaited release of the final 9 apartments at popular North Kelvin Apartments development

Christmas is coming up fast but that is not stopping people snapping up the last few remaining two-bedroom flats at the North Kelvin Apartments development in North Kelvinside.

This is no surprise since the development is close to the heart of Glasgow’s West End and a…

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Influential electrical body SELECT welcomes 8 industry organisations into the fold as founder members of new Associate Membership schemeInfluential electrical body SELECT has launched a new Associate Membership scheme that will give manufacturers and service providers the chance to become part of Scotland’s largest construction trade association.

Eight leading industry…

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Make Health and Safety Part of Your Company Cultureunsplash.com

Proper health and safety practices are critical for every company, no matter the industry. They’re even more essential for small businesses that hire blue-collar workers.

While white-collar workers who operate in traditional office settings or remote environments are prone to certain risks, blue-collar workers face many…

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Suppliers appointed to £500 million multi-disciplinary consultancy services public sector frameworkWorth £500 million over six years, the Multi-disciplinary Consultancy Services Framework (MDC1) is available to public sector organisations across two of LHC’s divisions; CPC, which covers the North of England, the Midlands and Anglia, and LSE, covering London and Sout…

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3 Things About Quantity Surveyors You Might Not KnowIn order to construct any infrastructure, there should be proper planning, designing, and a feasibility analysis about the proposed construction. This process is known as quantity surveying and is done by a quantity surveyor. It requires performing a feasibility analysis, which involves planning, designing, cost evaluation, value determination,…

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