Poll reveals alarming lack of fire door knowledge across tradesDespite reporting a growth in demand for
fire safety products and devices in the last year, a new poll by online
ironmongery supplier IronmongeryDirect has revealed that over half (54%)
of tradespeople do not know how to check that a fire door is operating
correctly and complies with regulations.
Big fire in the offic…
“Beacons of light� – Inaugural construction awards announced at UK Construction WeekNew
industry awards to recognise the 10 best businesses in construction as voted by
the sector’s role models were announced yesterday, on the first day of UK
Construction Week (8 October 2019).
The
UKCW
Construction Awards celebrate innovation and excellence among a range of
larg…
Aldi plans new supermarket every weekDiscount supermarket chain Aldi is stepping up its store opening programme with a focus on London within the M25.
Its target is to expand the existing 840 stores network to 1,200 stores by 2025.
Over the next two years alone, the German grocer will invest £1bn to double the number of stores inside the M25, from 45 to 100 and build a further 100…
Potash mine cash crisis forces construction go-slowNorth York moors potash mine developer Sirius Minerals is scaling back construction on the project amid a funding crisis.
Shares in the firm crashed 60% to 4p recently as it reported failure to raise $500m for the next major phase of construction for the huge fertiliser mining project.
The firm said it would now look at cutting…
Shapps halts woodland clearance during HS2 reviewTransport secretary Grant Shapps has halted removals of ancient woodlands for HS2 while the independent Oakervee review is underway.
Transport secretary bows to pressure from woodlands campaigners
Shapps said clearances would only be allowed during Oakervee’s work if it was shown to be absolutely necessary to prevent major cost and…
McLaren confirms £190m luxury London resi dealMcLaren has been awarded the construction contract for a £190m residential development in London’s Fitzrovia.
The project is being carried out by a joint venture between Art-Invest Real Estate UK, German real estate developer ECE and Dukelease Properties.
The development will create 88 luxury apartments, 35,000 sq ft of…
£300m A1 widening around Gateshead goes in for planningPlans for up to £300m of improvements to the A1 around Gateshead have been submitted to the planning inspectorate.
Allerdene railway bridge over East Coast mainline to be replaced
Highways England is planning to widen a 2.5 mile stretch of the A1 dual carriageway between Birtley (junction 65) and Coal House (junction…
NHS bid document blunder delays £150m Edinburgh hospitalAn error in a tender document is being blamed for the delayed opening of Edinburgh’s £150m children’s hospital by more than a year.
The opening has been set back to 2020 because of ventilation problems in the critical care facility, which could cost an extra £90m to rectify.
An independent review of t…
New construction minister to receive divided Brexit message at UK Construction WeekThe
new Construction Minister Nadhim Zahawi MP is set to make his first industry
appearance at UK Construction Week (UKCW), the UK’s largest built
environment event, at the NEC in Birmingham on Wednesday 9 October.
A
survey of over 900 construction professionals conducted by UKCW[1]
asked respondents…
The world’s largest crane has started work on the Hinkley Point nuclear power station site.
The massive crane, called Big Carl after Carl Sarens the father of the Belgian family business that made it, is able to carry 5,000 tonnes in a single lift.
The 250m tall crane has been developed to support the growth of modularisation in big construction.
Now the tallest man-made structur…