Prestigious contract highlights value of responsible business practiceThe
construction team at leading recruiter Acorn has been awarded the contract to
supply workers for Bouygues UK’s pioneering Cardiff Innovation Campus (CIC)
construction project on the basis of its responsible business practices.
Acorn
will supply resources and provide employment opportunities for staff at…
Trade body develops specialist course on Japanese knotweedNational
trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has developed specialist
training to support property professionals in the identification of Japanese
knotweed and other invasive species.
The
‘Invasive Plant Identification Course’ gives a comprehensive overview of the
key issues surrounding certain plants listed on…
10 things to help nail your business presentation deliveryDo you consider
yourself a natural born presenter? There’s no doubt that some of us are and
when we stand up and take the mic, the room falls silent and we have everyone’s
full attention straightaway. When this happens, the audience listens because
they are confident that what is about to follow is going to be the words…
Parking around the UK… how do the top cities compare?You may be fortunate
to work in a UK city whereby and you can quickly find a parking space or pay very
little for the visit — making it very convenient to bring your car into the
city centre. For other cities though, you could end up driving around for ages
trying to locate one space or put quite a few pound coins into t…
New innovation partnership targets construction supply chainBusinesses from all parts of the construction
supply chain are set to benefit from a new collaboration between the Construction
Innovation Hub and UK Construction Week (UKCW),
in a move designed to boost take up of innovation in the industry and
realisation of the Government’s sector
deal ambitions.
The Construction Innovation…
The Most Expensive Landmarks to Build – The Battle of ConstructionThe world’s most visited landmarks
are huge feats of construction – with some even taking centuries to build and
costing well into the billions. While the costs for each landmark may be
substantial, the greatest landmarks on the globe do attract millions of
visitors each year and boost their local economy.
With that in…
Construction professionals flood in to become role models to inspire others into sectorNominations for
the annual UK Construction Week (UKCW) Role Models initiative have quadrupled
since last year, according to event organisers Media 10.
Dozens of construction
professionals were among the entrants this Spring, attracted to a scheme which
provides a schools contact programme and public…
Tired all the time? Considerate Constructors Scheme launches survey to explore worker fatigue in constructionWorker fatigue is often an overlooked hazard in the construction industry. This is despite the fact that fatigue is a serious health and safety risk in construction; fatigue has the potential to significantly impair physical and cognitive capacities, as well as having a damaging effect on…
Smarter Grid Solutions reveals energy and carbon savings for factories at key conferenceCommercial and industrial companies could cut their energy
bills or even generate extra income by connecting the computer systems
used to run their factories to specialist energy management
software, according to the latest study by distributed energy
resource management software firm Smarter Grid…
Bouygues UK recruits first higher education students as Ambassadors for its Cardiff Innovation Campus projectBouygues UK, the
construction company building Cardiff University’s cutting-edge Innovation
Campus, has welcomed its first higher education Ambassadors on site.
Five student volunteers from diverse
backgrounds and areas of academic study at Cardiff University have been
recruited…