Balfour Beatty fined £500,000 for hand-arm vibration failures
Sheffield Crown Court has issued a £500,000 fine to Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions after it discovered its workers had been exposed to hand-arm vibration over a nine-year period
£22m Construction Skills Fund to boost industry
A £22m fund to help combat the construction skills shortage has been launched by the Skills Minister Anne Milton today (18 June)
Remaining dry during stormy weather
Dry fix solutions have been around for decades but it is only in recent years that demand for the product has reached sky high. Mark Parsons, Technical Director at Russell Roof Tiles takes a look at why dry fix has seen such significant growth recently within the construction industry
What’s on the Health and Safety and Environmental unit
The Fire Industry Association launches the Health & Safety unit plus the Environmental unit as their courses continue to expand
Berkeley Homes to begin modular factory build
Construction on Berkeley Homes' modular factory in Kent is set to commence this month. In order to make the transition towards offsite construction, Berkeley Homes' announced in December last year that it had secured a 160,000 sq ft site in Gravesham for the facility
Property sales levy could raise £62bn for housing & infrastructure
A levy on the sale of property, mirrored on a scheme currently in place in New York, US, could raise as much as £62bn in long-term bonds in England
Glasgow School of Art destroyed in second blaze
The Glasgow School of Art has been ravaged by another major fire four years after part of the building was destroyed by flames. Restoring the Mackintosh building could cost hundreds of millions of pounds and years of work
One in four MPs now support Aldous Bill
More than one in four MPs now back the Aldous Bill, in an unprecedented show of support for reforming retentions – this comes as the second reading of the Bill has been pushed back to 26 October
Insurance Backed Building Guarantees – The lights are on but is...
Peter Vinden Managing Director of The Vinden Partnership explores how the same insurance-backed guarantees used for domestic properties should be, and are, available for commercial buildings
PlanBEE scheme successfully creates job for apprentices
An innovative training programme designed to combat the construction skills shortages has seen all of its graduates secure full-time positions in the industry
Vegetables could make concrete stronger & environmentally friendly
Engineers at Lancaster University are working with industrial partners at Cellucomp Ltd UK to research how concrete mixtures can be strengthened and made more environmentally friendly by adding ‘nano platelets’ extracted from the fibres of root vegetables
Manifesto launched to help digitise the construction industry
The Committee for European Construction Equipment (CECE) and other industry organisations have launched a draft manifesto for digitalisation in the construction industry
FIA awards first ever nationally recognised qualification in fire safety
Learners attending the FIA’s Advanced Installer beta course, ahead of the first ‘official’ course on 26 June, have been awarded their certificates making them the first candidates to achieve a qualification in Fire Detection and Alarm Installation from the FIA
Bluebeam acquires groundbreaking SaaS solution
Bluebeam, Inc., a leading developer of innovative technology solutions for the AEC industries, announced yesterday (14 June) that is has acquired substantially all of the assets of privately held Project Atlas, LLC
Urgent review of apprenticeship levy required, says FMB
The Apprenticeship Levy is failing and the Government needs to rethink its approach, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
BIM software used to construct 2018 World Cup stadiums
Eight of the twelve stadiums that will host the 2018 World Cup in Russia have been constructed using Trimble's Tekla Structures BIM software
CSCS eliminates 100,000 site visitor cards
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is continuing to streamline the skills card system with the withdrawal of the Construction Site Visitor card
Safety & Health Expo 2018
The UK’s leading global health and safety event, the Safety & Health Expo, returns to the ExCel in London from 19-21 June
Futurology report gives a glimpse into homes of the future
According to a new report, homes of the future will hone into neighbourhood energy systems, use enhanced technology to make automatic decisions about heating, security and postal deliveries and feature flexible layouts
Grenfell Tower lit green to mark one-year anniversary
A year after the Grenfell Tower fire, a series of vigils are being held in memory of the 72 people who died and a dozen buildings including the tower have been illuminated green
Subcontractors stifled by failed payments
Customers failing to meet payments continue to hamper the growth of small subcontractors across the UK, according to research by specialist financial services provider Bibby Financial Services (BFS) and industry experts, The Vinden Partnership (TVP)
Pegasus Software for Construction Industry
Pegasus Software is a leading supplier of financial and business software solutions with over 20,000 customers across UK and Ireland in Services, Distribution, Manufacturing & Construction industries.
New Product Data Templates launched for fume cupboards
As part of its continued investment in BIM, fume cupboard manufacturer Safelab Systems has co-developed, with the Chartered Institute of Building Engineers (CIBSE), Product Data Templates (PDTs) for ducted and recirculating fume cupboards
CCS unveils plans for 2018 Image of Construction
Image of Construction, the national event hosted by the Considerate Constructors Scheme is set to take place on 11 September in central London
£30m boost to offer immediate support for rough sleepers
83 areas will split £30m to improve the immediate support available to people living on the streets and help them into accommodation Housing Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has confirmed
Nationwide bank on GroupBC to manage branch transformation programme
GroupBC, a leading digital information management solution provider to the built environment, has announced that Nationwide Building Society will be using BC Enterprise to support the delivery of their branch investment and the asset replacement programmes