Willmott Dixon chosen for £49m Wigan campus
Willmott Dixon has booked a £48.8m contract to build a new campus for Wigan & Leigh College. Read…
September 2024
A construction library is needed post-Grenfell for product data
The Grenfell Inquiry has today (4 September) recommended the development of a construction library to hold information “such…
Pasquill automates truss production
FIXEDD Timber frame manufacturer Pasquill is spending £4m to double production capacity at its Redhill factory. Read Full Article:…
Winvic first to use remote-control tower crane on site
Winvic Construction has been trialling technology that operates tower cranes from a ground control system on a student…
Construction industry reacts to the Phase 2 Grenfell Inquiry report
The UK construction industry is reflecting on the findings of the Phase 2 Grenfell Inquiry report, which found…
Robinson joins RLB board
Construction consultant Rider Levett Bucknall UK has promoted Guy Robinson to its executive board. Read Full Article: The…
Lovell appoints regional refurb director
Lovell Partnerships has appointed a new refurbishment partnerships director for social housing retrofit projects across the West Midlands.…
Manager of China Railways subsidiary charged with accepting $250,000 bribe
Hong Kong’s Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) yesterday charged a manager with China Railways 15th Bureau (CR15) with…
China, Tanzania and Zambia agree $1bn plan to modernise Africa’s longest railway
China, Tanzania, and Zambia have signed a memorandum of understanding to rehabilitate a 1,860km rail line between Tanzania…
Chinese scientists produce building materials on Mars for space construction
A team of Chinese researchers is exploring the feasibility of producing building materials on Mars by melting its…