Network Rail develops low-carbon composite sleepers
Network Rail has developed a new type of composite sleeper with substantially less embedded carbon than traditional wooden…
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Construction needs to change safety thinking with automation and robots
Automation and advanced technology are reshaping construction. Yet to unlock the huge productivity shift they promise, we need…
Network Rail announces new ‘hedgehog sleepers’
Network Rail has announced a newly developed sleeper to support their tracks, which provide ‘environmental benefits’ Network Rail…
Glenigan predicts warehouse construction will be important to future industry
Warehouses are expanding and becoming a more important part of UK industry, meaning that they will be a…
Mace chief of staff Hannah Vickers to be global head of advisory
David Hendy will replace current Mace chief of staff Hannah Vickers as she is promoted to global head…
Levelling up quantity estimation
Bluebeam is helping contractors estimate faster, increase accuracy and stay competitive. But that’s just the beginning Musselman &…
Father and son sentenced over covid construction loan fraud
A Bristol builder who overstated the income from his construction companies to secure two Covid Bounce Back Loans…
“Scrap CITB” say three quarters of construction firms
Nearly three quarters of construction firms want to scrap the training levy and the CITB according to a…
BAM plans wave of job cuts at UK Construction arm
Staff at BAM Construction are facing a round of job cuts after the Dutch parent group revealed this…
Willmott Dixon lands £61m barracks contract
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has appointed Willmott Dixon for a £61m upgrade at Kendrew Barracks in Rutland in…