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Fairgrove supports National Apprenticeship Week 2023 by celebrating its thriving apprentices

East Midlands-based, family-run home builder, Fairgrove, is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, which takes place from the 6th – 12th of February with this year’s [...]

February 7, 2023

Arco invests in Stuff4Life to further explore innovative circular polyester supply chain approach

The UK’s leading safety company commits commercialisation funding to Teesside-based recycling start-up Stuff4Life. Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has further [...]

February 7, 2023

National Apprenticeship Week: ‘It’s never too late to start from scratch’

For years, Craig Gould, 35, went from one labouring job to another. After being made redundant during the pandemic, it gave him the motivation he needed to change careers and [...]

February 6, 2023

Is Japanese knotweed under control in the UK?

Current issues and challenges include: £200,000 fines for not being honest Damage to buildings and infrastructure Homeowners trying to DIY eradication and failing! Japanese [...]

February 6, 2023

Mayor of the West Midlands visits Cookley Works

ANDY Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, has been welcomed on site to view the progress of the highly anticipated Cookley Works scheme, which we are developing alongside [...]

February 3, 2023

Digital Construction Week returns for 2023

Digital Construction Week, the UK’s leading event for the digital construction community, has opened visitor registration for 2023. Hosted across two days on 17-18 May 2023 [...]

February 3, 2023

2,500 female employees receive personalised women’s health support provided by Kier and Peppy

2,500 female colleagues at Kier will benefit from personalised women’s health support, as the Group expands its service offering with digital health app, Peppy. Kier offers [...]

February 1, 2023

Construction UK Magazine speaks with Paul Cole, Chief Engineer at Skanska about their recent low carbon concrete trial

Talk us through the carbon concrete trial and the main aims This research and innovation project has considered solutions around new concrete technologies to reduce the [...]

January 30, 2023

Volunteer tradespeople complete project for paralysed builder in Herefordshire

A group of volunteer tradespeople have completed a project at the home of a Herefordshire builder – who was left paralysed after a fall – in a bid to help him gain [...]

January 30, 2023

Uniting for a net-zero future: Come together at Futurebuild 2023

When like-minded people come together with common purpose, great things can happen. And what could be a more critical reason to do so now, than the need to secure a net-zero [...]

January 26, 2023

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