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Bristol Mayor checks out Willmott Dixon’s transformation of city landmark

The Willmott Dixon team transforming one of Bristol’s most historic landmarks received two special visitors when city mayor Marvin Rees and Willmott Dixon chief executive [...]

July 22, 2019

What can construction companies do to improve gender equality?

Gender inequality is a long-standing issue that has crept into every industry, and construction is no different. Though many industries have a fairly even ratio of male to [...]

July 19, 2019

New Amey design hub in Cardiff welcomed by Transport Minister

Leading infrastructure consultancy Amey has announced the opening of a new design hub in Cardiff, which it says will create 60 new jobs in Wales, out of a total of 500 jobs [...]

July 19, 2019

Dunton pioneer landfill regeneration

There are over 500 landfill sites currently operating in the UK. This may sound a lot, but then what if we consider all the former landfill sites that are no longer in use? [...]

July 18, 2019

Can the UK’s Construction Industry Lessen Its Plastic Usage?

Every year the UK uses over 5 million tonnes of plastic – that’s about 15 times as heavy as the Empire State Building. But did you know the construction industry [...]

July 15, 2019

Three UK housebuilders win UK’s top Health and Safety Award

On 5th July 2019, three site managers were crowned national winners at NHBC’s 10th annual Health and Safety Awards in Birmingham hosted by Comedian Hugh Dennis. This is the [...]

July 12, 2019

Powerful new robotics technology can improve bridge inspections

Powerful robotics technology developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo makes critical bridge inspections cheaper and more reliable by automating the process. The [...]

July 12, 2019

Mick George Ltd go ‘Down South’

Having made no secret of their plans to expand geographically and having already delivered contracting services as far North as Arbroath, Mick George Ltd has now landed their [...]

July 11, 2019

Actis helps build Community Shed to boost neighbourhood spirit and tackle loneliness

A new community building aimed at enabling people to get involved in interesting pursuits while making friends is being built in Aberdeenshire – with help from insulation [...]

July 11, 2019

A winning solution – The Sevenoaks School Science, Technology Centre and Global Study Centre

Since 1991 Arkoni has worked on some very impressive construction projects and 2019 has been no exception. One particular project this year has stood out as one that should [...]

July 10, 2019

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