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UK Construction shows its true social and economic value in CIOB report

The latest report from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) puts the economic influence of the UK construction sector at almost double that of the officially recorded [...]

February 24, 2020

CPL are awarded a Platinum partnership by Isuzu

CPL, the UK access platform specialists have been awarded a Platinum partnership by vehicle manufacturer giants Isuzu. Increased growth (more than double) in 2019, high [...]

February 21, 2020

Super sewer hits the halfway mark

A cleaner River Thames is in sight for London after tunnelling on the super sewer reached the halfway mark. The giant machines digging the main super sewer tunnel – [...]

February 21, 2020

MachineMax pledges to plant a tree for every new machine it tracks throughout 2020 in a bid to offset their global carbon footprint

MachineMax, the global provider of an innovative equipment management platform which is designed to maximise the productivity and profitability of off-highway machinery, is [...]

February 21, 2020

Sustainability in focus when shifting to HVO fuel at Volvo CE Customer Center

The Volvo CE Customer Center in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is paving the way for a sustainable future by running its demonstration machines on a renwable fuel, HVO. HVO biodiesel is [...]

February 21, 2020

Morrison Utility Services discovers 19th century time capsule during enabling swept path works for Edinburgh trams to Newhaven project

Morrison Utility Services (MUS), the UK’s largest dedicated utility service provider and part of M Group Services, has unearthed a lead time capsule from 1898 during [...]

February 20, 2020

Transition Time – Why The UK’s Construction Sector Can’t Afford to Take its Eye Off The Clock

Brexit may have slipped down the news agenda for the moment, but the importance of the next few months to the future of the construction industry in the UK cannot be [...]

February 20, 2020

Government needs to kick-start a “rolling programme” of rail electrification, say business, passenger, freight, and community groups

Representative bodies covering businesses, passengers, freight, and community groups have today published an open letter to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, calling [...]

February 19, 2020

Conlon Construction breaks ground on all-new Trafford school, The Orchards

Excitement is building for students, parents and staff as Conlon Construction breaks ground on Trafford’s all-new Special Education Needs (SEN) school, The Orchards. Since [...]

February 18, 2020

Pasquill wins big at inaugural OSS awards

Colleagues at Pasquill, the UK’s leading supplier of roof trusses, have enjoyed fantastic success at the Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions (OSS) Awards. Saint-Gobain’s OSS [...]

February 18, 2020

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