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Programme announced for the Digital Construction Week Thought Leadership Conference 2019

Sam Stacey (UKR&I), Mark Farmer (Cast), Anne Kemp OBE (UK BIM Alliance & Atkins), Aurélie Clearaux (Bouygues Bâtiment International), Keith Waller (Construction [...]

September 16, 2019

World’s largest crane goes on show at Hinkley Point C

The Sarens SGC-250 in numbers “Big Carl” is the biggest land-based crane in the worldCapable of lifting 5,000 tonnes at a radius of 40m250m tall in its tallest [...]

September 16, 2019

Amey signs NASC safe scaffolding charter

Facilities management specialists Amey has become the latest leading organisation to sign the NASC’s Safe Scaffolding Charter The company, which looks after the [...]

September 13, 2019

Lead the way on suicide prevention and build a brighter future

Many people experience suicidal thoughts, ranging from fleeting moments of being completely overwhelmed, through to creating a detailed plan of how they will end their [...]

September 12, 2019

Kier appointed to deliver School of Digital Arts at Manchester Metropolitan University

Kier has been appointed by Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Met) to deliver its brand-new £35m School of Digital Arts (SODA): a project jointly funded by and [...]

September 12, 2019

Seizing the Future of Construction on 3rd October

Visitors to this year’s Kent Construction Expo on 3rd October will be treated to an inspirational vision of the future at the start of the day, via an opening keynote from [...]

September 12, 2019

Working ourselves to death: suicide in the construction industry

“The Brutal Truth is that we face a crisis, a crisis often swept under the rug rather than flag poled, a crisis that is whispered rather than shouted.” We are [...]

September 10, 2019

World First at South East Construction Expo 2019 in Sussex

The Xella Silka Element Challenge A one-bedroom apartment block will be built in just one day in a world first construction demonstration, the Xella Silka Element Challenge, [...]

September 10, 2019

Gleeds expands rail team with appointment of Richard Stansfield

International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has announced the appointment of Richard Stansfield as director of cost management for its expanding rail business [...]

September 10, 2019

R G Carter secures digital aviation research facility contract with Cranfield University

East Anglia’s leading construction business, R G Carter, has been awarded the contract to build the new Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) at [...]

September 9, 2019

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