Sir John Parker joins Laing O’Rourke as Chairman from November 1st
Laing O’Rourke has welcomed new Chairman, Sir John Parker to the business today. With over 50 years of experience in engineering and leadership roles, Sir John combines a [...]
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New construction T-Levels offer welcome boost to the sector
At a time when the construction sector is contending with acute skills shortages, the announcement from the Department for Education that it is to introduce T-Level courses, [...]
Buckingham Palace to undergo ‘essential’ £370m refurbishment
The Queen has been awarded a 66% pay rise to fund a £369m 10-year refit of Buckingham Palace, after the prime minister and chancellor agreed that an increase in the [...]
Fatalities in the workplace – just how can they be avoided?
According to recent statistics released by HSE, there were 137 workers killed at work in the UK in 2016/17. These statistics are based on a wide variety of industries, such [...]
The Shard confirms further lettings as MitieGroup PLC joins the vertical city
REM, on behalf of the building’s owners, has confirmed further office lettings totalling 39,967 sq ft at The Shard. Mitie Group PLC, the leading facilities management [...]
Housebuilding remains strong as Infrastructure reaches a new low
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Manchester firm doubles in size thanks to North West property market growth
PICK EVERARD, which has had a presence in Manchester for five years, has doubled its number of staff in just 12 months. With the North West having been nationally [...]
Soluis Group secures £1 million innovate UK Grant for the Construction Industry
A Soluis Group-led consortium has secured £1 million of funding from Innovate UK to develop an Augmented Worker System (AWE), pioneering the use of virtual and augmented [...]
New Orders in Construction Fall to the Lowest in Three Years
ONS figures published today show that construction output in July fell by 0.9% and was 0.4% lower compared with one year earlier. In addition, new orders in Q2 declined 7.8% [...]
Lack of focus on recruitment ‘could force building firms out of business’
A lack of focus on bolstering the workforce could push construction firms out of business, according to One Way. An analysis by the specialist rail and construction [...]
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