The way the construction industry has responded to the Coronavirus crisis shows it is capable of making the changes it must to improve building safety and quality, according to Dame Judith Hackitt. The chair of [read more…]
Sub-contractors are entering the most challenging period of the Covid-19 outbreak according to Jim Davis, Managing Director for Construction Finance at Bibby Financial Services. With cash reserves all but used up, the resumption of major [read more…]
The engineered timber industry has been founded on the principles of advancing sustainable building technology. Led by innovators such as B&K Structures, the use of timber technology in UK construction has undergone a renaissance in [read more…]
The construction industry can be transformed by adoption of the practices termed Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean Construction. However, research at the University of Huddersfield has led to a warning that the smaller firms that [read more…]
In some much needed good news for the construction industry, it has been announced that the number of accidents and injuries recorded by NASC members fell to an all-time low in 2019, with just 74 [read more…]
CE Safety, the health and safety training provider, has submitted a Freedom of Information request to Welsh Fire & Rescue Service to find out the number of fires reported in the construction industry caused by [read more…]
The military-style planning used to deliver emergency NHS projects during the Covid-19 crisis should be used to inspire long-term industry reform, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Collaboration between engineers and military planners [read more…]
Industry has reacted to the announcement that new construction figures published by the ONS today show a fall in output. Clive Docwra, Managing Director of leading construction consulting and design agency McBains, said: “These figures are a worrying sign of [read more…]
The National Federation of Builders has welcomed the government’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, recognising that the situation can only be improved by taking a long term approach. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the [read more…]
Darren Hockley, Managing Director at DeltaNet International, which specialises in creating engaging compliance and health and safety e-learning for businesses around the globe, looks at how management in the construction sector can alter flexible working policies [read more…]
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