Balfour Beatty worker tells of baseball bat attack
This post was originally published on this site A Balfour Beatty roadworker in Southampton was attacked with a baseball bat by a driver trying to…
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Exclusive: First English prisons with RAAC named
This post was originally published on this site Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been discovered in two prisons in England, Construction News can exclusively…
RAAC: more than 100 schools ‘probably’ need full rebuild
This post was originally published on this site More than 100 schools are set to be completely rebuilt due to the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete…
Industry needs to speed up carbon reduction efforts, report warns
This post was originally published on this site Embodied carbon emissions in the UK built environment have not reduced at the pace required to reach…
When asked about M&E product carbon, you need answers
This post was originally published on this site Paul Reeve is director of corporate social responsibility at the Electrical Contractors’ Association Designers and other professionals…
Construction activity falls for third consecutive month
This post was originally published on this site Construction activity declined in November for the third month running, according to the latest S&P Global/CIPS UK…
Wates hits the heights with two jail jobs
This post was originally published on this site Two big prison jobs took Wates to the top of the contractor league table in November. The…
Three Caledonian Modular schools to be demolished over safety fears
This post was originally published on this site Three schools built by collapsed modular builder Caledonian Modular are to be demolished and rebuilt due to…
The tragic price of late payment
This post was originally published on this site Christmas can be a particularly stressful time for specialist contractors. Anecdotal evidence suggests that main contractors’ payments…
Worker hospitalised at £450m Teesside factory scheme
This post was originally published on this site A construction worker has been taken to hospital following an incident on a huge project to build…