‘A staggering 98% of young women said they wouldn’t choose a career in construction’ The construction industry has been suffering from a skills shortage for some time. This was worsened by the impact of Brexit, which saw the number of people from Europe working in the sector shrink significantly. A lack of awareness of opportunities […]
Digital processes are transforming construction and introducing new risk considerations. The question is, how should these risks be handled? As the digital age gains momentum, technology is at the forefront of CEOs’ minds. Indeed, Marsh’s Head of Climate & Sustainability Strategy, Amy Barnes, recently wrote about The risks and rewards of frontier technology. In 2016, […]
Don’t delay: Leading solar manufacturer urges installers to take up PV training as demand surges A leading solar photovoltaics (PV) and energy storage solutions manufacturer is calling on both non-PV installers and existing solar contractors to invest in training, with interest in solar predicted to soar as a result of the as the Energy […]
Radical rethink needed if Britain ever to meet annual 300,000 new homes target – construction workforce is simply too small Modular homes can deliver factory-built houses with 50% fewer workers from a different pool of employees – and are 40% more productive than traditional builds No Government can come close to its 300,000 new […]
River pollution crisis; New report highlights how home building ban could be lifted Calls to prevent SME builders suffering for water company and farming failures With pressure growing on water companies and farmers to address high nutrient levels in rivers, a new Lichfields report published by the Home Builders Federation (HBF) identifies solutions to […]
Reid Brewin Architects (RBA) has announced the completion of a ground-breaking project that uses waste energy from data centres to power a rooftop ‘urban farm’ on the outskirts of Paris. RBA’s design for the Equinix PA10 data centre, located in Saint Denis, is the first of its kind in France. Central to the client’s […]
As the industry looks to address the gender imbalance, Jackie Maginnis was certainly ahead of her time not only as a high-profile woman in construction but also in promoting the benefits of advanced building technologies. With a long and illustrious career, more recently in the modular and portable building industry, for over 50 years she […]
Belper-based construction heavyweight Bowmer + Kirkland has snapped up structural insulated panel manufacturer Innovaré Systems. Innovaré, of Coventry, was part of the Osborne Construction Group. It develops “new materials, technologies and methods” for use in offsite building projects. The company reported a turnover of £11.6m in its last available accounts. Osborne Group chairman Andrew Osborne […]
The first factory-built homes at a housing association’s ground-breaking development in Gloucestershire have been craned into place. Bromford is building 28 new homes at Stockwells in Moreton-in-Marsh, all of which are being built in sections by leading modular housebuilder ilke Homes. Now the first modules have been transported from ilke’s Yorkshire factory to Gloucestershire and […]
Swegon takes its first step towards using fossil-free steel This week, Swegon presented its first product made from carbon dioxide-reduced steel – a GOLD RX – at the ISH trade fair in Frankfurt. The manufacture of steel consumes large amounts of both resources and energy. As ventilation units are primarily made of steel, there is […]