Netled Oy, Finnish specialists in vertical farming systems and greenhouse lighting solutions, have signed a long-term framework agreement with Astwood Infrastructure to supply equipment for industrial scale vertical farms. The agreement covers an initial four such farms, based predominantly in the UK, to be delivered over the next three years and provides a framework for […]
The new European IT headquarters for global electrical wholesaler City Electrical Factors (CEF) is described as a visual celebration of the company’s ethos and rich industrial heritage, thanks in part to an electrifying aluminium façade featuring Proteus HR rainscreen cladding. CEF’s existing offices had reached full capacity and so a second site was developed opposite […]
The Tulipa is a designer steel radiator suitable for all rooms, its definitive style and classic open structure works in both modern and period living spaces; guaranteeing flawless heating comfort throughout the entire home. The versatile Tulipa radiator collection is available in horizontal and vertical models, and in two model types; either flat oval tubes […]
Hotel giant Marriott announced in April that it’s planning to construct a 26-story skyscraper in New York City in just 90 days — and it’s hoping to save a lot of money in the process.
The idea is simple …
The government has invited businesses to bid in two competitions worth up to £36m to fund collaborative R&D and demonstrator projects. Both competitions focus on modern methods of construction, digital and whole-asset performance. UK Research and Innovation is providing the funding through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund’s Transforming Construction Challenge. The two competitions are as […]
To make the initial jump towards carbon neutrality, there are four key steps the industry must embrace, says Ramboll’s Mathew Riley.
Following the recent recommendations from …
The local council in Worthing, West Sussex, aims to be the first to bring modular homes built by a joint venture between Ikea and Skanska to the UK.
Worthing Borough Council said it was looking to enter …
It has been a busy period for lifting specialist Britlift as its services are in high demand in the modular and offsite construction sectors 2018 proved a successful year for Britlift in the offsite construction sector as a number of new clients came on board involved in the manufacture of modular buildings and bathroom pods […]
Approximately 20% of construction costs are wrapped up in fixing errors. Barcelona-based Scaled Robotics wants to minimize the rework by automating progress monitoring with autonomous mobile robots…
Activity in Britain’s construction industry shrank for a third month in a row in July as Brexit worries hit building projects, new research has shown.The IHS Markit/CIPS construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 45.3, a less severe contraction than June’s 43.1 – which was the weakest reading in more than 10 years – but […]