Day: February 3, 2022

Ayesa chief executive José Luis Manzanares Abásolo (left) and ByrneLooby managing director John ByrneThe acquisition advances Ayesa’s plan to expand into English-speaking markets. ByrneLooby’s management team will remain in place following the transaction. The purchase price was not disclosed. Founded in 1998, ByrneLooby has employs...

Preparing one of the test slabsThe £282m project in the Midlands is trialling the use of low carbon concrete and basalt fibre reinforcement on a temporary haul road for construction vehicles. The trial, led by Skanska, in partnership with the National Composites Centre and funded...

The plan is part of its ongoing commitment to decarbonising its infrastructure and achieve net zero by the mid-2030s. The output of the 30-acre ground mounted solar farm will be enough to power approximately 52,000 households, which is equivalent to almost 20% of homes in...

It has submitted a planning application to City of Edinburgh Council for the revised proposals at the iconic bridge. The submission of the full planning application follows a public engagement exercise held in autumn 2021 to gather feedback from residents. The plan is construction of...

The latest RICS construction survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors found that, in the fourth quarter of 2021, a solid majority of respondents said they continued to see increases in demand for construction work. A net balance of +33% had seen workloads grow,...

Nash Mills development in Hemel Hempstead – a six-floor reinforced concrete frame residential building. (Photo: Coinford Construction.)The trade association for the concrete structures sector, Construct, has affiliated with the Mineral Products Association (MPA), which represents most of the UK’s ready-mixed and precast concrete producers, plus...

TM54: 2022The revisions bring the guidance up to date by taking account of regulatory changes and advances in best practice. CIBSE TM54 provides building designers and owners with guidance on how to evaluate operational energy use once a building's design has been developed. It covers...

  Unite argues that employers can easily afford to pay workers wages that keep pace with living costs. The union also says that decent wages are a prerequisite for attracting new starters to the industry. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Construction workers are highly...

Brighton Magistrates Court heard how, on 15th August 2019, Darren Barnett was dismantling temporary over-roof scaffolding at a site in Hailsham, East Sussex, when he fell through the scaffolding, hit the roof of the property below, and then rolled down to the ground. He fell...

Duncan Baker MP hold's up yesterday's Order Paper showing his place on the day's agendaThe Carbon Emissions (Buildings) Bill, presented by Duncan Baker, Conservative MP for North Norfolk, received its first reading in the House of Commons yesterday (2nd February) and is scheduled for second...

Cover of the Levelling Up white paperThe Build Back Greener white paper1, published last October, set out how government policies will decarbonise the UK economy to make the nation a net zero carbon emitter by 2050. Yesterday’s Levelling Up white paper2 set out government policies...

The development planned for 61-65 Holborn Viaduct, LondonDominvs Group’s plans for the 61-65 Holborn Viaduct site were approved this week by the City of London Corporation’s planning and transportation committee. The new building, 13 storeys and 42.3 metres high, is designed by Stiff and Trevillion...