Day: April 7, 2022

A swimming pool finished in CarbonamineBy exploiting propylene carbonate, the patented technology reduces CO2 discharge into the atmosphere. Carbonamine has been developed by Richard Foster, the Cornwall-based founder of Xymertec, a manufacturer of innovative resins and coating. Carbonamine does not contain expensive low-viscosity isocyanates, meaning...

They claim that the firm failed to properly consult staff during the redundancy process. Around 80 jobs were lost in NMCN’s building division when the company went into administration last October. Within days, six of them had contacted law firm Simpson Millar to see if...

Marley roof tiles and its Viridian solar panelsThe sale agreement comes just a few months after Marley’s private equity owners scrapped plans for a stock market flotation. Marshalls’ board believes that buying Marley from Inflexion Private Equity will accelerate its plan to become the UK's...

Gary ThornThe manufacturer has fitted out and moved into an 8,400 sq ft factory close to its previous 4,200 sq ft premises in Cumbernauld’s Tannoch Place, which it has now let. The expansion, which comes on the back of a series of contract wins is...

Image of 100 New Bridge Street from Google StreetviewThe 167,026 sq ft office building at 100 New Bridge Street is currently let to law firm Baker McKenzie, which is moving to 280 Bishopsgate as its lease expires in December 2023. Helical bought the building for...

Artist's impression of the new M9 junctionThe new junction will open up direct access to the M9 for the community of Winchburgh and outlying villages in West Lothian. The £40m project, which also includes other infrastructure and landscaping works, is fully funded by Winchburgh Developments....

Work is due to begin in June on the Stirling Station Gateway project, which is designed to provide safe pedestrian and cycle-friendly areas. Completion is due in April 2023. The project is in line with the Scottish government’s target of net zero emissions by 2045,...

Bishop & Taylor discuss latest developments in funding fire safety remediation, the composition of top contractors’ management teams and RoSPA’s Safer Stairs campaign. They also discuss Liebherr’s decision to stay in Russia despite economic sanctions. 6th April 2022: Episode 100: Listen online  www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/podcast Re:Construction Podcast: A weekly...

Bellway is facing a £490m bill for cladding and fire safety remediationBellway, for example, is facing a £490m bill for cladding and fire safety remediation. Barratt Developments, Bellway, Vistry Group and Countryside Partnerships have added their names to the growing list of housing developers agreeing...

The 880-metre long structure will be made from prefabricated concrete segments that will simply slot together. Not even the piers will be cast in situ. The viaduct will cross the flood plain of the River Thame (a tributary of the Thames), just outside Aylesbury, carrying...

John Kraus John Kraus joins the campaign as chief executive from the International Geosynthetics Society, where he had been executive director for a year. Before that he spent nine years with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ external affairs team. As its head of sustainable...

Modular building designer Modulous has appointed a UK managing director, Jason Bennett-Meere. Read Full Article: The Construction Index Source link