Day: April 28, 2022

The location where the incident took place At around 09:31 hrs on Friday 15th April 2022, a track worker was struck by a train near Chalfont & Latimer station in Buckinghamshire, sustaining injuries that required hospital treatment. The train, a London Underground Metropolitan line service...

Majority owner Jeremy Pikington, now 71, has been chairman for 40 yearsThe Vp board said that it was seeking a buyer “who will respect Vp's unique heritage, family culture and committed employee base”. Ackers P Investment Company Limited, a company connected to Vp's chairman Jeremy...

Suppply-chain commitments have been made for each of the 17 ScotWind offshore wind projectsThe plans – called Supply Chain Development Statement (SCDS) Outlooks – show initial commitments from the successful applicants in the recent ScotWind Leasing round.  The winners were named in January. The SCDS...

Stephen GoodThe organisation, now called Built Environment – Smarter Transformation, will prioritise the built environment’s transition to zero carbon and improving the sector’s contribution to the fight against climate change. It said that the new brand and mission for the innovation centre underlines its core...

The battle to dig the UK’s longest road tunnel enters the ‘competitive dialogue’ stage;  MPs call for more action on asbestos removal; and Thames Tideway’s twisted chimneys turn ventilation shafts into public art.  Bishop & Taylor ruminate on it all in their usual manner. 28th...

Parkway Gate student flats before the current makeoverWork on Parkway Gate, Kincardine Court and New Medlock House in Manchester is expected to be completed by September for the start of the 2022/23 academic year. The projects are adding more than 100 new beds, as well...

52% of builders are unprepared/unaware of the impending building reg changesAccording to a survey by the Federation of Master Builders, which represents  around 8,000 small building firms across the UK, 52% of builders are neither prepared for nor aware of the impending changes. Only 44%...

Reinforcing steelThe steel rebar certification company, set up in the 1980s, has clients in 50 nations, not just the UK. While it remains a UK based organisation, with head office in Sevenoaks in Kent, it is today an international operation with satellite offices in Hong...