Day: May 24, 2022

It said that concerns have been raised by Scottish construction businesses over the introduction of the new UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) mark. The alliance’s Post-Brexit & Trade Group has written to Business minister Ivan McKee requesting assistance as CICV businesses grapple with new UKCA conformity...

The researchers from the Offshore Robotics for Certification of Assets (Orca) Hub teamed up with EDF to use the customised remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to carry out what is believed to be the first autonomous wind farm foundation inspection. The ROV, equipped and operated by...

Bamford station on the Hope Valley line Work on the railway will remove several bottlenecks between Manchester and Sheffield to allow passenger trains to overtake slower freight trains. The Hope Valley Capacity Scheme is one of the government’s priority transport schemes in the north of...

The planned £27m refurbishment of a Staffordshire brick works has been delayed because of a global shortage of semi-conductors and chips.Read Full Article: The Construction Index Source link

Stephen Harrison has been with the company for 20 yearsThe brickmaker, formerly known as Hanson Building Products, has started the process of identifying a successor. Stephen Harrison will remain with the company until the first half of 2023 allowing time for a smooth handover and...

CGI of Avant Homes' developmentPlans for a 154-home development on the site on Husthwaite Road were approved by Hambleton District Council in February 2022. Groundworks are set to start in the coming weeks with a show home opening in early autumn and the first residents...

Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham is getting £70mThe first round of funding allocated through phase three of the government’s public sector decarbonisation scheme will provide grants to 160 public sector organisations across England to install 217 clean heat and energy efficiency projects. The funding is...

Left to right on site are Network Rail development manager David Chubb, Ilke Homes director John Hickman and EMH development director Chris JonesNetwork Rail chose Ilke Homes to develop the site in July 2020 because of the speed of delivery offered by prefabrication. It has...

CGI of the Steppingley Road development in FlitwickProtracted contract negotiations and additional design work pushed the start date back from February to June and the costs up from £50m to £54m. Central Bedfordshire Council selected Farrans as main contractor in January, as we reported at...

Heat pumps explainedThe Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has a £450m pot to allocate to its boiler upgrade scheme over the next three years. The scheme is running in England and Wales only. The government hopes that by subsidising the installation of heat...