Day: July 13, 2022

In its initial findings, the TRA has today proposed that existing anti-dumping measures on imports of high fatigue performance steel concrete reinforcement bars (HFP rebar) from China be revoked. Anti-dumping measures have been in place since 2016 when China flooded the UK market with cheap...

Drax has applied to the Planning Inspectorate for a development consent order (DCO) for a pair of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) units at its North Yorkshire power station. The company plans to invest £2bn in its plans during the 2020s and hopes...

Latest numbers from the Office for National Statistics show that monthly construction output increased by 1.5% in volume terms in May 2022 to £15,053m, which is a new monthly high since records began in January 2010. The increase in monthly construction output in May 2022...

The Falcon ACLM in actionThe Falcon ACLM automated cone laying machine is being deployed by Balfour Beatty’s Connect Plus Services’ consortium, which looks after the M25 for National Highways. The new machine, built on a Scania low-entry L-series chassis, is designed to reduce the risks...

Ainscough's LTM 1650-8.1 in action. This crane can lift 700 tonnes at three metres radiusThe video shows Ainscough's eight-axle Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 crane lifting steelwork for the bridge beams – 268 tonnes in total. The steel beams, measuring 12.5 metres long, took 12 weeks to be...

left to right are Marc Johnson, Matthew Petch, Gary Ware, Gary RobinsonThurston’s new private equity owners are looking to the enlarged executive team to grow the Wakefield-based business into a prominent player in the modular construction industry. Gary Ware is promoted to group production director,...

Artist's impressionThe site was acquired by Avant Homes in May and is being built as part of the wider Shipley Lakeside scheme. Shipley Lakeside, on the site of the old American Adventure Theme Park, which closed in 2007, forms part of the council’s proposed Amber...

Steve Marr, SIG compliance directorAs a major distributor, SIG is keen to show support for the new Code for Construction Product Information. The new management that arrived in 2020 is looking to supply more specialist product solutions, which make it harder for SIG staff to...