Day: July 21, 2022

Excessive housing development contributes to algae in watercoursesA nutrient mitigation scheme to be established by Natural England will allow local planning authorities to grant planning permission for new developments in areas with nutrient pollution issues. The scheme will create new wetlands and woodlands, funded by...

Trains run okay in India [photograph by Sreemoyee/CCO]With UK temperatures reaching an unprecedented 40oC this week, rail lines around the county have been shut amid fears of tracks buckling in the heat. Sir Douglas Oakervee, former chair of Crossrail and HS2, will draw on his...

Brickability’s financial results for the year to 31st March 2022 show revenue reaching £520m, up from £181m the previous year. Pre-tax profit for the business, which floated in 2019, was £18.4m (2021: £11.1m). Acquisitions during the year included Taylor Maxwell in June 2021, Leadcraft in...

The footbridges are designed by EKFB with Arcadis Setec Cowi and architect MoxonThe bridges are designed for installation across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Northamptonshire. Made of weathering steel, the sides of the bridges will lean outwards to prevent users feeling too penned in. The bridges...

Terry Healy Group, a building contractor in Midlothian, has ceased trading with 51 redundancies.Read Full Article: The Construction Index Source link

Bilfinger has installed Layher’s FlexBeam system under an oil rigBilfinger was tasked with installing a safe access system to the underside of the platform to allow the removal and replacement of underdeck pipework. Instead of traditional tube and fitting scaffolding, Bilfinger has installed Layher’s aluminium...

2 and 3 Angel Square are designed by Cartwright Pickard The proposed new buildings, 2 and 3 Angel Square, will jointly deliver around 440,000 sq ft of office space. They have been designed by architect Cartwright Pickard to represent “a new benchmark for sustainability, wellbeing,...

GAP DundeeGAP Dundee, on the Dryburgh industrial estate, becomes the ninth GAP store in Scotland, selling a range of plastics doors, fascia, gutters and cladding. Managing director Simon Bird said: “We’ve always wanted to strengthen our presence in Scotland to improve the service we provide...

Ross McWhaRoss McWha joined Farrans’ estimating department 20 years ago as a graduate engineer and progressed through site engineering and pre-construction to his present role as design manager. He has worked on some of Farrans biggest projects, including the M80 Stepps to Haggs, A6 Randalstown...