Day: December 19, 2022

Even modern schools have been prone to failure. Brickwork collapsed at Oxgangs Primary School during a storm in January 2016The risk of schools collapsing has increased from ‘likely’ to ‘very likely’ in the past year as more structural faults are found. A building collapse is...

Holtec's small modular reactor technologyBalfour Beatty has signed a memorandum of understanding with US energy equipment supplier Holtec and Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction (HDEC) to promote the construction of Holtec’s SMR-160 pressurised light-water reactors in the UK. Balfour Beatty will act as the main...

Alex Rowley MSP (with the red-handled spade)The Scottish government has said that it will make subordinate legislation within two years, to introduce new minimum environmental design standards for all new-build housing to meet a Scottish equivalent to the Passivhaus standard, to improve energy efficiency and thermal...

The collapsed section of wallJakub Fischer, a self-employed labourer, was hired as a subcontractor by North West Facilities Limited to work on a house refurbishment project for Thorndyke Developments Limited on Mansell Road, Liverpool. The 41-year-old, who was originally from the Czech Republic, was tasked...

Imtech, jointly owned by Dalkia and EDF, agreed a deal with Spie SA in October to acquire its British subsidiary for €50m (£43m). Dalkia, EDF and Spie SA are all French companies. Spie SA put its UK operations under strategic review in April this year....

Ham Close proposals designed by BPTWThe proposals for Ham Close see the replacement of several 1960s blocks of flats with 452 new homes, alongside new community facilities and public spaces. Final approval is anticipated in the new year once it has been assessed by the...

Mace Dragados JV is trialling an AFC Energy H-Power Tower on its Euston station site in LondonHydrogen is likely to have a “specific but limited” role in decarbonising sectors, for example where electrification is not possible, and as a means of storing energy, according to...

The school is designed to be the first in West Sussex to achieve Passivhaus certificationThe school will be built as part of Homes England’s Brookleigh development near Burgess Hill. The school has been designed by Atkins to be zero-carbon, generating its own renewable energy on...

Builders merchant sales volumes were down 5.6% in October 2022, year-on -year. However, prices were up by 13.9%, so the revenue from sales in October 2022 was 7.5% higher than in October 2021. The latest Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) report  shows that 11 of...

With the joint capabilities of the two companies, they say that have the ability to identify potential blockages in sewer networks and improve operational efficiency of treatment works. Due to the early collaboration between Siemens and Galliford Try in advance of future projects, the partnership...

Buckingham Group Contracting built the new Riverside stand at Craven Cottage, home of Fulham FC In the year to 31st December 2021, Buckingham Group Contracting saw turnover rise 14% to a new high of £665m, up from £584.5m in 2020 and £485.7m in 2019. But...