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Construction News webinar in association with Matterport: Driving technological transformation in construction

CN Staff — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:00:45 +0000

This webinar took place on Thursday 27 March 2025 Watch the webinar now The potential of digital twins and AI to revolutionise the construction sector has been widely discussed. The recently released Information Management Initiative from the Construction Leadership Council and Nima aims to harness…

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Firm fined after church restoration worker falls to his death

Greg Pitcher — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:00:23 +0000

A construction company has been fined after a 64-year-old worker plummeted to his death from a seat suspended from a church steeple. Ecclesiastical Steeplejacks, which has ceased trading, was ordered to pay £60,000 by Birmingham Magistrates’ Court last week. The firm had employed David Clover…

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Council advertises £288m roads framework

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:19:51 +0000

Bristol City Council is seeking contractors for road-related projects that could be worth up to £288m over four years. The local authority published a formal procurement notice on 10 January for its Highway Asset Management and Civils Framework. The 10-lot deal will cover a range…

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Earthworks firm hails ‘significant growth’

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:29:35 +0000

Earthworks specialist ZTL Contracting has grown its turnover by two-fifths, according to its latest filing. The Middlesbrough-registered firm - which also has offices in Wakefield - posted revenue of £19.5m for the six months to the end of April this year. This equated to a…

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CN editor wins top journalism prize

cnstaff — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:58:10 +0000

Construction News editor Colin Marrs has won the top prize at the prestigious International Building Press (IBP) awards in London. Marrs was named 2024’s Journalist of the Year in a ceremony at the Building Centre last night (21 November), which saw CN journalists pick up…

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EDF fined more than £500,000 after scaffolder injured

Greg Pitcher — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:02:29 +0000

Energy giant EDF has been fined more than half a million pounds following an incident at a UK power station that left a scaffolder with life-changing injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The firm was last week ordered to pay £533,333 by a district judge…

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People moves: McLaren promotes, new roles for ISG veterans and more

Kerry Lorimer — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:54:16 +0000

This week’s moves have seen a leading construction outfit move decisively into the building safety space, while firms have also swooped to appoint senior staff from collapsed contractor ISG. Compliance triumphs McLaren Construction has appointed Paul Woodhams as managing director for building safety and refurbishment.…

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Winners step up for CN Workforce Awards 2024

CN Staff — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:59:32 +0000

The winners of the annual Construction News Workforce Awards were announced tonight in a gala ceremony at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane. Categories showcased individual and organisational initiatives to improve employment practices and make construction a great industry to work…

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Modular giant’s equipment up for auction

Greg Pitcher — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:45:36 +0000

All machinery and equipment owned by a “major modular building manufacturer” will be auctioned off over the next week. Asset disposal specialist BPI listed 740 items that appear to have come from modular specialist TopHat, which last month announced an “orderly wind down of volumetric…

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Lindab to sell UK sites over monopoly fears

Toni Sekinah — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:45:34 +0000

The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has ordered a ventilation firm to sell two UK branches to avoid creating a monopoly. The watchdog ruled that Sweden-based Lindab International AB's takeover of HAS-Vent Holdings in the West Midlands has led to less competition. Following consultation with…

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