ONE IN FOUR noise-exposed workers have a material hearing impairment, and 7% of all construction workers have tinnitus, new research has found. As International Noise Awareness Day approaches on 24 April, Phoenix Health & Safety has teamed up with Boots Hearingcare to share why construction workers are at risk of ear health damage, and what
Sellar and Japanese developer Obayashi Properties UK are planning a landmark office tower that would link the City cluster to the Walkie-talkie on the capital’s skyline. The proposed tower at 60 Gracechurch Street within the Square Mile is being designed by Danish architectural practice 3XN, whose projects include 2 Finsbury Avenue at Broadgate. The intention
Britain’ s biggest steelwork contractor ended its financial year on a high with a record order book up 6% to £511m. In a trading update this morning the firm said it expected to announce pre-tax profits slightly ahead of market expectations and would be launching a £10m share buyback to return excess capital to investors.
National Highways commercial and procurement director Malcolm Dare is leaving after five years at the roads delivery body. Dare worked at National Highways through the Roads Investment Strategy 2 period, steering it through the challenges of Covid 19, building greater collaboration and setting out the organisation’s intent towards net zero. He presided over the major
The surge in planned laboratory-led building projects in London shows no sign of slowing with another major scheme submitted for planning in Whitechapel. Specialist life sciences developer Lateral has teamed up with HIG Realty to submit plans for a 160,000 sq ft laboratory scheme located in the shadow of the Royal London Hospital site. Designed
Manchester developer Beech Holdings has secured planning permission for a £55m build-to-rent scheme on Meadow Street in Sheffield. The Sheffield Gardens development, designed by architect Leach Rhodes Walker, will deliver 158 flats and a large, private gym, external landscaped courtyard, and roof-top gardens. Works will begin in the last months of 2024 with the demolition
Transport Scotland has started the contract race for the next section of the A9 Dualling programme. A Prior Information Notice (PIN) for the Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project has now been published alerting contractors and their supply chains to the next opportunity on the project. The £155m contract will be procured as a design and
ROOF REPAIRS worth £2,250,000 are taking place on one of Wolverhampton’s most historic buildings – The Towers building at Tettenhall College. The project at the private school started in September 2023 and is scheduled to run through to 2025. It will see the complete re-roofing of the building before renovation of the interior begins. The
Beacon expands its presence by acquiring General Siding Supply, adding branches in Nebraska, Iowa, and North Dakota, and enhancing its product offerings and branch network.
