Swanley-based United Living Group has bought water, marine and energy sector specialist EcoGenR8 in a push on the MEICA work sector. The business, which trades as AFECO and employs around 30 staff, has been operating for 10 years. AFECO develops and delivers mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation services and solutions related to water, wastewater
Jittery insurers are pulling trade credit insurance cover on some of the country’s leading contractors. The Enquirer has been contacted by several subcontractors and suppliers in recent weeks warning they are unable to obtain cover on some of the industry’s biggest names. The spectre of further insolvencies following recent main contractor failures is disrupting the
Rick Damato, editorial director of Roofing Contractor and Roofing Supply Pro, has decided to leave his quill in the ink well and retire after more than 40 years in media. He offers his thoughts and well wishes to readers.
A string of multi-phase RC Frame contract wins in London helped boost turnover at Statom Group to £143m last year. Latest results for the contractor for the year to November 30 2023 show pre-tax profit at £8.5m from £8.2m last time as revenue rose to £143.2m from £113m. The balance sheet was also strengthened with
With the annual Capitol Hill visit approaching, the Nation Roofing Contractors Association readies agenda items on labor shortages, taxes, and industry sustainability for discussions with lawmakers.
When working outdoors during a solar eclipse, roofing contractors should take these precautions to avoid severe eye damage.
ABC Supply Co. continues its expansion into Canada, acquiring Herman’s Supply Company and marking its entry into the Ontario market while also bolstering its presence in New York State.
Twenty-seven contractors have secured places on the Environment Agency’s framework covering small civil engineering works under £1m, M&E and vegetation management. Amalgamated Construction, Breheny, Cheetham Hill Construction and Land & Water are among the firms to renew their places on the main civils engineering works lot, expected to be worth £336m over the four-year framework.
Cambridgeshire groundworks contractor Bowie Construction has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. The firm has stopped work on two Norfolk housing sites where it was for Lovell Homes working with West Norfolk Council. Lovell Homes is now having to find a new firm to take on its 300-home Florence Fields project in
Network Rail will channel £2.8bn of its total spend over the next five years into helping the railways better cope with extreme weather and climate change. The weather resilience programme will see Network Rail recruit almost 400 extra drainage engineers to increase the care and maintenance of its drainage assets to handle heavier rainfall. The
