Common Applications for Stainless Steel Piping
From industrial to residential, stainless steel pipes are a popular choice for their strength, corrosion resistance, and aesthetic appeal. What are the common applications for stainless steel piping?
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Re-Roof Complete for Historic Bournemouth Building
AFTER TWO and a half years of renovations and building works, Bobby’s, a historic building in the heart of Bournemouth, is celebrating an important landmark in its renovation schedule. Thanks to a £5.6 million investment, the multifunctional building’s extensive roof and fabric works will be completed in March making the building waterproof for the first
Lighthouse’s MakeItVisible Campaign Gets £50k Persimmon Donation
THE LIGHTHOUSE Construction Industry Charity has received a £50,000 donation from the Persimmon Charitable Foundation to support their work. The charity specialises in providing emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families. The funding will go towards ‘MakeItVisible’ building site visits where Lighthouse teams deliver sessions and promote their support services. Last
8 Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Steel Building in Top Condition
Steel buildings are highly durable and tend to require less maintenance than other types of buildings. That said, there are still some tasks you should stay on top of to protect the integrity of your steel structure. While it’s easy to overlook basic maintenance tasks, completing them is essential for the longevity of your building.
Garland Introduces KEE-Stone HP Thermoplastic Roofing Membrane
KEE-Stone HP is a fleece-backed thermoplastic membrane designed as the cap sheet in a multi-ply hybrid system incorporating Garland-approved modified bitumen base sheets.
Construction is Reluctant to Hire Ex-Offenders
NEGATIVE STIGMA and a lack of proper training opportunities are blocking many people with criminal records from construction jobs. That’s the headline finding of a Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) report. The report, called Building Opportunity: Employing People with Criminal Convictions in Construction, shows individuals with a criminal record face significant barriers to gaining employment
Owens Corning’s Hana Lane Wins Manufacturing Institute 2024 Women MAKE Award
Hana Lane, plant leader at Owens Corning’s Jacksonville, Fla., roofing manufacturing facility, was one of 100 women who received the 2024 ‘Women MAKE Award’ from the Manufacturing Institute recognizing her leadership.
Reboot for £3.6bn NHS modular buildings framework
Around 21 modular specialists face a fight to retain places on the next-generation modular building framework for NHS Shared Business Services. The rebooted framework has been expanded to cover new sectors, doubling the expected workload over the next four years to £3.6bn. For the first time, it will include a hybrid construction/modular lot, where the
Costain profitability dented by slide in transport arm trading
A slide in profitability and revenue at Costain’s transportation division saw overall group performance slip last year. Overall, group revenue fell 6% to £1.33bn due to the rephasing and rescoping of projects at the transportation division covering highways and railway work. This saw group operating profit fall 23% to £27m, while reported pretax profit slipped
Persimmon prepares for another tough year ahead
Persimmon is predicting another tough year ahead for the housing market as its latest results showed pre-tax profits fell by more than 50%. Group chief executive Dean Finch said: “With interest rates expected to remain at current levels and a general election on the horizon, market conditions are expected to remain subdued throughout 2024. “However,