L&G’s modular housing business amassed accumulated losses of £295m in its abortive foray to modernise the house building industry with factory-assembled homes. Latest results posted since the decision to close its modular 550,000 sq ft factory near Selby reveal the business lost just over £120m last year year capping off seven years of heavy losses.
A Woolwich labourer is ‘lucky to be alive’ after part of a Victorian building fell on him during demolition work in Kilburn, North West London. MAC Demolition Ltd has been fined £60,000 after Tommy Brooks was left with life changing injuries. The 57-year-old had been employed on the site as a labourer for three months
At this stage, no metal material can be guaranteed to be permanently rust-proof, even the steel structure, known for its rust-proof solid ability. Therefore, to extend the service life of the steel structure, we must take some rust removal measures. The following article shares steel structure rust removal methods and grade requirements. Methods for steel…
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The International Roofing Expo returns to Las Vegas next Feb. 6-8, 2024, marking its first appearance in Vegas post-COVID; with an expansive focus on exteriors, it’s poised to be a record-setting event. Discover more in this interview with RC’s Publisher, Jill Bloom.
ABC Supply Co., Inc. announced it had opened its latest branch in the southern Georgia city of Valdosta, about 120 miles north of Tallahassee, Fla., which Andrew Dyer will manage.
Bradford-based specialist retail contractor HB Projects has ceased trading with the loss of around 140 jobs. Directors broke the news that they had filed a notice to appoint administrators to staff at the firm’s HQ in Bradford as well as Livingtone and Gatwick offices. The firm, which was set up 30 years ago, struggled through
Euro Auctions is set to sell off Nixon Plant’s rental fleet in a four-day super auction in Leeds. Nixon Hire plans to offload 500 machines as part of a fleet rationalisation following the announcement of a new growth strategy at the hirer to focus on wellfare and site accommodation. Large plant will continue to be
The Government is injecting £65m into funding five big district heating schemes, including constructing the UK’s first heat network using waste heat from data centres to heat over 10,000 London homes. Grants from the Green Heat Network Fund will allow the big district heating projects in London, Watford, Suffolk and Lancaster to proceed. London’s Old
Subcontractors working for Birmingham based Colmore Tang have raised the alarm after the company’s website disappeared and the head office phones stopped working this week. The Colmore Tang main website is now showing as expired and calls to the head office say the number is no longer recognised. One subcontractor said: “We are trying to
In November’s Roofing Contractor magazine, Editor-in-Chief Art Aisner touches upon the grace that embodies the roofing industry and the synergies between the roofing and our nation’s veterans; it is strong and continues to grow.
