Vistry has written to subcontractors asking them to take a 10% pay cut on existing contracts. The house builder confirmed the contents of a letter recently sent to its supply chain but declined to comment further on the move. Vistry announced a dramatic switch in its business model last month to become a partnerships-only housing
Steel vs. Wood: Should You Choose a Wood or Steel Building Manufacturer for Your Structure?
APOC, the manufacturer of coatings and sealants, has rolled out a new tiered rewards program for contractors.
A NEW FREE eCourse has been developed by CITB in partnership with Build UK and fire industry experts, to help improve knowledge of fire safety measures in buildings. Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 and inquiry, the industry has worked to increase safety standards and prevent such a tragedy happening again. The CITB Fire Safety
84 Lumber is leveraging October’s annual ‘Careers in Construction Month’ campaign to recruit potential employees to fill thousands of unfilled positions within the construction industry, including in roofing and other skilled trades.
When many people think of farming, they may imagine a red barn perched atop a rolling hill surrounded by fields of corn or livestock pens. For centuries, wood has been the building material of choice for farm buildings, and this image is an icon in the minds of many Americans. While much of the modern
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to cut overspending on major infrastructure projects. Reeves highlighted the HS2 saga as an example of the Conservative’s failure on handling major projects and confirmed an independent enquiry into the scheme’s problems. She said: “By the time the government even recognised they had a problem, the project was already
Editorial – October 2023 The great Indian growth story revolves around the infrastructure development and the steel is in the center position of this process. One can not imagine infra…
A PROPERTY DEVELOPER has been fined for stripping a roof where bats roosted, installing the wrong roof underlay and failing to install bat access tiles. Derbyshire house builder, Patrick Weekes, aged 55, of Radbourne Construction Limited, Vernongate, Derby pled guilty to four offences at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court. On the 4 September 2023 hearing, Patrick
