Acquisition-hungry RSK Group has swooped again this time to buy Borders civil engineering contractor RJT Excavations. Based at Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders, the £30m turnover firm has been a key player in the sector for more than 30 years and operates a fleet more than 60 pieces of heavy plant. The business, which employs
ATAS International has announced the addition of four new sales team roles to enhance education and communication within the company and with customers.
A roofing contractor in New Jersey faces more than $77K in penalties due to fall hazards, seatbelt use and ladder safety.
Swansea Council has parachuted in Willmott Dixon to complete work at the Copr Bay district after the original contactor, Buckingham Group, fell into administration. The Copr Bay scheme covers the area of the former St David’s Shopping Centre and across the new bridge over Oystermouth Road to Swansea Arena and the coastal park. Willmott Dixon
Mark Malin has been promoted to national product manager at Mule-Hide Products, overseeing the company’s commercial roofing product portfolio and strategic market development.
THE BUILDING Safety Regulator (BSR) has passed a major milestone with the closure of the registration period for high rise buildings. Over 13,000 dutyholders have started or completed their applications under the new regulatory regime, to register in-scope high-rise residential buildings that are at least 18m or seven storeys high, with two or more residential
THE HEALTH & SAFETY Executive (HSE) has shared early findings of over 1,000 inspections targeting how exposure to dust is being managed on construction sites across Great Britain. As part of its Dust Kills campaign, HSE carried out inspections between May and July, focusing on what businesses and workers were doing to prevent or adequately control
AHEAD OF the next UK general election, the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published a manifesto calling on policymakers to place more urgent focus on quality, safety and sustainability in the design and construction of UK buildings. RIBA’s Manifesto for a Better Built Environment says that while policy makers must act to boost housing
The South West division of the Real Contracting Group has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators. Real SW staff were told yesterday in an internal email seen by the Enquirer. The move follows a similar application by the London and South East division Real LSE last week. Real specialises in the construction of
