2023 Western Roofing Expo: An Event in Review
If you couldn’t be there in person, you can feel like you were part of the fun during this year’s Western Roofing Expo in Las Vegas. Enjoy the slideshow.
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Arup and Aecom on board for £1bn Lincolnshire powerline
Arup and Aecom have been appointed to deliver management of the environmental impact assessment work for National Grid’s Grimsby to Walpole upgrade project. The £1bn upgrade project will build a new high voltage overhead line in Lincolnshire, including new pylons and substations. The connection will deliver increased capacity along the eastern side of England. It
Bidding to start shortly for second home for civil service in Darlington
The Government Property Agency is expecting to invite bids in the fourth quarter of this year for the planned Darlington Economic Campus to house Civil Servants transferring from London to the north. An invitation to tender will be released using the CCS Construction Works Framework for the new office complex, which will be located at
Varla Cladding Enters Administration Making 33 Staff Redundant
VARLA CLADDING LIMITED has reportedly entered into administration today (26 September 2023), making all 33 staff redundant with immediate effect. The company is reportedly unable to pay staff until the end of the month. It has also been disclosed that the business has allegedly not paid on staff’s pension deductions accumulated during the past year.
Scotland’s Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions Revealed for 2022
THE LATEST FIGURES show there was an increase of 2.7% in the global warming potential of Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions between 2021 and 2022. Measured in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), Scotland reached 0.30 megatonnes (Mt) of CO2e, according to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) latest Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) data for 2022. This
UK Solar Industry Celebrates Rooftop Record
SETTING A NEW annual rooftop record, more solar power systems have been installed on roofs this year so far than in the whole of 2022. According to statistics from renewable energy standards body MCS, a total of 138,336 solar photovoltaic installations have been registered since December, up from 137,926 registered over 2022. This itself was a
Clients consider options after Westridge collapse
Clients of collapsed contractor Westridge are looking for alternative builders after the firm confirmed its fall into administration. The £64m turnover contractor specialised in projects up to £15m in the housing, education, healthcare, lesiure and commercial markets across the South East. Administrators from Crowe UK LLP took control of the company earlier this month. Westridge
Eric Wright Construction returns to profit
Eric Wright Construction is back in the black posting a pre-tax profit of £828,000 -it’s best return for 11 years. Turnover at the construction arm last year increased to £59.8m from £50.3m in 2021 as the business recovered post pandemic. The construction performance helped underlying trading profits at Eric Wright Group increase to £11.9m from
Balfour boss Leo Quinn backs rainbow lanyards
Balfour Beatty Group Chief Executive Leo Quinn is now sporting a rainbow lanyard on his company ID badge to show “visible leadership” in the contractor’s push towards “becoming a truly diverse and inclusive business.” Quinn met last week with some of the co-chairs from Balfour Beatty’s five employee-led Affinity Networks – Ability, Gender, LGBTQ+, Multicultural
McAleer & Rushe awarded £60m Barking flats job
McAleer & Rushe has been awarded the £60m contract to deliver a near 200 flats scheme in Barking for Yara Capital. The vacant London Road site and former bus depot will be transformed with buildings ranging from 9 to 22 storeys tall providing 125 build to rent and 71 affordable flats. Situated on a prominent