THE DEPARTMENT for Business and Trade has today announced an indefinite extension to the use of CE marking for manufactured goods sold in the UK. Following extensive lobbying by industry, the Government has climbed down and agreed British firms will be able to continue the use of Conformité Européenne (CE) marking alongside the UK Conformity Assessment
CONSTRUCTION STARTS continue to fall, tracking a consistent, downward trajectory which has persisted for over a year. Work commencing on-site dropped 1% against the preceding 3 months to July, finishing 33% lower than 2022 figures, according to Glenigan’s Construction Index for the 3 months to the end of July 2023. Higher inflation, fluctuating interest rates
As we have for more than a dozen years, the RC team collected 2022 annual sales revenue data submitted independently by roofing companies nationally.
BRETT MARTIN, the industrial rooflight and daylighting manufacturer, is supplying a transparent polycarbonate roof for Everton’s new 53,000-seat stadium at Bramley Moore Dock in Liverpool. The £555 million stadium will be covered with a specialist polycarbonate material which will allow light through to the pitch, helping to maintain a top quality football pitch. Covering 6000 sq
The CEO and founder of collapsed Kent contractor Claritas Group has joined JRL as a divisional managing director. Jon Wardle has found a new role just weeks after Claritas went down owing more than £7m to its supply chain. Wardle confirmed the demise of Claritas on LinkedIn in June stating: “To our supply chain who
The Government has rowed back on plans on to ditch CE marking on products and services allowing an indefinite extension to the use of European Conformity mark. The decision to drop the cliff-edge switch at the end of 2024 to the new UK Conformity Assessed mark comes after intense lobbying from manufactures and contractors. The
Haydon Mechanical & Electrical has gone into administration. The company is now in the hands of administrators from insolvency specialist Leading. The collapse comes less than a year after Haydon entered a Company Voluntary Arrangement with its creditors in August 2022 following cash flow pressures. The CVA deal was designed to distribute at least £7.2m
Caddick Construction Group has launched a new Midlands division to target the region as the latest phase of its growth strategy. Ray O’Sullivan has been appointed Regional Director for the Midlands and he joins Caddick from Mac Group and before that he spent 20 years at John sisk. O’Sullivan will lead a new regional team
Eighteen construction firms face a fight to renew their places on a major Welsh construction framework. The North Wales Construction Partnership, led by Denbighshire County Council, is inviting firms to bid for spots on the third-generation North Wales Construction Framework. The anticipated value of the programme is up to £600m and includes new school buildings
Several types of steel in steel buildings include floor decks, I-shaped steel, C-shaped steel, H-shaped steel, square tube, and round tube. Types of Steel and their characteristics Floor deck The floor deck is called steel bearing and profiled steel plates for engineering construction. It is formed by rolling and cold drawing of galvanized sheets, and…
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