Morgan Sindall is set to report better-than-expected trading for the first-half with profits strongly up. In a trading statement for the first six months of the year, the construction and regeneration contractor said the fit-out division in particular had delivered a much stronger performance than expected. The surge in work is being driven by a
The man in charge of building Everton’s new £500m stadium has been made interim Chief Executive Officer of the whole club. Colin Chong assumed the role this week on top of his other role as Chief Stadium Development Officer overseeing construction of the new stadium by main contractor Laing O’Rourke. Chong joined Everton from Laing
With the launch of Roofing Supply Pro in March 2023 during the International Roofing Expo in Dallas, our mission is helped along by six of the industry’s leading experts in their respective fields. Discover who helps shape our coverage.
The International Roofing Expo announced its 2024 expo date as Feb. 6-8, 2024, scheduled days before Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII but with plenty of accommodations to host roofing professionals from around the country.
David Weekley Homes named SRS Distribution one of its National Preferred Partners for the third consecutive year; the award recognizes companies consistently operating at world-class quality and customer service levels.
The number of surprise construction site safety visits has fallen to a record low. A freedom of information request made by the Unite union discovered that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) undertook only 7,647 unannounced inspections in 2022/23 – a 2% decline on the previous year when there were 7,793 inspections. The number of
UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS of construction sites have fallen to a record low, according to research carried out by Unite, the UK’s construction union. A freedom of information request made by the union discovered that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) undertook only 7,647 unannounced inspections in 2022/23. This is a 2% decline on the previous (pandemic)
THE SHARED OWNERSHIP and Affordable Homes Programme resulted in 36,478 new houses starting on-site and 32,990 houses completed between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. Due to the pandemic’s impact on affordable houses built, government agreed an extension to the 2016-21 programme until March 2023. The aim was to help affordable housing providers to continue
OSHA cited the company for lack of hard hats and willfully exposing workers to falls during a snowy installation last December.
BAM Construction has been appointed as lead contractor for phase one of the £210m “Our Cultural Heart” development in Huddersfield. The project will see the refurbishment of the former Queensgate Market and Huddersfield Library buildings to house a food hall and a modern museum and gallery alongside a new community-focused library, live entertainment venue and
