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Balfour sells telecoms division to Obelisk
Irish infrastructure business Obelisk has acquired the telecoms division of Balfour Beatty. The move continues Obelisk’s expansion plans since it was acquired by European giant Constructel Visabeira in 2022. The deal sees Obelisk acquire new UK offices in Southampton where it will retain Balfour Beatty’s existing team of employees and partners. Obelisk Chief Executive Officer,
The Roofing Alliance Announces 2023-24 Leadership Team
The Roofing Alliance has announced its leadership team and board members that will serve June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024.
Burton Roofing Group Appoints Operations Director
Burton Roofing Group, the special roofing merchants, has appointed Jon Smith as its new operations director. Jon joins the Group from London-based Enotria & Coe, where he was the supply chain director of the £200 million business, a leading wine and spirits distributor. He was responsible for all transport and warehouse operations while helping the
Construction Gains Momentum Amid Strong Rise in New Orders in May 2023
AN UPTURN in overall UK construction output, driven by a faster rise in new orders commercial building and civil engineering activity is reported in May’s S&P Global / CIPS UK Construction PMI®. Meanwhile, house building remained by far the weakest-performing category of activity, with output declining at the steepest pace for three years. Supply conditions
Commercial work boosts construction new orders
Commercial building and civils work helped construction output rise in May despite a continuing drop in the house building sector. The bellwether S&P Global/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index registered 51.6 in May, up from 51.1 in April and above the neutral 50.0 mark for the fourth successive month. Construction buyers reported inflation easing to
ConWize now integrates with Autodesk Construction Cloud
ConWize, the cloud-based platform that simplifies the bidding and cost estimation process, has launched a new BIM takeoff module which enables seamless integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud. The new integration allows users to extract a bill of quantities (BOQ) from 3D models stored in Autodesk Build, Autodesk Docs, or BIM 360Ò to calculate quantities automatically.
Weston Homes plans £50m East London scheme
House builder Weston Homes has exchanged on a new site in Barking, East London to deliver 147 apartments and around 10,000 sq ft of ground-floor commercial units. The £50m Town Quay Wharf scheme will be delivered in partnership with Be First London, working on behalf of Barking and Dagenham Council. Designed by PRP Architects, Town Quay
Lee Marley Brickwork hires Countryside regional FD
The country’s largest brickwork and scaffolding subcontractor Lee Marley Brickwork has strengthened its senior team to meet forecast growth from large-scale regeneration schemes. The brickwork specialist has hired house builder financial veteran Matt Sheehan as chief financial officer. Sheenan brings 20 years’ experience in finance with volume house builders and joins from Countryside Partnerships, where
Industry aims to be almost diesel-free by 2035
Construction leaders have committed to eliminate diesel from most sites by 2035. The Construction Leadership Council’s CO2nstruct Zero task force has today published a broadly based route map towards diesel-free operation as part of the wider plan to decarbonise the industry. Accepting the scale of the challenge, it sets out the first practical measures to