Briggs & Forrester Group saw pre-tax profit halve to £1.6m after suffering a £1.6m loss at its engineering services arm due to project delays and cost inflation. The engineering services arm, which is the largest division within the group, has now been streamlined with operations rationalised from four to two regions: the South East and
The University of East London has submitted plans for 650 student rooms and further teaching facilities at its Stratford campus. The plans will see three interconnected buildings added to the existing site providing around 280,000 sq ft of new space. UEL’s compus expansion will include a landmark 16-storey student accommodation block. Next to it will
HS2’s main works contractor Align JV has completed the first set of V-shaped bridge piers for what will be UK’s longest railway bridge The V-piers are designed to support the viaduct deck over a series of lakes the Colne Valley Viaduct crosses between the end of the London tunnels and the start of the Chiltern
Construction training body CITB has been given a “requires improvement” rating following its latest Ofsted inspection. The inspectors called for improvement across a whole range of fields including quality of education, leadership and management and apprenticeships. The latest ranking comes as CITB has changed its business model since the last “outstanding” rating in 2017. The
Two small roofing contractors in New Jersey and Kentucky received help from an investigative reporter from WABC in New York, who got a large general contractor to remit payment for work performed.
SPI Energy Co., Ltd. announced its subsidiary, Solar4America, began construction of a new 500-megawatt n-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility.
Letitia Hanke, owner of ARS Roofing, Gutters & Solar, shares what roofing contractors can do to mentor and hire the next generation of roofers.
Nations Roof, one of the country’s largest roofing contractors, recently elevated founder Richard Nugent to Chairman of the Board and named company president Jake Hyatt CEO.
JENNIFER HALLIDAY has been appointed as Wienerberger UK and Ireland’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). With a career spanning various industries and continents, Jennifer brings a wealth of financial experience and a deep understanding of the building and manufacturing sectors. Jennifer is a new addition to Wienerberger’s UK board and will focus on regional development, playing
Mobile intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions specialist SRL Traffic Systems has expanded its hire portfolio with the launch of a series of new products designed to enable customers to increase the protection of workers while cost-effectively promoting the safe and efficient flow of traffic around roadworks. The Remotely Operated Stop Go (ROSGO) System and Euro
