H&S failures were found at more than 80% of businesses inspected during an unannounced visit to the Isle of Wight. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) carried out a special two-day inspection programme on the island and found 84% of businesses in breach of health and safety regulations. Issues found included badly maintained electrics, unguarded
THE ROYAL INSTITUTE of British Architects (RIBA) latest Future Trends survey results shows architects’ outlook for future work remains positive, despite growing planning application delays. In April 2023, the RIBA Future Trends Workload Index stayed at +8, the same as in March, and the third successive positive month. The RIBA Future Trends Permanent Staffing Index remains positive and improving, at
In a first-of-its-kind deal with Florida Atlantic University, RoofClaim.com has inked a one-year NIL agreement with three FAU basketball stars to help in the company’s advertising and marketing efforts.
A family-run homebuilder, which has suffered labour shortages in recent years, has welcomed the Shortage Occupations List which will allow skilled migrant workers to join UK construction. Fairgrove, established in 1995 with sites across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, has been hit hard by the lack of quality labourers available to work on its sites – which
JSW Steel crude steel output grows 7% to 1.777 MT in April 2023 JSW Steel recorded a 7% growth in crude steel production on standalone basis at 1.777 MT in…
THERE IS good availability of the vast majority of building materials across the UK for the first time since the height of the pandemic, with increasing reports that availability is back to pre-Covid levels. This is the according to the latest product availability statement from the Construction Leadership Council. Some issues continue around products reliant
Aggregates giant Breedon has bought Lincolnshire-based surfacing and civil engineering firm, Minster Group. Founded in Lincoln in 1999, Minster works for the Ministry of Defence resurfacing runways and airfields for the RAF as well as repairing roads across Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and London. The majority stake in Minister includes civil engineers Minster Surfacing
The new asphalt shingle visualizer is able to represent the unique styles and colors of PABCO Roofing Products shingle lines right on pictures of homeowners’ roofs.
SPRI, Inc., the trade group representing the manufacturers of single-ply roofing systems and related component materials, recently named Chadwick Collins its new technical director.
WERNER, the leading manufacturer of height access solutions, has announced the launch of its PROPLUS Mobile Access Tower. This new mobile tower, which boasts an ergonomic lightweight modular system, is designed to reach up to 5.4m, providing a safe and stable platform for industry professionals working at height. The PROPLUS Mobile Access Tower is easy to
