In construction news today, Highways England has confirmed plans to start 26 schemes this year in what will be one of the biggest years of starts in the present Road Investment Strategy (RIS). admin2019-07-22T21:54:04+00:00July 22nd, 2019| Read More
Galliford Try, Alun Griffiths, Severfield and Ferrovial Agroman are among 18 companies that have today been suspended from the Prompt Payment Code for failing to pay suppliers on time. admin2019-07-17T15:43:21+00:00July 17th, 2019| Read More
A significant change to the VAT rules will hit the construction sector this autumn. admin2019-07-15T21:36:38+00:00July 15th, 2019| Read More
A new mobile reporting system is helping to improve scaffold safety with real-time reports on potential accident causes! admin2019-07-10T08:24:24+00:00July 10th, 2019| Read More
The Off-highway Plant & Equipment Research Centre (OPERC) at Birmingham University has published a voluntary code of practice, ‘Hand signals for when excavators are used as cranes’. admin2019-07-08T19:57:19+00:00July 8th, 2019| Read More
PMC Soil Solutions Ltd has gone into administration and is now being wound-down with the loss of 50 jobs. admin2019-07-02T23:42:43+00:00July 2nd, 2019| Read More
Can the latest round of new technology convince the industry to break its age-old habits and to favour long-term prosperity over short-term reward? admin2019-06-25T10:24:43+00:00June 25th, 2019| Read More
The Environment Agency has revealed further details of its flood and coastal erosion risk management frameworks, introduced as part of its next generation supplier arrangements (NGSA). admin2019-06-21T15:25:01+00:00June 21st, 2019| Read More
Kier Group has set out its restructuring plans and will get back to focusing on its traditional core businesses of construction and civil engineering. admin2019-06-17T21:54:17+00:00June 17th, 2019| Read More
