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Gleeds report shows damaging impact of insolvencies
The latest Market Report from international property and construction consultancy Gleeds has revealed that more than half of UK contractors quizzed have been involved with projects impacted by insolvency...
HOW GREAT THOU ARK: Eco-inspired Green Ark project inaugurated at Belgium’s historic Meise Botanic...
THE Meise Botanic Garden in Belgium, one of the world’s largest conservatories of endangered plant species, has celebrated the completion of the Green Ark...
MARK OF DISTINCTION: National Federation of Builders Elects New Chairman
THE National Federation of Builders, the foremost professional association of builders, contractors and housebuilders have elected their new National Chairman for 2024/25, Mark Wakeford...
HOUSE ABOUT THAT: Embracing innovation to drive high-quality housing
OFFSITE construction company Remagin put Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) front and centre stage at the Housing 2024 exhibition.
Remagin, part of global building materials...
TECHNOLOGICAL TOUR DE FORCE: Develon Europe Uptime Center is up and running in Prague
DEVELON, formerly Doosan Construction Equipment, has confirmed its new Uptime Center for Europe is up and running at the company’s regional headquarters in the...
We need to keep building towards sustainability says Graham Mercer, managing director of Rearo
SUSTAINABILITY has been a central theme in the construction industry for decades. The movement began in the 1960s, gaining further momentum in the 1980s...
BRIGHT SPARKS: ABB investing $35 million in new U.K. earthing and lightning protection factory
LIGHTNING strikes and electrical surges disrupt critical operations and cause billions of dollars in damage to structures and equipment each year.
With the growing reliance...
STORMING AHEAD: Essential storm sewer Improvement work continues at Minorca Place, Carrickfergus
NI Water is currently undertaking essential sewer improvement work at St Nicholas’ Primary School, as part of the Living With Water programme.
The project involves...
CONSTRUCTION GROWTH HOPE: Dublin ranks fourth most expensive city in Europe to build in
TURNER & Townsend is optimistic about Ireland’s construction market as it begins to recover and move towards green investment opportunities.
Despite ongoing geopolitical challenges in...
CRUSHING IT: New Metso EC diesel-electric crusher and HRC-HPGR unit to feature at Hillhead...
TWO first-time events are set to frame Metso’s appearance at the forthcoming Hillhead 2024 exhibition – one being the presence as an exhibitor of...
APPY DAYS: CDE to showcase its SmartTech telemetry at Hillhead
CDE, a leader in the design and engineering of sand and aggregate wet processing solutions for the waste recycling and natural minerals processing sectors,...
FANTASTIC 4: Builders Merchant Group bolsters its senior team with four new appointments to...
ONE of Ireland’s leading Builders Merchants Groups has made strategic appointments at the top of the business to further enable expansion across Ireland and...
ONWARDS AND UPWARDS: The Exact Group invests over £300k to expand capabilities in aerospace...
PRECISION engineering and specialised finishing company, The Exact Group has joined a network of certified applicators of Cerakote, the highest performing world-leading ceramic coating,...
DOOR THE MERRIER: ASSA ABLOY Door Group strengthens offering with new EMEIA Door Business...
ASSA ABLOY Door Group is proud to announce a new internal restructure that sees the company joining forces with all comparable business units across...
DELIVERING WHAT MATTERS: NI Water keeps wastewater network flowing with £16m investment
NI Water has marked the halfway mark in its Price Control (PC) 21 programme of base maintenance work with the completion of a £16m...
IT’S ALL IN THE DETAIL: RENOLIT ALKORPLAN roofing products receives the prestigious SPRA Award...
RENOLIT ALKORPLAN roofing products has received the prestigious Single Ply Roofing Association (SPRA) Award 2024 for 'Best Detailing' for its contribution to the development...
TIME TO DIG DEEP: A tough year ahead for the UK construction machinery market
THE UK construction industry is facing a gloomy outlook for 2024, despite tentative signs that the economy is improving.
Inflation is still above the Bank...
TUNNEL VISION: Section of Meadow Lane to be closed to facilitate second phase of...
NI Water’s contractor, BSG, continues to make good progress with the installation of a new large-diameter sewer by tunnelling under Meadow Lane and is...
EMISSION POSSIBLE: Energystore receives UK’s first delivery of carbon neutral products via HVO fuelled...
INSULATION manufacturer and installer energystore is once again breaking through barriers on its mission to reach net zero by receiving delivery of low carbon...
EYES ON THE PRIZE: RICS award winners in NI revealed with the most inspirational...
THE winners of the RICS Awards 2024 in Northern Ireland have been revealed and some of the most impressive recent building projects from the...
