Turner & Townsend opens Exeter office

Turner & Townsend opens Exeter office

Turner & Townsend director Trefor Evans The construction consultant already has more than 300 staff working in the region, having opened an office in Bristol in 2019. Turner & Townsend is targeting new recruits in project management, project controls, procurement and commercial management to support its activities in real estate, infrastructure and defence across the…

METALCON Launches Safety Certificate Program | 2021-01-28

METALCON Launches Safety Certificate Program | 2021-01-28

METALCON Launches Safety Certificate Program | 2021-01-28 | Roofing Contractor This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you…

St Modwen picked for £400m spooks and snoopers development

St Modwen picked for £400m spooks and snoopers development

The £400m mixed-use development includes approximately 3,000 new homes and a ‘Cyber Central Cluster’ to bring together cyber businesses and technologies, as part of a wider development known as The Golden Valley Development. The site, to the west of Cheltenham, is next to the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and the National Cyber Security Centre. A…

Highways contractor recruits bomb disposal expert

Highways contractor recruits bomb disposal expert

Sian Gidzinski in her old job Sian Gidzinski, who completed two tours of Afghanistan during her 13-year career in the army, has joined Minster Group to oversee the health and safety of its workforce. Her previous role saw her detecting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in warzones and assisting in explosive ordnance disposal. She also trained…

Milestone reached in development of ‘silent’ offshore foundations

Milestone reached in development of ‘silent’ offshore foundations

Members of the Geotechnical Engineering group, based within Dundee’s School of Science & Engineering, have been assisting Heerema Marine Contractors in developing alternative means of installing foundations for offshore wind turbines. The group has tested and modelled concepts that would remove the need for loud underwater hammering, which can be harmful to marine life and…

Hard hats now available with Mips multi-directional impact protection

Hard hats now available with Mips multi-directional impact protection

Centurion Nexus with Mips helmet technology Centurion Safety Products has signed a deal to adopt the multi-directional impact protection system patented by Swedish helmet technology company Mips. Mips helmet technology has been around for 20 years and is used by equestrians, skiers and cyclists in their safety helmets to add protection against rotational motion transferred…