Freyssinet’s new contract follows earlier work to rehabilitate tunnel linings on Glasgow Subway The five-year contract will see Freyssinet deliver specialist works including the infilling of annulus voids, leak sealing and water management to the Inner Circle and Outer Circle of the subway network. Glasgow Subway dates back to 1896, making it one of the…
Mitie’s acquisition of Interserve FM is expected to complete at the end of the month Having secured clearance from the government’s competition watchdog, Mitie said that the £190m acquisition was now expected to complete on 30th November, subject to shareholder approval. Mitie shareholders meet to vote on the deal on 23rd November 2020. Mitie announced…
You can get £5,000 towards new windows, depending on who you get to do the work The Green Homes Grant scheme, one of chancellor Rishi Sunak’s flagship Covid economic recovery measures, opened in September 2020 for an initial six months. It has no been given 18 months. The government has allocated £1bn for the scheme,…
UPDATED: FEI Group CEO Dave Gheesling Dies at 53 | 2020-11-12 | 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…
METALCON Launches New Initiatives for Ongoing Learning Opportunities | 2020-11-18 | 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…
Roofing Contractor kicked off its Best of Best of Success webinar series with a panel of former Contractor of the Year winners describing what they’ve learned during one of the most challenging years of their professional careers. Unable to host the 16th annual Best of Success conference as planned in Dallas due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Chairman Mark Beard In the first six months of 2020 Beard grew its half-year sales by 4.3% to £72.0m (H1 2019: £75.3m). Profit before tax was down by £300,00 to £1.4m (H1 2019: £1.7m). Operating profit was £680,000 for the first half of 2020, compared to £1.5m for the same period in 2019. Despite the…
HOVER Secures $60 Million in Financing to Expand Technology and Transform Homeowner Experience | 2020-11-18 | 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…
A motorist caught on CCTV encroaching onto road works Incidents of civil engineering contractors enduring abuse from the public while working on the roads has increased by 10%, according to Highways England. Despite there being less traffic on the road, there has also been a rise in incidents of vehicle incursions into coned or fenced…
Rights:Community:Action (RCA) applied for a judicial review of the recent extension of permitted development rights. Two High Court judges yesterday dismissed RCA’s legal challenge to the use of statutory instruments (SIs) used to bring in the changes. The campaign group said that it would seek permission to appeal. Changes to permitted development rights introduced this…
