The Scottish and UK governments had said last week that there was no legal route to provide further financial support to BiFab in its current form. Scotland’s economy secretary Fiona Hyslop said yesterday that the Scottish government will work with the administrators and trade unions to secure a new future for the BiFab yards in…
The Euston skyline today HS2’s enabling works contractor, Costain Skanska joint venture (CSJV), has completed two years’ worth of demolition work, taking the 1970s towers to ground level. Grant Thornton House and One Euston Square – designed by architect Richard Seifert – have made way for the new high speed station. The actual demolition was…
Sykes & Son at the V&A Museum in the 1920s Sykes & Son Limited has been based on Essex Street, just off The Strand in London WC2 since 1759. Next week it is moving out. But it is not moving far: it is moving to Sykes House, a purpose-built, energy efficient office in Bloomsbury, just…
The breakthough into Chambers Wharf Tunnelling boring machine (TBM) Ursula, working for main contractor Ferrovial Laing O’Rourke Joint Venture (FLO), completed her 7.6km journey from Battersea to Bermondsey. The TBM broke through on Monday into a deep shaft at Tideway’s Chambers Wharf site. Mark Sneesby, chief operating officer of client organisation Tideway, said: “This is…
Tim Brownbridge (left) and Paul Allman Joining the NOCN Job Cards board are BAM Nuttall academy manager Tim Brownbridge and Flannery Plant Hire director Paul Allman. NOCN, formerly the National Open College Network, acquired CSkills from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in 2017 to becoming one of the largest UK construction awarding organisations. In…
At present, CITB offers employer and apprentice support for 7,000 contracted apprenticeships, which is only about a third of the total marketplace. CITB will no longer actively recruit for new starts beyond April 2021. Prospective candidates and their employers will be referred instead to alternative training providers. All current CITB apprentices will continue to be…
The front cover The handbook, called Transforming Construction: Delivering a Low Carbon Future*, offers building contractors advice on how to decarbonise both their internal business operations and their construction projects. As well as tackling carbon emissions from the construction process, the guide covers the topic of embodied carbon, and how to improve a building’s operational…
The MATE-XT exoskeleton The MATE-XT has a slim, lightweight carbon fibre structure and an intuitive regulation system. The fabric is breathable and resistant to water, dust, UV-light and temperature. The technology is designed to help the wearer with repetitive lifting motions and manual handling tasks. MATE-XT replicates the user’s physiological shoulder movements to provide optimal…
Members of the Scottish parliament have confirmed the missions, which are intended to ensure that the bank addresses the ‘grand challenges’ facing the country. They state that the bank should: drive the move towards net zero emissions. The bank will invest to help Scotland become a leader in sustainable technology, services and industries; promote inclusive…
BAM has a contract to build a 23,500-seater indoor arena in Manchester The house-building sector accounted for 40% of the new work awarded in November – with 227 new contracts registered, worth an aggregate £2.3bn. The contract winning the most work during the month was BAM, which won four new projects valued at a combined…
