The hydrogen demonstration unit is showing that cement production can be less carbon intensive A new hydrogen demonstration unit, which generates green hydrogen through renewable energy, has been developed and installed at the company’s Regen ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) plant in Port Talbot, south Wales. This is part of a £9.2m project called…
The inadequacy of contract conditions is leaving clients bearing responsibility for additional costs and time delays, according to research from quantity surveying firm Turner & Townsend. The study found that the majority of liability arising from Covid -19 events was believed to be held by the contractual ‘employer’ – the party that engages the contractor,…
Image credit: Nick Youngson CC BY-SA 3.0 Alpha Stock Images The latest Business Distress Index from Real Business Rescue, a division of insolvency accountants Begbies Traynor, reports an 11% rise in the number of construction companies that it considers to be “in significant financial distress” – reaching 79,570 for the fourth quarter of 2020. It…
The £32m contract will see Balfour Beatty construct the 8,305m2 National Treatment Centre, which will provide orthopaedic surgery and ophthalmology services to surrounding communities. The centre will include 24 inpatient rooms, five operating theatres, clinics and outpatient departments. In addition, the company will build rooms for minor operations and procedures, consulting rooms, a café, children’s…
A ruling regarding construction workers employed at the Stanlow Oil Refinery in Cheshire confirms the union’s right to be notified of redundancies, Unite said. Bilfinger UK, which employs workers at the facility, decided in April 2020 to make more than 100 workers redundant. However, it failed to notify the union, denied Unite representatives access to…
A computer-generated image of the planned development The land, off Russell Way in Three Bridges, was previously occupied by TSB office buildings that were demolished in 2000. Despite various redevelopment proposals being put forward, the land has remained vacant ever since. With plans approved, Bellway will now acquire the 0.79-acre site and start construction work….
David Pateman is managing director of DGP Infrastructure DGP Infrastructure is led by a newly-recruited trio with senior experience at major contractors Balfour Beatty, Kier and Murphy. David Pateman has joined as managing director. He was most recently commercial director at Balfour Beatty Major Projects and was previously commercial director at McNicholas in the lead…
The 2017 Grenfell Tower fire exposed the extent to which developers had used flammable cladding systems Housing secretary Robert Jenrick today announced for a ‘Gateway 2’ developer levy to be targeted and apply when developers seek permission to develop certain high-rise buildings in England. In addition, a new tax will be introduced for the UK…
On site at Canada Water in Southwark Keltbray used Earth Friendly Concrete for the piled foundations of the development. Earth Friendly Concrete (EFC) is a concrete manufactured by Australian firm Wagners using blast furnace slag and fly ash instead of ordinary Portland cement. It is supplied in the UK by Capital Concrete. Consulting engineer AKT…
Chief executive Matthew Pratt Redrow’s half-year results for the six months to 27th December 2020 show pre-tax profit up 11% to £1784m (2019/20 H1: £157m) and revenue up 20% £1,041m (2019/20 H1: £870m). Legal completions were also up 20% to 3,065 units. Sales have remained strong moving into the second half of the financial year,…
