News Update Construction Union Welcomes Armitt Review – Construction union UCATT has welcomed the key findings of the Armitt Review. The review, commissioned by the Labour Party and written by John Armitt the former chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority, recommends that an independent cross party commission should be established to advise on major infrastructure projects. The Commission would agree on strategic infrastructure [] http://ow.ly/2zMlfVContinue Reading
ISG Strengthens Business with New Fit Out Director – ISG has further strengthened its Fit Out business with the appointment of James Weekes as divisional director for its Projects team. The highly experienced industry professional heads up one of ISG’s fastest growing business divisions, with a core focus on projects up to a value of circa £1.5 million. Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it? Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday http://ow.ly/2zLOeTContinue Reading
News Update Construction leading the jobs sector – A new report from jobs site Reed has revealed that the construction sector is the leading industry when it comes to creating new employment opportunities. The monthly job index revealed that there has been a 16 per cent increase in jobs vacancies year-on-year. Availability of construction jobs has seen 67 per cent year-on-year growth and three per [] http://ow.ly/2zKsrBContinue Reading
ISG Celebrates Milestones at Center Parcs Woburn Forest – ISG is celebrating simultaneous milestones at its high profile £61 million Center Parcs Woburn Forest project. Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it? Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday http://ow.ly/2zFREBContinue Reading
News Update Surveyors no longer required – Wirtgen says that its AutoPilot Field Rover makes it possible to have fully automatic, stringline-free concrete paving for the first time, saving contractors time and money. The judges at the Bauma Innovation Awards earlier this year clearly agreed, naming it their winner in the machinery component category. When monolithic profiles such as concrete safety barriers [] http://ow.ly/2zB0z4Continue Reading
News Update Tender prices starting to bottom out? – Construction companies might be concerned that the recent spell of good news in the industry has come to an end, after findings from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) revealed that tender prices saw a fall during the first quarter of 2013. However, construction firms should not panic too much, [] http://ow.ly/2zztN1Continue Reading
News Update Painless delivery for hospital built offsite – The largest ever off-site building project for the health sector is nearing completion. People do a lot of things remotely these days. There are conference calls instead of meetings, assignments carried out at home instead of in the office. And then there are construction projects where the real action is taking place hundreds of miles [] http://ow.ly/2zvbJwContinue Reading
