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UK construction starts forecast to rebound from 2025, driven by private sector recovery and public investment

Balfour Beatty announce appointment of Nick Crossfield as CEO of its UK Construction Services business

Formwork and scaffolding specialist Peri have introduced its Peri Up scaffold cladding system to the UK

Scott Fitchett promoted to sales director at cropping equipment rental specialist ahead of IFCEE 2024 participation

Concrete Society now accepting entries from projects that demonstrate “innovation and excellence” in the use of concrete

HS2 continues apprenticeship recruitment drive for National Apprenticeship Week

Toolkit aims to raise awareness of menopause in the workplace as part of its series of wellbeing-related topics

A proactive approach, with an emphasis on road safety, and a transformative mindset for effective self-regulation are needed, argues Mark Cowan, director, DEK Group NE.

Recruitment of Charles Murphy as CFO bolsters plant hirer’s top team

Statom strengthens construction capabilities with £5.4 million formwork investment

M27 low-noise concrete resurfacing work to start between junctions 5-7

HS2 lifts first of 72 huge beams at Thame Valley Viaduct

Latest NASC Safety Report reveals lowest AIR and AFR since 1975

The latest UK concrete planning news from BDS

The British Standards Institution’s draft version of BS 7533:102 is now out for public comment

Drone footage shows construction progress on 300-m-long viaduct bringing high-speed trains into Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station

Kelly Tanks celebrates 10th anniversary with Apprenticeship Award

Align JV celebrates casting of final segment for HS2's 16 km-long Chiltern tunnel

BDS adds new mapping feature to its online planning portal to help companies remain at the forefront of change within the concrete industry

Value-accretive acquisitions aim to expand Solutions & Products portfolio in Europe

Graham completes third core of Bath Street PBSA complex that will create 551 new student beds for the city

University researchers develop AI tool to detect evidence of distressed RAAC

HS2’s innovative Wendover Dean Viaduct enters a critical new stage of construction.

Milestone in North Warwickshire as HS2 completes first span of River Tame West Viaduct

Demolition of three iconic sound stages in Borehamwood to begin this month

Over 40 workers killed in falls from height in the UK last year

New images from HS2 show construction progress of Colne Valley viaduct

First pre-cast segments from Strabag’s Hartlepool facility arrive in London for next tunnel drives

Peterborough panto peril averted thanks to Pick Everard and Lindum Group

FSA on a mission to support screed installers, promote and develop profile of flowing screeds throughout the UK and ROI

Construction of Aggregate Industries’ low-carbon manufacturing facility starts at The Port of Tilbury

UK pre-cast piling specialists Roger Bullivant agree in-principle volume order for graphene-enhanced concrete admixture

Kendall Group, part of Aggregate Industries, open a new ready-mix concrete plant in West Sussex

Bear Concrete expands its ready-mix fleet with new mixer from Sterling Group

Graham Shaw joins Peri UK as new finance director

Concrete admixture manufacturer increases shareholding in NI distributor Adcrete.

Northamptonshire viaduct is first on HS2 project to have all its deck beams installed

HSE issues new guidance on managing drug and alcohol misuse in the workplace

Funding from Scottish Enterprise helps create new graduate engineering role at Recycl8

Contractors for £100 million scaffolding framework for UK’s public sector

New images and video show construction progress on HS2's 300m-long viaduct in Birmingham

UK construction sector reacts positively to chancellor’s 2023 autumn statement

Annual HSE statistics show nearly 2 million workers in Great Britain suffered work-related ill health in 2022/23

CRH reaches agreement to divest lime operations in Europe for US$1.1 billion.

Southern Housing evacuate flats due to concerns over concrete's structural integrity

Registration is now open for the 12th edition the UK Concrete Show

PAC report slams DfE for lack of basic information on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)

1 New Park Square in Edinburgh awarded Outright Winner at the 2023 Concrete Society Awards

Researchers at The University of Manchester use Graphene, the world's first 2D material, to reshape cement and concrete's future.