A female-founded Bristol company that launched with an insulated partition wall grown from fungi, agricultural and industrial waste, has secured £4m in funding to scale up production. It brings the…
A fencing contractor in Liverpool has been fined after an employee suffered an electric shock and burns after striking a live underground cable on a construction site in Manchester. Paul…
Haulotte is testing robotic arms attached to MEWPs. Working with French construction robotics startup Builder Assist, Haulotte is using the technology for tasks such as facade treatment and overhead drilling.…
As the government’s consultation on banning social media for under-16s comes to a close, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has urged ministers to consider the impact any restrictions could…
A 37-year-old woman was left paralysed after being crushed by a section of a wind turbine at Siemens’ offshore manufacturing site in Hull. The incident occurred as the worker and…
CIOB research into young people’s perceptions of construction careers found social media is now one of the most influential factors shaping career choices As the Government’s consultation on banning social…
To mark Learning at Work Week, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has launched a new digital learning “ecosystem” inspired by the look and feel of 3D gaming environments.…
The UK built environment is losing more than £740,000 a year due to fragmented efforts to improve gender equity, according to a landmark new report that calls for urgent sector-wide…
The New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering (NMITE) has positioned itself as the UK’s only wholly accelerated higher education institution after restructuring its Construction Management degree into a two-year…
Gleeds, Gilbert-Ash and Kori Construction are among the construction companies appearing in annual best places to work lists released last week. Gleeds was joined by Hilti, McCarthy and Stone, and…