A survey by VendEase found that a Cadbury’s Boost is the favorite snack choice amongst builders. The Vending machine specialist gathered the results from 46,000 construction workers who helped build the Olympic Park and Village. From the 25 vending machines ...
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Ian Kerr who was chief executive of the Consulting Association which held information for contractors to vet potential employees, is set to be questioned at a Scottish Affairs Committee hearing today. The hearing comes as part of further investigations into ...
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Plans by The University of Northampton to build a new campus alongside the River Nene have come one step closer to reality with an agreement over land, brokered by the West Northamptonshire Development Corporation. Proposals will see the Avon Nunn Mills ...
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Carillion has been fined £130,000 and £52,500 in costs following failures which led to the death of a scaffolder working on apartments at Meridian Quay in Swansea. Febrey Limited, which was jointly prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive, managed to ...
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EC Harris has predicted that construction tender prices will not recover until the first quarter of 2014 in London and the second quarter for the rest of the country. The firm’s latest Market View report predicts that overall, tender prices in ...
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The Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Greenwich council have finalised an agreement to make way for the delivery of a £250m development in south-east London. A joint venture between Mace and Hadley Property Group will see the transformation of ...
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Over 50 colleges across the country will spend a share of £412m towards new build and refurbishment works. £110m comes through the Skills Funding Agency while colleges will provide £302m. The move comes as the third phase of the Enhanced ...
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A £6m contract for the redevelopment and refurbishment of Bolton Town Hall has gone to ISG. The development aims to double the number of staff able to work in the building, with works involving the creation of large open-plan spaces. ISG ...
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A cherry-picker overturned at Frankley Waterworks near Birmingham yesterday, resulting in two construction workers being taken to hospital. The accident is believed to have happened as the men were preparing to pour concrete on site. One of the men in ...
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A new website has been developed by the Chartered Institute Of Building in conjunction with careerinnovation.com to provide a unique careers development tool for the construction industry. Saul Townsend, head of communications for the CIOB, told the Construction Manager that the ...
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