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Zaha Hadid Architects-led team wins Aarhus Stadium in Denmark

<p>A team comprising the UK’s Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), Swedish consulting engineer Sweco and Danish landscape architect Tredje Natur has won a design competition to rebuild Aarhus football stadium in&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/zaha-hadid-architects-led-team-wins-aarhus-stadium-in-denmark/">Zaha Hadid Architects-led team wins Aarhus Stadium in Denmark</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/15/2022

Esh Construction to build UK’s first carbon neutral tri-service station Biodiversity

Esh Construction to build UK’s first carbon neutral tri-service station 

Esh Construction to build UK’s first carbon neutral tri-service station Plans to build a sustainable tri-service station in Hebburn have taken a step forward as North East-based Esh Construction is named as contractor. The new station is set to be the first station of its kind in the country to be carbon neutral. The plan [&hellip;]

admin · 12/15/2022

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Gleeds-Mace team deploy OpenSpace site capture tech at Peruvian schools

<p>A Gleeds and Mace team has teamed up with reality capture and AI-powered analytics specialist OpenSpace to deploy Visualise, a site capture platform, across 75 live school building sites in&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/gleeds-mace-team-deploy-openspace-site-capture-tech-at-peruvian-schools/">Gleeds-Mace team deploy OpenSpace site capture tech at Peruvian schools</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/15/2022

French team to use virtual twin to rebuild Ukraine’s ChernihivConstruction News

French team to use virtual twin to rebuild Ukraine’s Chernihiv

<p>Ukraine has lined up a consortium of French companies to rebuild parts of Chernihiv destroyed in the Russian invasion. The city of 280,000 people some 100km north of Kyiv was&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/french-team-to-use-virtual-twin-to-rebuild-ukraines-chernihiv/">French team to use virtual twin to rebuild Ukraine’s Chernihiv</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/14/2022

Ukraine war revives plan for Georgia’s deep Black Sea portAzerbaijan Built Environment

Ukraine war revives plan for Georgia’s deep Black Sea port

<p>Georgia, the country, is planning to revive a multi-billion-dollar deep-sea port project at Anaklia on the Black Sea three years after it dropped the scheme over problems with finance, website&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/ukraine-war-revives-plan-for-georgias-deep-black-sea-port/">Ukraine war revives plan for Georgia’s deep Black Sea port</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.globalconstructionreview.com">Global Construction Review</a>.</p>

admin · 12/13/2022

Construction collapse with 2022 having highest number of deaths at work compared to other industriesConstruction News

Construction collapse with 2022 having highest number of deaths at work compared to other industries

In the last year, construction was the industry with the highest number of deaths at work, reporting 30 deaths in 2022.  As the weather gets colder and outdoor conditions worsen, construction workers are being warned to take caution.  The construction industry made up a quarter of fatal injuries to workers in 2022 and the fatal [&hellip;]

admin · 12/13/2022

McAvoy delivers projects in education and health sectors valued at over £40mConstruction News

McAvoy delivers projects in education and health sectors valued at over £40m

Leading offsite manufacturer, McAvoy, has completed the handover of three major contracts worth £40m as well as a number of other projects across the UK and Ireland. The projects in both the education and health sectors have utilised the very latest in precision manufacturing techniques and further reinforced McAvoy’s credentials for high quality, fast delivery, [&hellip;]

admin · 12/8/2022

£30m milestone as Lungfish Architects supports 1,400 new school places across DerbyConstruction News

£30m milestone as Lungfish Architects supports 1,400 new school places across Derby

Environmentally driven architectural practice, Lungfish Architects has successfully partnered with Morgan Sindall Construction to deliver more than £30m-worth of educational infrastructure in Derby, helping to generate 1,440 additional school places. Lungfish has designed and delivered some of Derby City Council and Derby County Council’s most recent transformative school projects including Hackwood Primary Academy, Castleward Primary [&hellip;]

admin · 12/6/2022

Construction firms relying on financial incentives as job applicant numbers tumbleConstruction News

Construction firms relying on financial incentives as job applicant numbers tumble

Skills shortages and the cost-of-living crisis have driven salaries up across construction, despite the demand for staff beginning to slow. That’s according to the latest report from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The data, provided by the world’s largest network of job boards, Broadbean Technology, revealed that despite vacancies dropping 6% between January [&hellip;]

admin · 12/5/2022

Hundreds build a solid foundation for a career in construction thanks to Foundations Live Construction News

Hundreds build a solid foundation for a career in construction thanks to Foundations Live 

More than 600 students of all ages and over 200 industry professionals attended Foundations Live 2022 – one of the north of England’s biggest construction, trade, networking, and careers events. Despite the torrential downpour, exhibitors, trades people, students and teachers were all able to keep dry and explore more than 80 exhibition stands inside the [&hellip;]

admin · 11/17/2022

Factory to Build Subsea Cable from Sahara to Devon ApprovedConstruction News

Factory to Build Subsea Cable from Sahara to Devon Approved

Factory to build subsea cable from Sahara to Devon approved Planning has been granted to build a factory in Hunterston, Scotland, to manufacture the world’s largest subsea cable that will send clean energy from Morocco to the UK. Factory in Hunterston, North Ayrshire, will produce four 3,800km long cables, connecting solar and wind energy The [&hellip;]

Jackie De Burca · 8/19/2022

Big Red leads Merseyside regeneration projectConstruction News

Big Red leads Merseyside regeneration project

Work has commenced on the redevelopment of a former HSBC building on Eccleston street in Prescot, Merseyside, that forms part of a wider £3.1m heritage-led regeneration project. Huddersfield headquartered construction firm Big Red is taking on the contract, led by Senior Contract Manager, Dan Clark, which will see the 100-year-old building converted into eight apartments [&hellip;]

admin · 2/24/2022

New study reveals poor building material supply chains are main barrier to construction achieving net zeroConstruction News

New study reveals poor building material supply chains are main barrier to construction achieving net zero

A new report, ‘Sustainable by design’, by engineering consultancy, Patrick Parsons, based on research with 100 senior executives of UK construction firms, reveals that despite the majority (85%) believing the industry is doing enough to reach net zero by 2050, there are significant barriers to achieving this target. Over two-thirds (68%) of respondents said that [&hellip;]

admin · 2/23/2022

UK safety expert Arco advises on standing out safely this winterConstruction News

UK safety expert Arco advises on standing out safely this winter

As the winter weather continues, fog and heavy rain can make it difficult to see outdoor workers&nbsp;and sadly,&nbsp;the consequences can be devastating. The second most common cause of workplace death is being struck by a moving vehicle. Ensuring all workers are in the correct hi-vis clothing is an essential measure to help mitigate the risks. [&hellip;]

admin · 2/21/2022

New-look training provider Astutis branches out with global visionConstruction News

New-look training provider Astutis branches out with global vision

Health and Safety training specialist Astutis Ltd is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a significant expansion and rebrand of its services to reflect the dramatic changes in the workplace across the world as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Astutis, one of the fastest-growing training providers in the UK, says launching newly-enhanced products and technological [&hellip;]

admin · 2/21/2022

Quick Reach – On the expansion trailConstruction News

Quick Reach – On the expansion trail

Keen to take advantage of the Tees Valley becoming the first region in the country to achieve Freeport status, last October Quick Reach made its first foray into the North-East with the development of a 1,600 sq m depot in Teesside that includes an accredited training centre and offices. When the powered access specialists opened [&hellip;]

admin · 2/21/2022

Kubota discusses challenges facing the construction industryConstruction News

Kubota discusses challenges facing the construction industry

The construction industry is likely to face a number of challenges in the coming months, with changes to legislation expected and disruptions to materials and supply chains rife in 2021 set to continue, Geoff Smith, Dealer Manager at Kubota UK, explains. Industry data tells us while commercial construction was slightly hampered in 2021, overall construction [&hellip;]

admin · 2/16/2022

Keith Builders Merchants Ltd – Experience proves influentialConstruction News

Keith Builders Merchants Ltd – Experience proves influential

During his 30-plus years of working in the construction sector it is safe to say that Jeff Smith, Managing Director of Scotland’s Keith Builders Merchants Ltd (KBM), has pretty much seen it all, particularly as he now has experience of tackling the challenges associated with a global pandemic. That he’s been nominated as one of [&hellip;]

admin · 2/15/2022

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies – 20 years of influenceConstruction News

St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies – 20 years of influence

This year marks St Andrews Timber &amp; Building Supplies’ 20th anniversary and the Edinburgh-based company could have even more to celebrate after its Managing Director, Ronnie Robinson, was nominated as a Top 100 Merchant Influencer by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF). “I feel humbled and honoured to be nominated for such a prestigious industry award,” [&hellip;]

admin · 2/15/2022

Pre-qualification window opens for expanded £4bn national civil engineering frameworksConstruction News

Pre-qualification window opens for expanded £4bn national civil engineering frameworks

SCAPE, one of the UK’s leading public sector procurement authorities, has outlined the timetable for its £4bn civil engineering frameworks, with contractors from across the UK now able to respond to a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to submit their interest to bid. Following a period of extensive market engagement, involving more than 170 contractors, firms will [&hellip;]

admin · 2/15/2022

Quattro Group – Experience pays dividendsConstruction News

Quattro Group – Experience pays dividends

With in excess of 30 years of operation under its belt, Quattro Group has amassed a wealth of experience that has not only served it well over the past three decades, but has also been particularly useful in helping tackle more recent challenges, such as the pandemic and the materials shortage. Construction Industry News caught [&hellip;]

admin · 2/14/2022