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Sunderland gets prefab training centre

The Construction Index

Students will also be shown solutions for retrofitting existing homes to make them more energy efficient. DBR opens crafts skills centre 3 hours Conservation construction specialist DBR (London) Limited has opened a training centre to help keep heritage craft skills alive. Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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JN Bentley switches to Xwatch

The Construction Index

The move to Xwatch was driven by operator feedback and a need for reliable, user-friendly control systems that reduce exposure to high-energy hazards on site, it said. DBR opens crafts skills centre 3 hours Conservation construction specialist DBR (London) Limited has opened a training centre to help keep heritage craft skills alive.

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PTSG adds roofing business

The Construction Index

DBR opens crafts skills centre 3 hours Conservation construction specialist DBR (London) Limited has opened a training centre to help keep heritage craft skills alive. Balfour Beatty signs £833m Teesside Power deal 1 day Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £833m contract by Technip Energies to build Net Zero Teesside Power.

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Severfield takes hit on faulty bridges

The Construction Index

These include new industrial, data centre, infrastructure, energy and commercial office orders. In response to these challenges, we have taken and continue to take appropriate cost reduction and cash conservation measures. And despite its recent bridge problems, Severfield continues to win new business in this sector. “We

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Hercules acquires line worker supplier

The Construction Index

Advantage NRG supplies workers for overhead electrical transmission lines AIM-listed Hercules has acquired Advantage NRG to move into the expanding power and energy sector. Balfour Beatty signs £833m Teesside Power deal 1 day Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £833m contract by Technip Energies to build Net Zero Teesside Power.

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Merchants' sales on the rise again

The Construction Index

DBR opens crafts skills centre 3 hours Conservation construction specialist DBR (London) Limited has opened a training centre to help keep heritage craft skills alive. Balfour Beatty signs £833m Teesside Power deal 1 day Balfour Beatty has been awarded an £833m contract by Technip Energies to build Net Zero Teesside Power.

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High-performance roofing strategies

Construction Specifier

A cool, reflective roof could improve a building’s energy efficiency by reducing the amount of heat gain and associated energy demand for air-conditioning units. McCarthy, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Storm Prediction Center, Norman Oklahoma, June 2009. Weiss, and Daniel W. The roof is an essential component of the building enclosure.