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Precast Concrete Lintels: The Ultimate Guide to Strength, Durability & Installation

UK Construction Blog

Available in various types (standard prestressed, high strength and fair-faced options) and sizes (widths from 100mm to 215mm and lengths from 600mm to 3000mm), these lintels can accommodate diverse building requirements. What Are Precast Concrete Lintels?

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Where HS2 went wrong

The Construction Index

It sets out how the politicians in a hurry to build the world’s best and fastest railway meant that cost control went out of the window and gold plating ran riot. Unfortunately, the HS2 Programme has failed to deliver on this original vision with the current scope now restricted to building the line from Euston to the West Midlands.

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Competition watchdog to probe road and rail construction

The Construction Index

Building on evidence collected so far, the review will focus on: Ensuring public authorities access and examine the right information to make well-reasoned decisions when procuring roads and railways. Koreans buy back Elements Europe contract 14 hours The former owner of a failed modular builder have bought back one of its two contracts.

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Management restructure at Reds10

The Construction Index

Scott Laird takes on the newly created role of AI & technical director, while Uthira Balachandar continues in her role as design director. Thrive-AI applies machine learning to help clients operate their buildings more efficiently, improve user experience, reduce energy consumption and optimise the lifespan of critical assets.

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Koreans buy back Elements Europe contract

The Construction Index

Inside the Telford factory The administrators of Elements (Europe) Limited have sold a building contract in London, together with associated assets to Korean owned GS E&C Corp, the previous owner. New crane for façades specialist 4 hours Tamworth-based PCE Ltd has taken delivery of its first telescopic crawler crane.

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Speedy sinks into the red

The Construction Index

He added: “We are focused on what we can control, and we will continue to manage our cost base and balance our investment decisions through the economic cycle. Costain to design underground hydrogen storage facililty 2 hours Engie-subsidiary Storengy UK has commissioned Costain to design its planned Keuper gas storage project.

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The Art and Architecture of Baroque Scandinavian Modernism

Build LLC Blog

KUGGEN, photo by Tord-Rikard Soderstrom Back in 2014, BUILD met with Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh at his Stockholm headquarters to discuss his impressive roster of forward-thinking public and commercial designs. We hope you enjoy this interview from our archives.