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

UK Construction Blog

These lintels must comply with strict British and European standards (including BS EN 845-2:2013+A1:2016 and BS EN 1992-1-1:2004+A1:2014) to ensure proper load-bearing capacity and safety requirements. Available lengths typically span from 600mm to 4200mm, accommodating various opening widths in construction projects.

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Five tier ones sign up to best practice drive

The Construction Index

CCBP connects industry and academia to address these issues head on, not through a talking shop, but by driving practical change through research and collaboration. Working alongside other contractors and researchers, we will create practical solutions which improve how we deliver projects.

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Opinion: How to fix the Building Safety Regulator

The Construction Index

Contractors are largely involved in the design and handover phases, and employers – typically developers and project owners – are now shifting responsibility for the timely submissions of the design via pre-construction services agreements (PCSAs) and, ultimately, the building contract. million homes over the course of this Parliament.

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Where HS2 went wrong

The Construction Index

In October 2024 the then transport secretary commissioned a review of the procurement and delivery of major transport projects, with specific reference to HS2. In the late 2000s, the UK set out to deliver a high-speed rail project of a size and scale that had not been done before. In my view this has been evident on HS2.

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How a SeaWorld ruling could impact construction safety

Construction Dive

Dive Brief: OSHA has proposed a rule to change the way it wields the General Duties Clause, that would exclude enforcement for known hazards "inherent and inseparable from the core nature of a profession activity or performance." Russell said he believes the change will go beyond the entertainment sectors listed in the proposal.

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Southwark picks Bouygues to build key worker housing

The Construction Index

The site, next to the Arnold Estate, between London Bridge and Bermondsey stations, will be the first development project under the council’s emerging affordable housing supplementary planning guidance. The development will include a new community centre. Email news@theconstructionindex.co.uk

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HS2 “shambolic mess” says transport secretary

The Construction Index

Meanwhile, work continues – last week saw the east deck of the M6 South viaduct slid 119 metres out over a slip road to carry the HS2 line near Birmingham airport Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has called time on “years of mismanagement, flawed reporting and ineffective oversight” on the HS2 high speed rail project.