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Developer fined £165,000 for fire safety failings

Construction Enquirer

The Glovers Court project was under construction on 16 May 2023 when it was visited by Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS). A number of fire safety issues were identified and LFRS prohibited the use of the building, meaning residents already living there had to leave their homes.

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BSR backlog swells as new build approvals run to 36 weeks

Construction Enquirer

The scale of delays plaguing the Building Safety Regulator’s gateway approval process has been laid bare in the first set of published official figures. The figures, covering activity from late 2023 to early 2025, show 2,108 total applications submitted, but just 338 have received approval.

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Record results after TClarke goes private

Construction Enquirer

for the 12 months to December 31 2023. “Our principal activities mean we remain at the forefront of the Building Services industry. Britain’s biggest M&E contractor has posted a record set of results after de-listing from the Stock Exchange and going private. from £490.9m Pre-tax profits also increased to £16.3m

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Infrastructure costs keep rising. Consider these approaches to mitigate them.

Civil + Structural Engineer

percent increase over the last quarter of 2023. Alternative delivery — Alternative delivery methods, particularly progressive design-build (also referred to phased design-build) and Construction Management at Risk (CMAR), are gaining traction as ways to better manage risk and potentially reduce costs.

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Light at the End of the Tunnel

Civil + Structural Engineer

The city has consistently topped more than $1 billion in new construction permits over the past 11 years as it grows and builds new businesses, apartment complexes, and more. PCiRoads was equipped with Brokk remote-control demolition robots for the concrete removal but needed an efficient solution to shape new concrete on the tunnels floor.

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Xpanner Innovates with TaaS Robotics in U.S. Construction Market

CCR Magazine

market in late 2023. It has been placed on BuiltWorlds Robotics Top 50 list for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024). Builtworld is a global community of buildings and infrastructure professionals, providing analysis of key trends, data driven research, high impact events, and collaborative, topic-focused research.

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Keeping Your Construction Site Safe: A Practical Guide

UK Construction Blog

According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 45 construction workers lost their lives in the UK between 2022 and 2023, with falls from height being the most common cause. Controlling hazards : Introduce safety measures like signage, PPE, and barriers. So what does a safe site actually look like in practice? Let’s break it down.