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BRE in sustainability training collaboration
The Building Research Establishment’s training body, the BRE Academy, is teaming up with the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) to develop and deliver sustainability training courses. The BRE/IEMA sustainability training course are expected...
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Teenage trainee killed testing live panel
Grundfos Pumps Limited has been fined £300,000 after a trainee design engineer lost his life. 19-year-old trainee design engineer Jake Herring came into contact with a live three-phase electrical system and died from his injuries....
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James Wates joins Argent board
Wates Group chairman James Wates has been appointed a non-executive director of property developer Argent. James Wates The Argent boardroom is just one of many places that James Wates has a seat. He is also chairman...
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Profits shrink at BAM Construct UK
BAM Construct UK, one of the UK subsidiaries of Dutch construction giant Royal BAM Group, saw its profits fall by 40% last year despite a 5.6% growth in turnover. ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’ says chief...
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Construction’s positive run notches up eighth straight quarter of growth
The construction industry has now been growing for eight consecutive quarters, according to the latest Construction Trade Survey. Contractors of all sizes and types, as well as product manufacturers, reported continued growth in output in...
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Mott MacDonald lands Kyrgyzstan transport upgrade
Mott MacDonald has been chosen as project leader to introduce a trolleybus service in Kyrgyzstan’s second city, Osh. The Osh Auto Transport Enterprise project aims to establish a reliable public transport network with services on...
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Pochin builds big shed in Wigan
Pochin Construction has begun work on a 10,000-square-metre industrial development in Lancashire. Artist’s impression of the speculative shed The speculative unit is being built at M6EPIC industrial park, a 34-acre site at Junction 25 of the...
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