Image, skills and productivity: discover how to tackle the construction crises at the 2016 Midlands Construction Summit
Returning for 2016, the Midlands Construction Summit is to be held on the 27 September 2016 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry and for the first time the Summit will be held alongside the Midlands Construction Expo.
Boundary protection from Coopers Fire
Coopers Fire explains how fire curtain barrier systems may be used to provide boundary protection to both new and existing buildings.
What's new from Fibrelite at this years utility week live
Fibrelite’s technical team will be exhibiting and presenting on their newest innovations in composite trench panels and access covers at Utility Week Live at the NEC in Birmingham, (17th to 18th May at Stand A50).
Victorian pier refurb wows firms involved
A galvanizing company has played its part in the major redevelopment of the blaze-damaged pier in East Sussex.
Innovation set to make buildings healthier featured at Vision London
A number of innovations are emerging to help measure and enhance wellbeing in buildings, and they are starting to be rolled out in the UK.
Enter and celebrate the best in the most sustainable structural solution
The 2015 Structural Timber Awards were hailed a great success by industry leaders and innovators from across the timber construction sector and the 2016 event is set to build on this success. With two new additional award categories and a judging panel made up of renowned industry experts - organisers are preparing to receive a record number of entries as the awards grow in recognition and prestige.
Building durable structures
The most used man-made material on the planet is concrete. Construction projects small, medium and large have all used concrete in one way or another.
South West construction summit promoting prosperous growth and a promising future
The South West has a thriving construction industry with the region predicted to exceed the projected average UK growth rate for 2015 to 2019. The estimated regional average output over this period is 3.6%, considerably higher than the UK predicted rate of 2.9%.
Vastern Timber unveils Brimstone at Ecobuild
Vastern Timber has unveiled Brimstone, the first commercially available thermally modified British timber, at Ecobuild 2016. Sourced exclusively from English and Welsh woodlands, the Brimstone range is ideal for cladding, decking, external joinery and furniture, and includes thermally modified ash, sycamore and poplar.
Making homes fit for the future at Vision London
Hardly a day goes by right now without housing hitting the headlines. Whether it is the shortage of new homes and skilled labour to build them, soaring rents and sales prices, or the latest twist and turn of government policy, the h-word is constantly in the news.
