A new type of safety helmet is coming onto the UK market next year, one that is described as the world’s first with an integrated sensor.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
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Second acquisition for start-up consultancy
Contollo, a new private equity-backed building consultancy group, has completed the acquisition of mechanical and electrical (M&E) consultant Tace. Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Skanska signs £197m South Molton deal
Skanska has signed a contract to build a pair of office blocks in South Molton Street in London’s West End.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
House-builder fined for damaging badger sett
Scottish house-builder Mactaggart & Mickel has been fined £4,500 for wildlife offences.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
New COO for United Living
United Living Group has appointed a chief operating officer.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Cladding replacement set to drag on until 2035
Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire exposed the scandal of unsafe cladding systems on buildings across the UK, the country has still not got a grip on the problem.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Top Trumps Construction Edition 2
Raising industry awareness to the younger generation and sparking an interest for future equipment operators, that's the plan.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
GMI heads southwest with £50m Bristol scheme
Leeds-based GMI Construction has been named main contractor for a £50m purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) scheme in Bristol.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Buildots launches AI assistant for site managers
The people behind data-gathering hard hat cameras now bring us Dot, described as the construction industry’s first artificial intelligence assistant to answer project status queries.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Assets of failed cladding firm go to auction
The assets of aluminium cladding specialist PSP Group are up for auction next week.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Fawcett Society to investigate architecture’s gender bias
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and gender equality charity the Fawcett Society have launched an investigation into architecture’s lack of progress on gender bias.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
Keon Homes revives Birmingham regeneration scheme
Work begins this month on the £35m next phase of a high-profile urban development scheme in Birmingham.Read Full Article: The Construction Index
