Crossrail’s project manager has urged regional suppliers to apply to work on the project, with just 43% of businesses outside of the capital’s environ’s presently working on the project. Jon Mead has admitted to being disappointed at the apparent lack of interest in the UK for what is Europe’s largest construction project. Speaking about the […]
Read MoreA source said to be close to the negotiations told the website Construction News in early March that Balfour Beatty has been cut from the list of potential developers for Google’s new multi-million UK headquarters. The competition to build the £300m site in London’s King’s Cross has been intense, with major names in the industry […]
Read MoreWith the New Year almost upon us, many people working in construction will start thinking about spending a week in Las Vegas. This is not to play the slots or work the tables though, (or not exclusively in any case), but to take in the 2013 World of Concrete event. A 40-year-old event, it is […]
Read MoreMany of London’s landmark buildings constructed over the last few years remain largely empty, throwing into doubt the completion of many other projects in the capital. In the last few months, Europe’s tallest building, The Shard, has been launched to a glittering display of fireworks, TV coverage, and many column inches in the press. However, […]
Read MoreAn experimental new concrete, which is able to self-repair, is to have a series of outdoor tests ahead of an expected launch onto the market. The new product, which is integrated with bacterial spores and nutrients capable of producing limestone, could revolutionise many forms of concrete flooring. The bacteria, activated by liquids such as rainwater […]
Read MoreLast week saw EDF win clearance to build a £50 million temporary jetty, which it will use to land materials for the construction of a new nuclear power station. The new nuclear facility, proposed for the Hinkley Point C site in West Somerset, has not yet been given the all clear though. The approval of […]
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