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Off the back of Storm Floris, which recently brought 90mph winds and torrential rain to the UK, posing significant disruption to operations across the north of England and Scotland, site managers are being urged energy solutions and…
Freezer and Cold Room doors now available from Hörmann
Hörmann UK have announced that they have expanded their Construction Project range of doors to include insulated hinged and sliding doors for cold rooms and freezers. Suitable for cold rooms at temperatures as low as 0°C and for freezers at…
Jaguar takes M&E deal at The Gilbert
Jaguar Building Services has won a new mechanical and electrical contract with CBRE at The Gilbert for a three-year term. Following a significant refurbishment in 2021, The Gilbert, located in Finsbury Square, London EC2, comprises of…
Arcus lands IFM deal with The Midcounties Co-operative
Arcus FM has landed an initial three-year contract with The Midcounties Co-operative for the delivery of integrated facilities management (IFM) services across all its trading locations and offices including Co-op Food stores, Your Co-op…
New report reveals impact of changing weather on construction industry
A new report from energy solutions specialist, Aggreko, has found that more than 70 per cent of UK construction managers have experienced major weather-related delays to projects in the last 12 months, underscoring the threat that extreme…
UK’s first cross-industry Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard launches
The Pilot Version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has launched. It is the UK’s first cross-industry Standard that brings together net zero carbon requirements for all major building types and will enable the UK Built…
Gleeds to relocate to new Fitzrovia HQ
The international property and construction consultancy is all set to relocate its global headquarters from New Cavendish Street to a new office at 60 Berners Street as of January 2025. The firm will occupy 13,000 ft2 of space in the new…
HiKOKI’s new 36V SDS-Max Demolition Hammer
Compact, lightweight and ideal for heavy work, HiKOKI Power Tools has unveiled the new H3641DA 36V SDS-MAX Demolition Hammer, a revolutionary tool in its high-performance line-up. This demolition hammer is designed for peak efficiency and…
Magenta Security unveils staff mental health and wellbeing support programme
The security firm has launched a programme to provide mental health and general wellbeing support to staff. Partnering with a leading care and metal heath consultancy, an employee assistance solutions provider, Magenta Security Services is…
SimonsVoss introduces new AX2Go Mobile Key for smartphone-based access control
Mobile. Easy. Secure. It’s with these three promises that SimonsVoss has launched its most recent innovation – the AX2Go mobile key – which is able to open its range of digital locking components with a smartphone. With the launch of the…
Electrical contractors warn of capacity crisis ahead
Select president Mike Stark
Mike Stark, who took over as president of Scotland’s electrical trade association Select last week (6th June), said that the UK’s National Grid could struggle to satisfy the voracious energy needs of artificial…
Projects struggle to attract bidders as uncertainty lingers
The latest UK Construction Market Report from international property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, reveals contractors are remaining selective about taking on new work, with almost 90 per cent saying they or their supply chain had…