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Households cut energy use as prices soar 26 Aug 2013 | 11:04 am
Average use in England and Wales falls to 19.7 mWh as people go without heating in face of stagnant incomes and price rises. Households in England and Wales cut their energy use by a quarter betwee...
Housing Market: Builder Plots Acceleration 23 Aug 2013 | 11:55 am
The boss of Bovis Homes has told Sky News the company is to step up its building of new houses as the market recovery gathers pace. David Ritchie was speaking after the builder posted a 19% increase ...
Harness saves life 21 Aug 2013 | 11:54 am
A man who received an electric shock while working from an aerial lift in Newfoundland was saved by his harness The incident occurred over the weekend in Carbonear, while the man, 55, was painting th...
Be Safe in the Sun 20 Aug 2013 | 11:00 am
Even with the unreliable weather of the UK – workers in the Construction industry often spend a larger percentage of their working life outdoors than many other industries. These means that construct...
Trade Skills 4U electrical courses awarded IET Centre of Excellence status 19 Aug 2013 | 02:54 pm
The electrical courses that Trade Skills 4U offers at its Gatwick Training Centres have been awarded Centre of Excellence status by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). In order to ma...
Building control 16 Aug 2013 | 12:39 pm
Building control surveyors ensure that that building regulations and other legislation are followed in the design and construction stages of new and altered buildings. Building control surveying give...
Hope for economic recovery as exports take off 15 Aug 2013 | 01:20 pm
The Office for National Statistics said the building industry grew by 1.4 per cent in the quarter to June 30.Overall, exports hit a record high of £78.4billion with growth of 3.2 per cent last month a...
Uno problemo… Construction firm builds 47-storey skyscraper in Benidorm but forget to fit a lift 13 Aug 2013 | 01:13 pm
Giant towers were supposed to be a symbol of Spain’s bright new future Lift exists for first 20 floors – but developers doubled scale of building Now there is no more space for more lifts and motor ...
Building responds to financial injection 12 Aug 2013 | 12:12 pm
Output from the UK’s construction sites rose more than first thought between April and June as Government schemes spurred on housebuilding. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said construction ...
Laing O’Rourke to build Chester Zoo’s islands development 8 Aug 2013 | 01:49 pm
Chester Zoo has signed up Laing O’Rourke to create a series of exotic islands. Above: Sumatran orangutans . Under its £30m contract, Laing O’Rourke will transform an unused part of the zoo’s estate...
