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Kier has celebrated the completion of the first phase of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s (UWTSD) pioneering SA1 development by providing tours of the site to industry experts as well as teachers and lecturers. In partnership with the Forum for the Built Environment (FBE), the tours took place …

As part of UK Construction Week 2018, Intelligent Energy will be leading two discussions on the benefits of fuel cell power as a viable alternative to diesel generators. On Tuesday 9th October at 12.30pm, Dennis Hayter, External Affairs, will be speaking about zero emission technology and the transition to clean …

Mike Tattam, Sales and Marketing Director of Lakes Bathrooms is the latest Expert to join the Builders Merchant Building Index (BMBI) panel. Mike brings with him more than 30 years’ experience in the construction industry, working with merchants, stockists and specifiers. He will be speaking for the shower enclosures and …

Riverside Inverclyde (Ri), the organisation delivering the economic redevelopment of Inverclyde in the west of Scotland, has welcomed another new tenant, Balmore Group, to its Kelburn Business Park development in Port Glasgow. A long-established business with a one-stop difficult access inspection, repair, maintenance and specialist cleaning services, its most recently …

The construction of an Irvine business park that will help local firms to grow as well as attract new companies to the area has completed. Led by Robertson, the £7.8million project – which started in 2015 – included the construction of a 1km spine road as well as a new …

Talented people working in the builders’ merchant industry are to be recognised as part of a campaign to encourage others to follow a career in construction. Launched in March 2018, UK Construction Week (UKCW) established its Role Models campaign, with help from the Construction Youth Trust, to inspire others and …

hub South West Scotland, the construction and infrastructure-focused partnership, has raised £14,171 on behalf of Shelter Scotland as a result of its first, highly successful Summer Charity Golf Event held at East Kilbride Golf Club earlier this summer. Supported by its Tier 1 Contractors Graham’s, Kier Construction, Morrison Construction and …

Worcester Bosch has launched a first-of-its-kind app for the heating sector which will allow installers to promote Worcester boilers to their customers via augmented reality (AR). The app will prove to be an invaluable pre-sales tool for heating engineers, allowing them and their customers to visualise Worcester products in-situ, by …

Covers Timber & Builders Merchant will once again be hosting its hugely successful charity initiative ‘Covers’ Help for Hospices’ in September, and aiming to raise £30,000 on behalf of local charities. Now in its fourth year, the charity campaign supports 13 hospices across the South East. From Monday 10th September until …

The value of new construction contracts in July reached £4.6 billion, a 6.5 per cent increase compared to June and the first month to see growth since March. However, the two largest sectors, residential and infrastructure, continued their slump in July with much lower activity levels, decreasing by 28 and …