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Students from Dundee & Angus College have spent the week with infrastructure giant Robertson after winning a prestigious student challenge. The team of four students triumphed over twenty participating teams from higher education bodies across Scotland competing in the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Student Challenge – which until this …

Footballer Laura Bassett, one of the first female players to be awarded a professional contract, will speak at BMF Members’ Day Annual Conference & Awards which takes place at St George’s Park, the FA’s national football centre in September. With over 60 international caps under her belt, including a bronze …

Graham Plumbers’ Merchant has launched the brand-new Altech Smart Home range – to give customers improved control, comfort and convenience at home. The new Altech Universal Gateway enables homeowners to remotely monitor heating controls, smart plugs and security sensors via their smartphone, tablet or PC. Building on the original Altech …

Europe’s Best female contractor has described her prestigious prize as a “victory for all women” – and her elation at the “tangible recognition” for her company Golden Houses Developments. Monika Slowikowska picked up the Best Woman Contractor in The European Women In Construction & Engineering Awards, which took place on …

Latest PMI data signalled only a modest improvement in UK construction activity midway through the second quarter, with the pace of expansion matching that registered in April. Commercial activity growth accelerated to a three-month high in May; however, softer expansions in both residential and civil engineering activity were recorded. Furthermore, new order books contracted for the fourth time …

Cost and supply issues in the timber industry are turning the tide in favour of concrete fencing products, according to Supreme Concrete’s Sales Director Tim Wright. The leading manufacturer of high performance precast and prestressed concrete, part of Ibstock plc, says that with timber prices continuing to increase and the …

Elliotts, the South’s leading independent supplier of building materials for the trade and public, has presented a cheque for £13,500 to Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust. The amount was raised by Elliotts employees who took part in the Challenge Adventure Charities ‘Alsace Challenge’ – a 550-mile bike ride from Arras to …

Is the Mayor delivering homes for London? 66,000 new homes are needed in London, including 43,000 affordable homes. The Mayor’s Housing Strategy needs to improve housing delivery in London and build more homes for Londoners, especially affordable ones. His long-term goal is to ensure that half of all new homes …

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) – representing SME builders and regional contractors across England and Wales – agrees with the Government that the UK and the EU should be permanently and fully exempted from the American measures on steel and aluminium. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the NFB, said: “The steel tariffs …

Staff from the Bradfords Group were laying the foundations of great customer service by getting their hands dirty at a practical training session in Weston Super Mare last week. Ten staff from the Weston Super Mare branch were schooled in the arts of brickwork, fencing, rendering and slab laying to …