Travellers passing through the flagship Tottenham Court Road Station on London’s Northern Line and the new £14.8 billion Crossrail network, set to open in 2018, will be protected by intelligent fire systems from Advanced.
Loading up! Metsec takes student living to the next level
Light gauge structural steel specialist, voestalpine Metsec plc, has supported the renovation of Portland House – a 1960’s concrete framed building – as part of a £17m luxury student accommodation scheme for developer Select Property Group under its Vita Student brand, an experience led accommodation provider that places as much emphasis on customer service as it does offering stylish accommodation.
Site inspections made simpler with new mobile solution for the construction sector
A new mobile solution has been specifically developed for the construction sector, which aims to speed up and simplify the site inspection process.
WorkMobile, an award winning mobile solutions and data capture service, has developed a new app that allows tradespeople to easily collect, monitor and share data to improve business processes such as site inspections.
“MARGINAL GAINS” APPROACH OF NEW GETAC RX10 FIELD SERVICE RUGGED TABLET.
A field-service-targeted rugged tablet, developed using the principle of “marginal gains” – an approach adopted by Britain’s all-conquering Olympic cycling team – has been launched by rugged technology designer and manufacturer Getac.
HEREFORD GALVANIZERS CELEBRATE 50 YEARS IN BUSINESS
This year sees the 50th anniversary of Hereford Galvanizers and the 25th anniversary of its sister company Shropshire Galvanizers.
The family firm has come a long way since it was set-up by Archie Phillips and Eric Beasey in 1964 and today is one of the largest galvanizers in the UK, servicing local, national, and overseas customers in markets as diverse as construction and agriculture to blacksmiths and sculptors and even homeowners looking to smarten up their garden gate.
BLACKPOOL ENGINEERING HELPS RECREATE TROPICAL SOUTH EAST ASIA IN CHESHIRE
The centerpiece to Europe’s biggest ever zoo development is replicating a tropical environment- with help from bespoke engineering from Blackpool.
Included in Chester Zoo’s new £40m Islands project – the UK’s biggest ever, at 60,000m2- is the Monsoon Forest. The 31,050m? house is the largest indoor zoo exhibit in the UK, and home to a tropical rainforest and animals including Sulawesi crested macaques, Sunda gharial crocodiles and several exotic bird species. In line with the zoo’s aim of enabling visitors, vegetation and animals to be immersed in habitats as close as possible to nature, one of the main contractors Laing O’Rourke through its subsidiary Crown House Technologies commissioned British air movement specialist Gilberts of Blackpool to devise a solution to ventilate the exhibit interior.
New Modular Site Cabin Facilities
The Premier Group, one of the UK’s leading modular building specialists, has launched an innovative range of pre-fabricated site cabins and facilities that will lower costs and improve conditions for site–based workers.
AFI Gains SafeHire Certification
AFI has been awarded the prestigious SafeHire certification quality mark, which is operated by Hire Association Europe (HAE) for the hire and rental industry.
To achieve the certification, AFI underwent a series of rigorous inspections to confirm that its operations meet stringent safety and quality criteria. The audit covered aspects such as health, safety and welfare, environmental and quality management, training, and financial controls.
Skills warning as PSR Solutions marks 10th birthday
The Midlands’ leading construction sector recruitment agency has marked its 10th anniversary with a warning that the industry is facing a ‘massive’ skills shortage.
PSR Solutions, based in Dunston, Staffordshire, predicted the dwindling talent pool as it celebrated the milestone with a special celebration for staff.
TIMCO RAISES £10,000 FOR BREAST CANCER CHARITIES
After a busy decking season, TIMco, one of the UK’s largest independent suppliers of screws, fastener and fixings, has announced they have raised more than £10,000 for charity. The money raised, through the sale of their popular In-Dex Decking Screws, will be distributed to breast cancer charities across the UK.
