Supply chain warning over building safety deadline
A trade body has warned that the government’s deadline for developers to commit to fixing unsafe towers could lead to “conflict and costs” as pressures are passed down the construction supply chain. In a letter to developers, levelling up secretary Michael Gove has given a six-week ultimatum to sign up to a new contract to fix historic […]
HS2 awards £310m station lifts and escalators deal
In total, Birmingham Curzon Street, Interchange, Old Oak Common and the new HS2 platforms at London Euston will need more than 160 lifts and 130 escalators. TK Elevator, which employs around 400 people across the UK, has signed a framework agreement, expected to be worth between £207m and £316m depending on the number of lifts […]
Empty land behind Temple Meads station could become two hotels and 108 flats
It was originally going to be a conference centre Developers have submitted a planning application to build two hotels and a block of 108 flats on a site next to Temple Meads Station. The plans would see three tower blocks built on an empty plot of land next to the Floating Harbour at Temple Quay, […]
Green light for nuclear fusion
Green light for nuclear fusion demonstration plant. South Oxfordshire District Council Planning Committee approves fusion energy project; construction to start this year at UKAEA’s Culham Campus. The fusion demonstration will be built to a 70 per cent scale of a commercial power plant at UKAEA’s Culham Campus. The fusion machine is expected to be commissioned […]
Piletec adds new piling hammers to its hire fleet
A Side-Grip Hammer and Impact Hammer are the latest excavator attachments from Piletec. Two new piling attachments that save civil engineering contractors time and money have been added to its UK hire offering by piling equipment specialist Piletec. These are an ICE Side-Grip Hammer by Dieseko Group and a DX20 Excavator-Mounted Impact Hammer, which are […]
England’s biggest wind turbine
Work to build England’s biggest wind turbine started in February 2023. The 150-metre structure will dwarf the other turbines already in Avonmouth, Bristol, when it is finished. Around 100 tonnes of steel and 1,000 tonnes of concrete will be needed to build it. Project development manager David Tudgey said the turbine would be a “real […]