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86% of Employees in Architecture, Engineering and Building Industries want to Upskill this Year, as Government Campaign Launches to Boost Business Growth in 2022

7th February 2022

Businesses across the construction sector are being urged to ‘Join the skills revolution’ as tens of millions of employees around England express desire to skill up in their jobs this year. New research has revealed that a

The Return of Leading Global Plastics Sustainability and Innovation Event

3rd February 2022

The Global Research and Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) conference, exhibition and showcase returns from 15 – 17 March 2022. It will feature 50 innovative exhibitors and three days of interactive sessions driven by over

SSEN’s Innovation Projects Successfully Trial Unique Neutral Market Facilitator Platform

3rd February 2022

Project LEO and TRANSITION have successfully run a live trial of flexibility trading on a new unique Neutral Market Facilitator platform that has been designed and developed by TRANSITION working with Opus One Solutions. The

UK Government Helps British Business Export Emergency Bridges to Ghana

3rd February 2022

UK Export Finance provides billions to support development projects in Africa, while securing export contracts for UK companies A Gloucestershire-based manufacturer has secured a contract to provide 87 emergency bridges for use in flood-hit areas

Firethorn Trust Appoints Winvic to Deliver UK’s Largest Speculative Warehouse

2nd February 2022

Firethorn Trust has appointed Winvic Construction Ltd to deliver its landmark 42-acre development, Link Logistics Park in Ellesmere Port. More than 760,000 sq. ft. of industrial space will be created on the former brownfield site,

Senior Leadership Appointment for Leading MEP Design Firm

2nd February 2022

A fast-growing global engineering consultancy has made a senior leadership appointment in a key strategic move for the business. Black and White (B&W) Engineering, with offices in the UK, Middle East and Asia, has appointed

Kier to Deliver £92.8m New Clinical Buildings at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital

2nd February 2022

Kier has been selected by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to design and construct major new 16,700m2 clinical buildings at Luton & Dunstable (L&D) University Hospital. Kier has been selected by Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation

Simon Midwood, Managing Director of TIMCO, Predicts 2022 will be a Year of Improved Stability and Growth for the Construction Industry

2nd February 2022

Simon Midwood, Managing Director of TIMCO, a leading supplier of essential construction products to the building and industrial sectors, predicts that 2022 will be a year of improved stability and growth: “After a very difficult

Councils Urge MPs to Prevent Building Safety Bill Creating ‘Two-Tier’ Safety System

31st January 2022

The Local Government Association is urging MPs to back amendments to the Building Safety Bill – tabled by LGA Vice President Daisy Cooper MP – to protect the future residents of new buildings under 18

Keltbray Awarded £6m Contract to Deliver the Design and Construction of New Waste Processing Facility in Hull

31st January 2022

Keltbray, a leading UK specialist engineering business, today announces it has been awarded a £6m contract to deliver the design and construction of a brand-new Waste Processing Facility. The project encompasses the construction of a