A Homeowner’s Checklist Before Booking a New Boiler Installation

The post A Homeowner’s Checklist Before Booking a New Boiler Installation appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Boiler replacement begins inside the house, but parts of the job often reach the garden. A new flue position, condensate route, scaffold tower or delivery path can affect paving, planting and access before the old boiler is removed. Those details are easier to settle during the survey than on installation morning. Preparation also helps homeowners […]

Southern takes two new Liebherr cranes

Southern Cranes & Access has taken delivery of a five-axle 150t Liebherr LTM 1150-5.3 all terrain crane and a six-axle 300t LTM 1300-6.4.

What Is Construction Bid Management Software? A Complete Guide for General Contractors

In short: Construction bid management software centralizes the full preconstruction workflow, from distributing plans and specs to tracking which subcontractors have responded and submitted bids. Day-to-day, it handles project setup, invitation to bid (ITB) distribution, subcontractor outreach, engagement tracking, and bid-day coverage checks. These are the tasks that otherwise eat hours across a GC project manager's week. Key features include professional branded ITBs, subcontractor network access beyond your own directory, bid response goals per trade, automated follow-up reminders, and engagement tracking by sub and trade.

Boston’s $10B coastal resilience infrastructure plan wins access to billions in federal funding

The city qualifies for a 65% federal cost share following a U.S. Army Corps feasibility study, paving the way for more than 20 flood-protection projects expected to prevent $41 billion in damages.

CM survey: Construction remains ‘data rich but insight poor’, despite digital investment

Use of disconnected systems to analyse project data may limit the value of construction companies’ technology investments, research by CM and Access Construction suggests The post CM survey: Construction remains ‘data rich but insight poor’, despite digital investment appeared first on Construction Management.

HKA - CRUX Insight 4th Annual Report - Operating in uncertain times, A regional analysis of claims and dispute causation, Oct 2021

HKA's CRUX Insight Report 2021 identifies and analyses the principal causes of claims and disputes. It offers actionable insight and suggestions to help owners, contractors and the supply chain navigate the risks and minimise or avoid the problems highlighted The findings from this – the fourth annual CRUX Insight report – are based upon investigations of more than 1,400 projects in 94 countries. Combined, they represent a total capital expenditure of over US$2 trillion

Association for Project Management - NEC Engineering and Construction Contract (ECC) - compensation events, 29092021

NEC has clear mechanism for risk allocation for specific events. Is it a compensation event, or not? And it has a clear, detailed and flexible process for managing and agreeing the assessment of those compensation events. Effective management of the process is key to dispute avoidance under NEC. This webinar was held on 29 September 2021. Hear about the importance of the F word - forecast. Change control is critical to the finances of any supplier - so you need to know how to use the process.

Design & Architecture: Whitechapel Elizabeth line station

Whitechapel station has been designed to fit seamlessly into the surrounding urban environment. The new station concourse is built on a bridge over the existing Hammersmith & City and District lines and London Overground. From this new concourse escalators and a lift connects passengers with the Elizabeth line 30 metres below.

Crossrail Stations: Liverpool Street construction update, March 2016

Join Site Managers Luke Mason and Chris Sharples on a behind the scenes tour of Crossrail's Liverpool Street station to see the progress made so far. Liverpool Street station is undergoing major redevelopment to increase capacity, improve accessibility and upgrade interchanges as part of the building of Crossrail. The new station and Crossrail’s services will help ease overcrowding and support economic growth in the area.

Crossrail Time-lapse: Construction of Moorgate access shaft

Construction of the Moorgate shaft at the new Crossrail Liverpool Street station is complete. The shaft will provide ventilation and emergency access to the new ticket hall. The three year project was concluded when BAM Nuttall/Kier Joint Venture successfully poured the base slab to the 44m deep shaft.

How is UAV-LiDAR technology speeding up topographic surveys, reducing manpower, and enabling safer access in tough terrain?

BFT Mastclimbing Ltd

BFT Mastclimbing is the UK leader in provision of Mastclimbing Work Platforms (MCWPs) to the construction industry. MCWPs are a highly deployable alternative to scaffolding which can be used on both construction and maintenance projects. Rapid growth in the last few years has seen BFT’s fleet increase to over 1,650 machines with different sizes to fit all different applications including brickwork, cladding, glazing and all aspects of envelope maintenance. From low-level flat refurbishments to complex high-rise developments we use our technology, experience and unfaltering dedication to safety to save you both time and money. Research suggests these savings could be as much as 61% for buildings 12 floors and higher and up to 80% savings for 25+ floors.

BFT Mastclimbing Ltd

BFT Mastclimbing is the UK leader in provision of Mastclimbing Work Platforms (MCWPs) to the construction industry. MCWPs are a highly deployable alternative to scaffolding which can be used on both construction and maintenance projects. Rapid growth in the last few years has seen BFT’s fleet increase to over 1,650 machines with different sizes to fit all different applications including brickwork, cladding, glazing and all aspects of envelope maintenance. From low-level flat refurbishments to complex high-rise developments we use our technology, experience and unfaltering dedication to safety to save you both time and money. Research suggests these savings could be as much as 61% for buildings 12 floors and higher and up to 80% savings for 25+ floors.