First Liebherr 90m boom, 300-tonner for Forsyth's

Forsyth of Denny has taken delivery of the first Liebherr LTM 1300-6.4 in Scotland. The crane is the hirers second with a 90m main boom from Liebherr. The long boom will aid work on tower crane erection and wind turbine maintenance.

Mears’ half-year turnover flatlines but order book reaches record £4.2bn after ‘intensive’ re-bidding period

Housing maintenance firm eyes growth after retaining and winning contracts

Orbit unveils £1.4bn long-term housing works pipeline

Bid race for five regional lots covering planned maintenance, remediation and major projects

Equans back in black after costly new-build housing exit

Return to profit follows pivot into housing maintenance, decarbonisation and fire safety

Balfour Beatty to deliver £120m Leeds inner ring road renewal

Balfour Beatty has been appointed by Leeds City Council as sole contractor for the seven year maintenance, renewal and structural improvement strategy for the city's inner ring road.

Engineering with Rosie - Should We Build Batteries in the Ocean? 27102022

Ocean energy storage is a broad category of different methods of generating and/or storing energy in the open ocean. The companies seen developing ocean energy storage systems pretty much all use one of three operating principles: pumped hydro, gravity and buoyancy. In this video Rosie talks about how each of these energy storage principles works, and mentions some of the companies who are trying to commercialise each type of ocean energy storage.

Practical Engineering - Does Rebar rust, 25092018

While steel reinforcement solves one of concrete’s greatest limitations, it creates an entirely new problem: Corrosion of embedded steel rebar is the most common form of concrete deterioration. There are lots of ways to combat this problem, a few of which we discuss/demonstrate in this video, including fiber reinforced concrete, adequate protective cover, and fiber reinforced polymer bars

REDD Firm - How AI is transforming and Enhancing the design process for Architects, 29102022

This video touches on the history and the future of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It also highlights the role of A.I. in Architecture and how it transforms the design and construction process for Architects and engineers

Metroun - NRM3, Construction Method of Measurement, 22092021

This video takes a look at the final construction method of measurement volumes produced by RICS - NRM 3. NRM 3 covers everything to do with cost planning and cost estimating for maintenance works of a building and throughout its lifecycle.

Smart buildings and whole life maintenance

Ahead of a short speaking window in the Tridonic 2022 seminar I decided to start doing some research on this topic in other parts of the globe.

How many public and commercial properties have really excellent planned preventative maintenance programmes?

K Rundell Builders

From concept to completion, K Rundell Builders offer exceptional business property and home extensions, plus building maintenance throughout Norfolk & Suffolk.

Zennio

Leading KNX manufacturer with dedicated control solutions for hotels, residentail and commercial buildings. Our solutions and products are used all over the world, with projects varying from single dwellings to some of the largest hotels in the world, from mid to high-end developments.