Connected Places seeks SMEs for diesel-free project

Innovation agency Connected Places Catapult is seeking SME developers of diesel free construction tools, giving them support to deploy these in partnership with Costain and Anglian Water.

Accelerated testing for Liebherr excavators

Liebherr France invested €2.5m in a new test rig at its Colmart production site, allowing it to simulate the impact of working stresses on crawler excavators at 17x normal speeds, while developing tools for their autonomous operation.

Industrial Air Compressors on Construction Sites: How to Choose, Size and Stay Compliant

The post Industrial Air Compressors on Construction Sites: How to Choose, Size and Stay Compliant appeared first on UK Construction Blog. An industrial air compressor turns motor or engine power into a steady supply of compressed air that drives the pneumatic tools and plant on a construction site, from breakers and needle scalers to spray guns and pipe-testing rigs. Choosing the right one comes down to three numbers: the volume of air your tools need (measured […]

Empowering women to thrive within the trades

The BCITO is committed to making the trades more attractive for women and ensuring they have the right tools, networks and confidence to stay and grow. In 2024, the BCITO designed and launched the Building Women Workshops, a series of free sessions designed specifically for women apprentices. These workshops cover a range of topics, and […] The post Empowering women to thrive within the trades appeared first on Building Today.

Birmingham researchers automate structural checks

Researchers at Birmingham City University, working with steel construction firm HadleyFRAME, have developed tools to cut the time needed for structural engineering checks.

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QA TOOL Warnings can severely impact the performance of your model if left unchecked!

Capricious Learning - The Project Environment, 21062019

This video looks at the project environment and how we can use PESTLE and SWOT to understand that environment.

An Introduction to the value toolkit - Published by Construction Innovation Hub

Many projects fail to realise their intended value. Even for projects that are delivered on time and on budget, the anticipated benefits do not always materialise. Why is this?This is why the Construction Innovation Hub is setting out the new Value Toolkit – a suite of tools that will drive faster, better decision making to deliver measurable value improvement. This document provides an introduction to the Value Toolkit – what it is, what it will deliver and how it will be used.

Essentials of Construction Planning and Scheduling - by Graham Robertson published by the ICE

Essentials of Construction Planning and Scheduling is a practical handbook on the planning of construction projects, from tender through to completion. The book provides essential tools to plan a project and communicate that plan to the whole project team to enable all team members to see what should be happening at every stage of a project.

The £3bn digital opportunity to transform UK construction - A Construction News article by Mike Smith of Virgin Media

Today, organisations are relying on digital collaboration tools more and more, and project managers are increasingly putting down their hard hats and picking up smartphones and laptops to oversee multi-million-pound projects remotely.

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