How Independent Site Inspections Help Improve Construction Quality

The post How Independent Site Inspections Help Improve Construction Quality appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Maintaining consistent quality across a construction project can be challenging. With multiple contractors, trades and suppliers working to tight programmes, even well-managed sites can experience workmanship issues, specification errors or defects that are not immediately obvious. This is where independent site inspections can come in and prove extremely useful.  Their approach can benefit clients, contractors […]

You can lead a horse to water — but first you’ve got to make it thirsty

Andy Burrows — The Trades Coach — says making the “horse” thirsty enough will mean you won’t have to force it to drink . . . Plenty of builders are facing the same problem right now. The phone still rings, homeowners still want extensions, renovations and new homes, and builders are still spending hours measuring […] The post You can lead a horse to water — but first you’ve got to make it thirsty appeared first on Building Today.

Why Reliable Haulage Is Essential to Successful Construction Projects

The post Why Reliable Haulage Is Essential to Successful Construction Projects appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Construction projects depend on far more than skilled trades, good design and quality materials. Behind almost every successful build is a carefully coordinated logistics operation responsible for getting materials, equipment and supplies to the right place at the right time. Whether it is pallets of building products arriving at a major commercial development, components required […]

Engineers, Building Trades Reflect on Industry's Sept. 11 Impacts, Legacy

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 terror attacks, the American Council of Engineering Cos.-New York convened engineers to reflect on their roles and industry impact in the recovery, as building trades prepare for a Sept. 15 commemoration.

Britain Built Fast in 1948 and the Mortgage Market Still Has Not Forgiven It

The post Britain Built Fast in 1948 and the Mortgage Market Still Has Not Forgiven It appeared first on UK Construction Blog. After the war Britain needed housing at a speed the traditional trades could not deliver. The answer was systems. Precast reinforced concrete panels, steel frames, factory produced components assembled on site by semi skilled labour. It worked. Hundreds of thousands of homes went up, quickly, and families moved out of prefabs and slums into something […]

CONSTRUCTION SKILLS NETWORK- Industry Insights labour market intelligence UK 2019 to 2023 - published by CITB ? Experian

The uncertainty over the final terms of leaving the European Union has had a knock-on effect on two key construction areas: investment and skills. Widespread uncertainty has meant investment, particularly in the commercial sector, has often been put on h

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What is the best approach to ensuring that coordination between the design and trades is planned in advance rather than when it is programme critical?

Has the traditional main contractor role become a "construction integrator" when all trades are subcontracted anyway?

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MOXY: The Voice of Women in Infrastructure

MOXY is an online magazine platform targeting millions of women working in infrastructure from highways to alternative energy to broadband and public parks. The first publisher to curate multilingual content at this scale, MOXY empowers all women to have a bigger role in industries that offer rewarding, well-paying careers. In addition to featuring women at the helm of infrastructure projects and initiatives, the platform tackles leadership development, mental health, entrepreneurship, work-life balance, immigration, sexual harassment, and diversity — all as they relate to women who are navigating historically male-dominated interview processes, jobs sites, and board rooms. Who is speaking to the women, not just as a novelty within these industries but as players in them? Enter MOXY.

Go Banana

Your one-stop shop for building supplies. Go Banana is the UK’s first marketplace for building supplies and one of the first of it’s kind worldwide. We offer a unique platform for builders and other trade professionals looking to purchase supplies quickly and efficiently at the best possible price. Our easy-to- use search tool allows you to scan reliable, trustworthy suppliers from all over the UK offering quality products.