GMI picked for Dakota York hotel

GMI Construction Group has been appointed principal contractor by Evans Property Group for its Dakota York hotel, working with KPP Architects, JPG Group, O'Neill Associates, Montagu Evans, Rex Proctor & Partners and CBRE.

A Contractor’s Guide to Specifying Toilets for High-Traffic Commercial Washrooms

The post A Contractor’s Guide to Specifying Toilets for High-Traffic Commercial Washrooms appeared first on UK Construction Blog. A toilet in a busy office, school or leisure centre has a very different life to one in a family bathroom. It gets used far more often, by people who don’t own it and aren’t always gentle with it, and it gets cleaned by teams working to tight schedules. When something goes wrong, it usually […]

Poundland files to appoint administrators

The budget retailer has filed to appoint administrators just over a year on from a private-equity takeover and now has 10 working to secure a potential rescue deal. The post Poundland files to appoint administrators appeared first on Property Week.

Enersea and Carbon Haven partner on CO₂ injection using existing North Sea infrastructure

Engineers at UK-based Enersea have partnered with Carbon Haven in the Netherlands to develop an offshore CO₂ injection solution intended to allow depleted gas platforms to be repurposed for permanent carbon storage, the companies working on the project say. The post Enersea and Carbon Haven partner on CO₂ injection using existing North Sea infrastructure appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Construction Workforce Compliance: Why Onboarding and Site Access Should Be Connected

The post Construction Workforce Compliance: Why Onboarding and Site Access Should Be Connected appeared first on UK Construction Blog. By Padraig Reilly, Founder and CEO of Boxcore Construction workforce compliance involves far more than collecting documents and delivering site inductions. Contractors need to know who is working on their projects, whether workers have the correct qualifications and training, and to have a process to know and control who is authorised to be on site. […]

Collaboration and interdependency: exploring the relationship between designers and contractors

Cost overruns, late deliveries and legal disputes are common complaints of the construction industry that affect efficiency, productivity and financial returns and impact on wider economic growth and prosperity. Collaboration is regularly proposed as a mechanism to achieve improved working relationships, information exchange, quality, timing and to reduce conflicts, risks, and costs.

HS2 Uncovering St Mary's Church: Introduction to the site - Episode 1

Archaeologists in Buckinghamshire working on the HS2 project have been excavating a medieval church and burial ground in Stoke Mandeville.

What are the latest HSE requirements for working at height in the UK?

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