Features
Crossrail testing and simulation
12 Mar 18
Using ‘simulation’ to improve the test & training phases for Crossrail’s new tunnel ventilation control system.
Single Source for M&E Design & M&E Coordination
12 Mar 18
Actress Lily Tomlin once famously said, ‘The road to success is always under construction.’
Housing a nation
8 Mar 18
Housebuilding is a national priority, with demand for new housing at its highest ever level, hear the latest at UKIS 2018.
The rise of the apprentice
8 Mar 18
Why 2018 is set to be a crucial year for apprenticeships.
Buckinghamshire College Group Construction Skills Study Programme 2018-19
7 Mar 18
Interest is high in plans for Bucks Colleges Group to introduce a range of courses to support the establishment of a Property Maintenance apprenticeship.
Right to work: where should the responsibility lie?
7 Mar 18
Clarifying a worker’s right to work in the UK is a thorny issue, we look at whether the industry is taking its responsibilities seriously.
Mitchellson estimate £100k annual savings by replacing paper timesheets with biometrics
6 Mar 18
Long-standing users of Donseed’s biometric identity, time and attendance system Mitchellson Formwork & Civil Engineering Ltd explain the benefits.
Preventing the Predictable: 21st Century Crime Prevention
5 Mar 18
Focus on accommodation for older people Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative, works closely with the Police Service around the UK to design out crime at the planning stage. We work in many building sectors, including providing secure accommodation for older
Closing the industry age gap is vital for hiring in the future
5 Mar 18
Attracting a younger generation to the tool, plant and equipment hire sector is set to be a bigger challenge to businesses than Brexit.
Construction apprentices quids in
5 Mar 18
Construction apprentices will earn more than uni students, new FMB research reveals.
