Education & Training
Taking Drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight
15 Dec 20
John McKenna of sees.ai writes about how drones could help to address construction productivity, health & safety and environmental impact.
2020 Shakes Construction to its Foundations
15 Dec 20
Chris Jones, Industrial Consultant for Odgers Interim, reflects upon the state of the UK construction industry in 2020
New Video-Enabled Protection Launches
14 Dec 20
SureCam and Peoplesafe have joined forces to create and develop the construction industry’s first lone worker service
Council to Create Hundreds of New Jobs
11 Dec 20
Portsmouth City Council has started on new construction work which will create hundreds of new local engineering and manufacturing jobs.
IR35 Education Drive Urgently Needed
11 Dec 20
More than 70% of medium to large businesses in the UK construction industry are still not fully prepared for the IR35 legislation changes
Heriot Watt Wins STEM Project of the Year
8 Dec 20
A project created by Heriot-Watt academics has won the coveted STEM Research Project of the Year at this year’s Times Higher Education Awards.
R&D Spending Rises by 30% Since Sector Deal
7 Dec 20
Latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown that R&D spending in the construction industry has risen by 30%.
YPO Launches Building Envelope Services DPS
4 Dec 20
YPO is pleased to announce that it has launched a new national Building Envelope Services DPS valued at £500 million
Aggregate Launch Kickstart Programme
3 Dec 20
Aggregate Industries which is committed to providing skills and training for young people, has launched its new Kickstart Programme 2020.
UK Rail Faces Skills Shortage by 2025
2 Dec 20
New research from City & Guilds and the NSAR has shown that skills shortages are set to escalate significantly in the rail sector
