Balfour Beatty has made two key appointments to its digital, procurement and supply chain senior leadership team. Jon Ozanne has been promoted to Chief Information Officer with responsibility for coordinating IT and digital initiatives including cyber security and AI adoption, ...
Read More »Women into Construction ceases trading after 16 years
As of 15 August 2024 Women into Construction (WiC), an independent not-for-profit organisation that promotes gender equality in construction ceased trading. In a statement on the organisation’s website, Kath Moore MBE, Managing Director – Women into Construction CIC said: “Financially, WiC ...
Read More »Over a third of UK construction managers say incorrectly sized equipment has impacted site efficiency
More than one in three construction managers in the UK say that incorrectly sized equipment has caused operational inefficiencies on site, potentially disrupting their operations. According to the findings of a new report from Aggreko, ‘A Perfect Storm for European ...
Read More »WorkSpace appointed to new Translink framework
WorkSpace, the specialist fit-out, build and FM services division of McLaughlin & Harvey, has secured a place on Translink’s General Property Maintenance Framework Lot 1 – Southern, over a four-year period. Translink is Northern Ireland’s public transport provider, with 12,500 ...
Read More »Balfour Beatty appoints CEO for its UK Construction Services business
Nick Crossfield will join the international infrastructure group later this year as CEO of its UK Construction Services business. Crossfield will be responsible for the strategic leadership of Balfour Beatty’s UK Construction Services business, delivering on its business plans with ...
Read More »BCIS data shows tender price index up 0.5%
Latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.5 per cent between 1Q 2024 and 2Q 2024, which resulted in 2.3 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender ...
Read More »Training transformation
Without the necessary skills and knowledge you have a workforce that is – at best – unable to drive innovation and development and – at worst – unequipped to work safely and efficient, says Martin Hottass, Corporate Development Director at ...
Read More »UK construction sector holds high expectation for AI but obstacles are slowing adoption
Findings from new research commissioned by global cloud enterprise software company, IFS, highlights the increasing optimism of the construction sector about the potential of AI. More than three-quarters (76 per cent) of senior construction and engineering decision-makers at large firms ...
Read More »European office completions hit five-year low
European office completions in 2023 fell by 32 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to 3.3 million sq m, the lowest level for five years, according to latest research by Savills. In 2024, the international real estate advisor expects a 30 per ...
Read More »Veriforce CHAS launches mental health assessment tool
Veriforce CHAS has launched a Mental Health & Wellbeing evaluation for the construction sector. The question set is integrated as a voluntary module within the core Veriforce CHAS assessment and marks a significant step towards embedding a culture of mental ...
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