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Latest construction company news
Interbuild 2008, the UK’s biggest building show is now even bigger, extending to a sizeable space surrounding Hall 5’s main entrance. Exhibitors will be invited to display anything and everything that is simply too large or heavy to showcase indoors.
“With no restriction on the size or weight of an outdoor display, the opportunities at Interbuild ’08 really are limitless,” says Interbuild Event Director, James Gower. As THE trade construction event, it adds so much more to the show to have a... [more]
Facelift Access Hire recently worked with Interroute Traffic Operations to assist in the trial use of access equipment to enable safe and accurate measurement of the company’s loose stockpiles (particularly road salt.)
Previously surveyors had to rely on ‘line of sight’ to gauge the quantity remaining but this didn’t provide accurate results and was known to be a difficult job.
However, success was achieved when a bespoke bracket was attached onto the cage of facelifts’ 17m Ascendant int... [more]
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Women's Transport Seminar (WTS) will host a one-day conference on 'Delivering Diversity in Engineering, Construction & Transport' on Friday 27 June at One Great George Street, London.
Confirmed speakers include Claire Curtis Thomas MP; David Morris, former Mayoral Adviser on Disability; Jean Venables, ICE Vice President; Valerie Todd. Tfl Director for Group Equality and Inclusion; Carolyn Yates, UKRC and Doug Oakervee, Executive Chairman, Cross... [more]
Backed by £4.4 million from the UK Government and supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) and the World Bank, the CoST initiative represents a significant milestone for global collaborative efforts to fight corruption in the construction sector.
The CoST Initiative is a global effort to ensure that government funded construction projects are delivered on time, at high quality and at a reasonable price. The pilot phase of implementation will last for two years, working... [more]
Trakker is a work tool that has been designed to handle the most arduous of conditions with ease, in a range extending from 18 to 72 tonnes.
The real innovation with new Trakker is primarily the new Stralis-based cab, a result of work carried out in partnership with the dealers and customers who took part in the design, to improve its driving comfort and life onboard - which is now widely acknowledged as being vitally important to productivity and safety.
New Trakker has been designed from... [more]
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