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The Construction industry currently generates £16 billion turnover, equating to 1.5 per cent of the UK’s GDP, and a total of £18.8 million was invested by the ECITB last year in skills development and training programmes for engineering construction employers.
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), an organisation dedicated to attracting, training and retaining employees in engineering construction has hailed 2007 as its most successful year to-date.
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Nisbets plc is the UK market leader in catering supplies; providing everything from cutlery to walk-in refrigerators. The main warehouse and distribution centre in Avonmouth, near Bristol, covers an area of 100,000 sq. ft. and operates around the clock, providing a next-day delivery service.
When catering equipment supplier Nisbets took on two additional temporary warehouses that did not have raised loading docks, it needed a safe and cost-effective method of unloading container vehicles. Wit... [more]
Tarmac has signed a major contract with Masternaut Three X for a specifically developed web-based satellite-tracking solution for its fleet of aggregate vehicles. Masternaut will be implemented throughout Tarmac’s Aggregates Products Division, which provides sand, gravel, rock, asphalt and ready-mixed concrete to the building and road construction industries nationwide.
Tarmac will initially implement Masternaut’s satellite tracking and mobile solutions across 1350 vehicles owned by contract... [more]
Seddons Plant & Engineers have announced the acquisition of Brownpower Engineering, the Rugby-based engine and generator specialists. Brownpower will continue to operate independently within the Seddon Group – one of the UK’s largest privately owned construction groups.
The acquisition combines two of the UK’s strongest power equipment and engine distributors. Seddons Plant & Engineers are the leading UK Honda Engine dealer, distributing parts, engines, and equipment such as the TD500 Track... [more]
Vp Group has implemented real-time mobile management solutions from Masternaut Three X for its Groundforce division. The PDA-based solution is delivering significant benefits to Groundforce's Survey Technology and Piletec divisions, by reducing administration costs and improving the ability to resolve customer queries immediately.
Groundforce uses a combination of X Service and X Hire from Three X to manage the hire and service of specialist surveying and piling equipment to civil engineerin... [more]
The loading bay is a vital link in the production and distribution chain. If the loading system fails, goods cannot be despatched or received, causing knock-on delays in the production/distribution cycle. Choosing the right supplier and equipment is therefore crucially important in ensuring trouble free operation and helping minimise costly downtime.
So what do you need to consider when looking for loading and unloading equipment? The following pointers should serve as a helpful guide to ch... [more]
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