Concrete Industry News

  1. London housing scheme proposal good for users of brick tools?

    London housing scheme proposal good for users of brick tools?
    Users of brick tools could be positively impacted by proposals to allow boroughs in London to take greater control over housing budgets, as one expert said it could lead to the building of more homes.Dino Patel, London regional manager at the National Housing Federation, stated the proposal was "welcome" and the body's members would be happy to help the authorities...
  2. Will new housing rules benefit users of concrete finishing tools?

    Will new housing rules benefit users of concrete finishing tools?
    Users of concrete finishing tools may be interested to know that one expert has argued new rural planning rules will make it easier for houses to be constructed.The Community Right to Build scheme would see local authorities given more control over the erection of abodes in their area.If the vast majority of those living in a region (90 per cent...
  3. St Fagans to undergo modernisation and maintenance

    St Fagans to undergo modernisation and maintenance
    Funding has been set aside by the assembly government to help St Fagans National History Museum near Cardiff carry out modernisation and maintenance work.Mobile light towers could soon be erected for construction workers to begin their efforts, thanks to the £1 million grant from the authority.Last year, it provided £400,000 to improve the open air museum - found on the...
  4. Apprenticeships for users of brick tools 'important to avoid skills shortage'

    Apprenticeships for users of brick tools 'important to avoid skills shortage'
    Apprenticeships and work experience schemes for users of brick tools are important to the future of the construction industry, one expert has claimed, as without such opportunities, the sector could face a skills shortage.Following a Construction Skills Network prediction that as many as 68,000 jobs could be lost in the trade between 2011 and 2015 due to government slashes in...
  5. New Homes Bonus "welcome step" for users of brick tools

    New Homes Bonus "welcome step" for users of brick tools
    New proposals could see more work for users of brick tools, as the Home Builders Federation (HBF) described government plans as a "welcome step".The New Homes Bonus, according to housing minister Grant Shapps who recently announced the policy idea, aims to help alleviate the housing shortage.It would see councils given incentives for the development of abodes in their area, the...
  6. Construction project planned for Edinburgh

    Construction project planned for Edinburgh
    Some 3,500 houses will be built outside Edinburgh over the next 20 years if development plans by Murray International Holdings (MIH) go ahead.The proposed Garden District is a billion-pound project and will feature residential and retail buildings as well as a garden centre named Calyx.It is hoped this facility, the plans for which are being led by BBC gardening expert...
  7. Concrete formwork user to work on schools

    Concrete formwork user to work on schools
    Concrete formwork user Balfour Beatty has won a contract to build new schools and upgrade existing educational buildings in Oldham.The district's council announced today (June 29th) that the construction firm had been appointed preferred bidder for the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, which will improve and create eight schools for the area.A new institution will be developed in...
  8. Business grows for tamp beam users

    Business grows for tamp beam users
    Tamp beam users may have seen more work recently, as the latest Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and Markit Purchasing Managers' Index has shown that the construction industry expanded for the fourth month in a row in June.A rise in new business supported indications of a strengthening in the sector, with the pace of incoming fresh orders continuing to...
  9. New legislation for concrete formwork users proposed

    New legislation for concrete formwork users proposed
    Concrete formwork users have been told that new legislation could be brought in to govern environmentally-friendly construction works.The revised Waste Framework Directive (rWFD) indicates that 70 per cent of waste products must be recovered from the building and demolition industry by 2020.Additionally, paper, metal, glass and plastics must be collected separately, technically, economically and environmentally by 2015, while half of...
  10. Firm encourages managers 'to pick up their power trowels'

    Firm encourages managers 'to pick up their power trowels'
    One company is encouraging its employees to pick up their concreting tools and brick trowels to learn more about construction.Costain has concerns that many of its managerial engineers and supervisors do not have a suitable knowledge of quality workmanship, Construction Enquirer reports.As a result, it is sending graduate trainees, site managers and package managers on a two-year programme of training...