The Association for Project Safety (APS) is spearheading a UK-wide campaign to promote mental health and wellbeing within the construction industry, taking its campaign to Westminster and the devolved Parliaments in Scotland and Wales. APS has vigorously campaigned across both its 4000-strong UK membership and the wider built environment for greater awareness and understanding on […]
Following the introduction of the Building Safety Act and the increased focus on competence, all CSCS cards obtained via Industry Accreditation will expire on 31 December. With just under 4 weeks to go until the deadline, CSCS has confirmed that there are still over 15,000 individuals who hold an Industry Accreditation card, and companies should […]
BHS, Carillion and now the Post Office: all corporate scandals that have had a negative effect on the esteem in which business leadership is held, exposing examples of directors demonstrating a concerning lack of integrity and misplaced values. The gasps of disbelief in the Post Office public inquiry show that the public gallery was horrified […]
Construction Industry Publications (CIP) has continued its work with Build UK to ensure the Construction Health & Safety and Environmental manuals include industry recognised health, safety and environmental policies and standards. To this end, CIP works with both Build UK Contractor and Trade Associations Members, including NFRC, NASC, Mace, Bowmer & Kirkland and Kier. This […]
HSE has published the latest statistics on work-related health and safety in Great Britain. Here are some figures from the Construction Industry averaged over the three-year period 2021/22-2023/24. 78,000 working people suffering from a work-related illness, of which: 14,040 workers suffering work-related stress, depression or anxiety, 18% of the total 40,560 workers suffering from a […]
The HS2 Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture has secured extra funding to trial repurposed London Clay as a low carbon alternative to cement. The London Clay will be extracted from HS2’s tunnel activities and activated through heat, allowing it to act as a replacement for Portland cement. The JV is working with Arup, Tarmac, the […]
Aberdeenshire-based construction and engineering firm KR Group has been shortlisted for the 2024 VIBES Scottish Environment Business Awards in recognition of its steadfast commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. The family business is the only north east firm to be shortlisted in the ‘Circular Scotland’ category of the prestigious awards scheme, which champions the link […]
Costain has successfully trialled a carbon tracker platform that aims to standardise and improve carbon emissions reporting across its projects. The tracker will enable project teams to capture construction related emissions, including Scope 3 emissions, from across the supply chain. It is part of Costain’s decarbonisation strategy and will help continue to drive emissions reductions […]
Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE), is the study of how a building performs (in terms of functionality, resource consumption, comfort etc…) and why it performs that way: Was it due to the design? The way it was constructed or commissioned? Are the users able to manage it efficiently? The aim is to collect detailed performance data […]
With construction accounting for 43% of the UK’s total carbon footprint, the CLC’s CO2nstruct Zero programme identifies nine priorities that will have the biggest impact across the sector. The latest progress report highlights where the industry needs to focus its efforts, including accelerating the take up of electric vans, which currently represent just 5.2% of […]