Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

The former finance chief of Carillion has been banned from being a company director for 11 years. Zafar Khan voluntarily agreed with the disqualification by the Insolvency Service who are also pursuing cases against other former Carillion directors. A spokesperson said: “The Insolvency Service, acting on behalf of The Secretary of State for Business and Trade, has accepted a disqualification undertaking from Zafar Iqbal Khan for 11 years for his conduct as a director of Carillion Plc.

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Construction Dive

JULY 3, 2023

Construction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly content.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

Civils and construction specialist Careys is looking to bounce back from a “turbulent” year which saw the main contracting business record a £35m loss. Accounts filed for parent company Araglin Holdings Ltd for the year to September 30 2022 show a record pre-tax profit of £30m from a turnover of £366m bolstered by a £65m profit from property and land sales.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2023

To operate the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant repository near Carlsbad, US Energy Dept. must update public on efforts to identify another nuclear waste storage site out of state.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

Staff hit by the collapse of Ilke Homes are planning to take legal action over claims that it failed to properly consult staff before making them redundant. The offsite specialist went into administration last Friday announcing most of the 1,100 staff would be made redundant with immediate effect. A small number were retained to assist the administrators AlixPartners with the winding up process.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

Despite growing concern about Thames Water’s high debt levels, the water company is pressing ahead with the race to find consultants to head up its strategic water resources options plan. Thames is seeking technical partners to explore ambitious plans to transfer water from other regional water companies using a new national pipeline network as well as drawing up plans for new reservoirs in the south east.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2023

Contract covers the third phase of an upgrade and expansion project at the Regional Water Reclamation Facility in Lake Elsinore in Riverside County.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

Lendlease has announced that the head of its Italy and Continental Europe business, Andrea Ruckstuhl, has become new CEO of its overall European operations. He takes over from CEO Europe, Neil Martin, who retires this September. Joining the company in 2005, Ruckstuhl has more than 25 years’ real estate experience – including more than 18 years with Lendlease.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2023

DOE must update public about efforts to identify another waste storage facility in order to maintain its permit to operate its repository in New Mexico.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

Former boss of collapsed Midlands civils specialist nmcn Lee Marks has joined cladding contractor Permasteelisa as group chief operations officer. Marks will report to group chief executive Lee Cummins who himself only took up the top role at the facade specialist in February after three years as group MD at Kier and before that nearly 16 years at Laing O’Rourke Marks brings over over 34 years experience in construction.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2023

Hochtief Infrastructure is casting three hefty parallel walls along the highway and roofing them with 4-ft-deep slabs while keeping eight lanes open.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

Rider Levett Bucknall has released its latest Quarterly Cost Report, providing a perspective on the North American construction industry in 14 key markets. With data current to mid-Q2 2023, the latest RLB quarterly cost report shows that the national average increase in construction costs was 1.56% over the previous quarter, with Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas and San Francisco experiencing increases over the national average this quarter.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2023

Hochtief Infrastructure is casting three hefty parallel walls along the highway and roofing them with 4-ft-deep slabs while keeping eight lanes open.

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Construction Today

JULY 3, 2023

The almost 2.8 million lane-miles (4.6 million lane-kilometers) of pavement in the United States are a significant consideration in the effort to lower greenhouse gas emissions, according to a February 2023 study from the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub). The good news is researchers believe achieving carbon neutral paving materials by 2050 is possible if industry and governmental actors.

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ENR Construction

JULY 3, 2023

Work on the bridge has restarted following an agreement between the Panamanian government and the Chinese joint venture building the bridge.

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Construction Today

JULY 3, 2023

For the latest issue of Construction Today, we had the privilege of sitting down with Andrew H. Feldman. As President of New York-based building firm RAD & D’Aprile, Andrew occupies a great vantage point to talk all things construction and offer us an insight into the booming industry. First, we begin by asking Andrew about the history of RAD & D’Aprile to better understand his operational focal.

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Construction Law

JULY 3, 2023

Announcing net zero carbon plans with target dates for achieving them – such as those of the UK government in 2021 – was always recognised as being ambitious. The UK became the first country to enshrine the goals in law, so was obviously staking a bit of reputation on achieving them. It was reasonable to expect then that a proper plan would have been developed to deliver on those targets.

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CivilJungle

JULY 3, 2023

Top 10 Cpvc Pipe Brands in India Here, the Top 10 Cpvc Company in India 2021, 2022, 2023 are as follows. Apollo pipes. Vectus Industries Limited. Modigold Pipes Private Limited. Elegant Polymers. Tirupati Polyflex. Ocean Pipes.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 3, 2023

Love or hate them, construction meetings are essential for a successful project. The idea behind a good construction meeting is to ensure it’s worth everyone’s time. You can do that by taking accurate construction meeting minutes, inviting all the right stakeholders, and following up in the right ways. If that sounds a little daunting, never fear: there’s also software for that.

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CivilJungle

JULY 3, 2023

Should Concrete Walls Be Insulated? Yes. The home makes them more comfortable, improves their energy efficiency, helps prevent mold, and results in savings on monthly energy bills. And the best part is relatively easy and cheap.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

McLaren Construction is moving from its historic home in Brentwood, Essex to a new national headquarters in Canary Wharf. The move will see 240 staff from Essex and McLaren’s City of London office join forces in their new Canary Wharf base at Churchill Place in September. A further 700 site-based, Midlands & North and UAE colleagues will use the space periodically to share expertise.

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Construction Enquirer

JULY 3, 2023

British Offsite, the MMC specialist business owned by house builder Weston Group, has launched its £45m automated factory to produce light gauge steel panel systems for the industry. The firm has invested in the new 137,000 sq ft Horizon factory in Braintree banking on the flexibility its system offers building designers over box-like volumetric designs.

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