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Keltbray wins £40m multi-year deal for Northern Powergrid

Construction Enquirer

Keltbray has secured a framework contract, valued up to £40m to deliver critical overhead line infrastructure for Northern Powergrid.

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Preferred bidders unveiled for £10bn electricity network deal

Construction Enquirer

Work will provide the overhead lines, underground cables and substations required to redevelop the transmission network in the north of Scotland between now and 2030. Murphy & Sons, Wood Power Solutions, Omexom Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Burns & McDonnell, Morrison Energy Services, Linxon, IQA and NKT have all been selected.

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Network Plus to hire over 300 staff after major cable laying win

Construction Enquirer

The deal substantially increases the Network Plus’ national footprint of work with National Grid Electricity Distribution, complementing ongoing work for overhead line works. The firm estimates over 300 backroom and civil engineering staff will be required across these regions to meet the jump in workload.

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Do Roofers Have to Wear Hard Hats?

Work Gearz

It is no where guaranteed that the roofers don’t have to climb down under roofs to load and unload materials that are required in the building of the roofs and get exposed to overhead objects. Also, there remains the chance that there might be an electric line hanging overhead when the roofers are building on the roofs! That said, .

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Your Favorite Construction Junkie Articles in 2020

Construction Junkie

Throughout the year, I worked hard to find helpful resources to help contractors navigate through the pandemic, like safety guides, webinars, deals on software, technology updates, and more. Click here to see the coronavirus resources for contractors… 3. Read the full story regarding headphones on the jobsite here… 4.

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What are Preliminaries in Construction Contracts?

Lets Build

Most construction companies, project managers , and contractors will deal with preliminaries in their construction contracts. These preliminaries, also called prelims, cover costs for an entire construction project—not for specific work sections or activities. Free eBook: Guide to a digitised QHSE organisation.

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Make Crane Safety Priority One!

Constructonomics

This post was written by SPANCO, an industry leader in overhead cranes since 1979. Overhead and gantry cranes have three axes of directional travel: vertically in the direction of the hoist and load hook, laterally along the path of the trolley, and forward and back along the path of the bridge. THE EQUIPMENT.

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