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Travel allowance row hits Hinkley Point site

Construction Enquirer

Mechanical, electrical and logistics workers are understood to have downed tools at Hinkley Point C in reaction to plans to cut travel allowances. A site source said: “Hundreds of workers for Balfour Beatty and NGBailey did not turn up for work today after rejecting a 50% cut to their travel allowances.

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Hinkley Point scaffolders plan industrial action

Construction Enquirer

More than 300 scaffolders working at the Hinkley Point site are now planning a day a week on unofficial strike action after downing tools on Wednesday. We have been wanting the mechanical rate, our travel pay is way below what the MEH Alliance get. One told the Enquirer : “Things have been bubbling for a while.

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Travelers Insurance Offering to Pay Contractors in More States to Use Procore

Construction Junkie

Last summer, we learned that Travelers Insurance believed that using Procore as a project management tool helped contractors reduce risk on their projects so much that they were willing to help pay for them to join the platform. For those interested in learning more about the discount, you can visit procore.com/travelers. Arkansas 4.

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Plans in for first phase of £2.5bn Salford Crescent scheme

Construction Enquirer

Regeneration partnership, the English Cities Fund, and the University of Salford have submitted plans to Salford City Council to bring forward Crescent Innovation North, a key part of the wider £2.5bn, 252-acre Crescent masterplan. Crescent Innovation North will bring forward up to 933 new homes, as well as 1.7m

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Hensel Phelps starts $164M Austin airport gate expansion

Construction Dive

The 84,500-square-foot upgrade is one of 61 planned projects worth a total of $6.5 billion at the Texas travel hub.

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Carbon Modeling Tool – Facilities Lifecycle

Job Order Contracting

The two components of the Carbon Planning Tool are: · Carbon Modelling Tool – top-down whole life carbon assessment and optioneering, used during the project appraisal phase to enable quick and simple carbon assessment to inform the solution selection process. Align carbon and costs. Develop carbon options. Components.

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stok Summer Travel Destinations

Stok

With unique cuisines, city planning, and history, international cities always offer new perspectives to bring back to your own city. The post stok Summer Travel Destinations appeared first on stok. Urban jungles (global edition). Tokyo, Japan for fresh food, buzzing city life, and Mount Fuji. Go forth and explore! Join our newsletter.

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