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Hiboo launches a pilot project with Ritchie Bros.

|Date: October 27, 2022

Hiboo launches a pilot project with Ritchie Bros.

Hiboo, an expert in analysing the data of industrial assets, and Ritchie Bros, one of the world’s leading ...

Hiboo, an expert in analysing the data of industrial assets, and Ritchie Bros, one of the world’s leading online sellers of second-hand equipment (for the construction and farming sectors), are workin ...

October 27, 2022
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92% of construction workers name safety as their most important consideration in 2022

|Date: April 04, 2022

92% of construction workers name safety as their most important consideration in 2022

New research launched by WASP Site Safety has unveiled the demand for advancements in site safety from co ...

New research launched by WASP Site Safety has unveiled the demand for advancements in site safety from construction workers across the nation. The research coincides with the company’s latest market o ...

April 04, 2022
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Number of UK construction workers jumps at fastest rate in 13 years

|Date: March 28, 2022

Number of UK construction workers jumps at fastest rate in 13 years

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “New data has revea ...

Dominick Sandford, Managing Director at IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect, said: “New data has revealed that the number of people employed in the UK construction industry jumped by 21,000 at the ...

March 28, 2022
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Average UK tradesperson loses over £1,300 a year due to bad weather

|Date: November 11, 2021

Average UK tradesperson loses over £1,300 a year due to bad weather

UK tradespeople lose over £1,300 a year due to bad weather, new research has revealed, with the average p ...

UK tradespeople lose over £1,300 a year due to bad weather, new research has revealed, with the average person having to miss a week’s worth of work every 12 months. With winter approaching, the study ...

November 11, 2021
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Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

|Date: November 11, 2021

Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% over just two years, according to ...

Plastic waste from the UK’s construction industry has increased 45.72% over just two years, according to analysis of recently published government data by the construction site storage experts at Site ...

November 11, 2021
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Urgent research needed following new data on air pollution

|Date: October 28, 2019

Urgent research needed following new data on air pollution

British Safety Council welcomes King’s College London’s research demonstrating a direct link between air ...

British Safety Council welcomes King’s College London’s research demonstrating a direct link between air pollution and health emergencies. More work is now needed on the effects of exposure on outdoor ...

October 28, 2019
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Research reveals the top traits that could cost you your job if you work in construction

|Date: September 23, 2019

Research reveals the top traits that could cost you your job if you work in construction

While your skills and experience are key areas companies look at when hiring, a new survey from leading i ...

While your skills and experience are key areas companies look at when hiring, a new survey from leading independent job board, CV-Library, and CV-writing firm, TopCV, reveals that three-quarters (72.3 ...

September 23, 2019
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Research shows construction megaprojects can improve workers’ knowledge of occupational health risks

|Date: August 14, 2019

Research shows construction megaprojects can improve workers’ knowledge of occupational health risks

Major construction projects can play a critical role in improving workers’ understanding of health risks ...

Major construction projects can play a critical role in improving workers’ understanding of health risks and championing ‘universally high standards’ across the industry, new research suggests. A thre ...

August 14, 2019
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Research reveals insurers win 68% of commercial cases concerning disputed claims

|Date: July 16, 2019

Research reveals insurers win 68% of commercial cases concerning disputed claims

New research reveals that companies who take their insurers to court or public arbitration over non-payme ...

New research reveals that companies who take their insurers to court or public arbitration over non-payment of a claim only win in around one in three cases. The findings are from Mactavish, the UK’s ...

July 16, 2019
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CECA: Core Innovation Hub Welcome to Transform The Construction Sector

|Date: December 03, 2018

CECA: Core Innovation Hub Welcome to Transform The Construction Sector

CECA today welcomed Government’s announcement of the Core Innovation Hub which will support industry coll ...

CECA today welcomed Government’s announcement of the Core Innovation Hub which will support industry collaboration across the digital, manufacturing and construction sectors to develop and commerciali ...

December 03, 2018
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Develon has launched the DX235RTF-7 Tunnelling Excavator

Finning UK & Ireland’s NEW Cat D6 dozer

Caterpillar has introduced eight ‘next generation’ models

B Jeffrey Construction has taken its first HD Hyundai HX48Az midi excavator

An investment in a Hinowa tracked minidumper

GAP Hire Solutions, winner of the RoSPA award

Vulture teams up with Develon’s crawler excavator

Concerns over sustainability

New platform streamlines the sourcing of powered access platforms

Bobcat’s new authorised dealer

Hiboo launches a pilot project with Ritchie Bros.

Hiboo launches a pilot project with Ritchie Bros.

92% of construction workers name safety as their most important consideration in 2022

92% of construction workers name safety as their most important consideration in 2022

Number of UK construction workers jumps at fastest rate in 13 years

Number of UK construction workers jumps at fastest rate in 13 years

Average UK tradesperson loses over £1,300 a year due to bad weather

Average UK tradesperson loses over £1,300 a year due to bad weather

Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

Plastic waste from UK construction businesses rises 46%, reveals government data

Urgent research needed following new data on air pollution

Urgent research needed following new data on air pollution

Research reveals the top traits that could cost you your job if you work in construction

Research reveals the top traits that could cost you your job if you work in construction

Research shows construction megaprojects can improve workers’ knowledge of occupational health risks

Research shows construction megaprojects can improve workers’ knowledge of occupational health risks

Research reveals insurers win 68% of commercial cases concerning disputed claims

Research reveals insurers win 68% of commercial cases concerning disputed claims

CECA: Core Innovation Hub Welcome to Transform The Construction Sector

CECA: Core Innovation Hub Welcome to Transform The Construction Sector