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Budget and Branding

4 Mar 21 Re:Construction Podcast – Episode 52

Support sought for Lego Basement & Sewerage kit

16 Dec 20 A Lego fan is seeking support from civil engineers for their proposal for a Lego Basement & Sewerage kit. If it gets enough signatures, it could go into production.

Track & Trace, Carbon Offsetting and Rewilding

30 Sep 20 The Re:Construction podcast sees Bishop & Taylor having a natter about some of the week’s events in the UK construction industry..

New Isle of Wight home for rescued lions

6 Mar 20 Not the biggest construction job in the world for a company of Willmott Dixon’s stature, but perhaps one of the more fun, if you are not systemically averse to captive wild animals.

History revealed in John Laing photo archive

13 Jan 20 Historic England and the John Laing Charitable Trust have launched a 21-month project that explores the history of constructing modern Britain through the John Laing Photographic Collection.

Bricks printed from recycled plastic smash clay for U-values

26 Nov 19 Researchers at De Montfort University in Leicester have created a super-insulating house brick out of domestic plastic waste.

Press blue for stressed

13 Aug 19 Engineering contractor Spencer Group is offering all staff free wrist-bands that track their moods and emotional wellbeing.

Verdant columns for Southampton viaduct

7 Aug 19 In what is being billed as a UK first, Southampton City Council is planting foliage to climb up the columns of a highway viaduct to soften its appearance and offset some of the traffic pollution.

Highways England unveils multilingual message boards

8 Jul 19 Highways England has started giving roadworks information in nine different foreign languages on portable electronic variable message signs.

Waitrose to trial 'invisible' doors

31 May 19 Formula One motor racing technology is being introduced to the building sector by the grocery chain Waitrose.

Beavers gain legal protection

1 May 19 The civil engineers of the animal world are now protected under Scottish law.

Rita Ora takes to the stage at The Construction Index Race Day 2019

26 Apr 19 Pop superstar Rita Ora will be providing the evening entertainment after a day of horse racing at Doncaster Race Course on 29th June 2019.

Eye-in-the-sky to police construction sites

24 Apr 19 Technology is now available for construction sites to be policed by unmanned surveillance cameras that automatically detect safety violations or any decline in productivity.

Construction firm spends nearly half a million pounds moving snakes and lizards

6 Nov 18 Aggregate Industries is spending £425,000 relocating reptiles from its Isle of Grain terminal site in Kent.

Mammoth remains found on A14

25 Oct 18 Contractors on the A14 upgrade project have uncovered the bones of prehistoric animals while dredging for gravel.

Mushrooms touted as building insulation

10 Oct 18 Heathrow Airport and some of the UK’s top house-builders are said to be considering using a mushroom-based material as building insulation.

Boot lamps, anyone?

15 Jun 18 A US company that developed LED lights that attach to training shoes for night-time joggers has now developed an industrial version for nightshift construction workers.

Domino's Pizza gets into pothole repair

12 Jun 18 Domino's Pizza is teaming up with selected US cities to fix potholes so that pizzas arrive in one piece.

Millie Mortar and Handy Andy teach children about building

30 May 18 Taylor Wimpey has produced a children’s book to tell children about the house-building process.

Victorian site hut hidden under Lime Street Station

24 May 18 A little piece of history was exposed by Network Rail last weekend when engineers allowed filming access to an underground site hut used by track workers in olden times.

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