September 2021 Features
The Construction Index Top 100 construction firms in 2021. Plus all you need to know about the forthcoming ban on the use of rebated red diesel
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July 2021 Features
Despite ambitious plans for Hammersmith Bridge, 100s of historic bridges are facing destruction. Willmott Dixon gives Bristol's premier concert venue a new lease of life & Irish engineers are developing a new piling solution for deep-sea structures
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May 2021 Features
Scientists in Scotland promote home-grown timber, others turn waste sludge into building products. Why is one of the worlds biggest cement producers investing in a tiny offsite start-up? Is carbon-offsetting the cheats way to net zero?
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March 2021 Features
Mastclimbers are under-appreciated, says one hirer, but scaffolding is the nuclear option at Hinkley Point. Meanwhile robots are digging up the roads, contractors are recruiting ex-offenders and you'll never drop a sheet of plasterboard again.
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January 2021 Features
In this issue: how artificial intelligence is improving efficiency and safety on UK sites, why more companies are opting for employee ownership, and how a modular building manufacturer rose to the Covid-19 challenge. Plus: does the CITB have a future?
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November 2020 Features
Covid-19 lockdown forced a theatrical rigging firm to focus on construction work. Plastic waste put to good use in asphalt mixes, nitrate pollution stalls Hampshire projects & is "re-wilding" the best way to offset environmental impact
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September 2020 Features
The TCI Top 100: how are the UK's biggest contractors performing? Plus: steelwork fabricators are upbeat about their future prospects, the lifting-gear specialist offering bespoke solutions, and how business is Zooming into the future under lockdown
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August Features
Sunderland's strategic transport corridor runs the gamut of ground engineering techniques , post-tensioning solves Warwick Uni's complex concrete frame, and the brickwork subbie that's also a leading scaffolding contractor
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June Features
Mass transport for the post-Covid world, Piling firms in the doldrums & changes to the regulations governing the disposal of plastic packaging could spark a massive hike in the cost of some building materials.
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April Features
Uncertain outlook for demolition, recycling gypsum as well remote control Bobcats are just some of things we looked at in April. Sign up today.
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March Features
The industry faces an acute shortage of traditional craft skills and a major dockside development getting cement stabilisation are just a few things we talk about this month.
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February Features
We look at ‘alternative’ building materials in this issue, as well taking a look back in time thanks to the John Laing Foundation.
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Licence to build
A proposal to introduce a scheme to license building contractors is ill-conceived and will not work, writes Phil Bishop.
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Structural Safety
Following some high-profile failures, engineers are calling for an improvement in the way safety-critical bolts and fixings are specified.
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Tax legislation
Changes to the IR35 tax rules come into force in April 2020. Who's affected and how to prepare?
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Plant
Battery-powered electric diggers and the quest for zero emissions. Plus: hands-free load-handling from Australia, the world's biggest crane at work in Somerset and why rail-plant specialists fear for their future.
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Health & Safety
Silica dust, asbestos and poor air quality – construction’s respirable health risks exposed. Plus: how exoskeletons can help lighten the load, and are construction workers at greater risk of HIV infection?
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