Year in, year out, falls from height remain the largest cause of injury in the construction sector, with scaffolding an area fraught with danger. Here we remind you that the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme is there to protect employees, employers and the general public.
The concrete industry is always under scrutiny when it comes to questions of sustainability but it has worked hard to improve its image and dispel some myths regarding its green credentials.
Across all aspects of life, sustainability is the cry- and no less so than in the field of construction. Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at the Stewart Milne Group, explains where the future of the low carbon homes rests.
According to the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) current underinvestment in infrastructure is placing the country at risk of an ‘infrastructure crunch’- the congestion and failing of our networks. What can be done? The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) may have the answers...
