Contractors have recently been left reeling from a huge price hike in building materials as a result of the shortage in September. While timber supply is finally catching back up to demand, there is still a long way to go before other materials are back to normal levels, with experts predicting we could be waiting
For those that work in the building and construction trade, you may have noticed that the price of hiring skips is rising and it could spell bad news for both your business and the homeowners you work for. The hike in skip hire prices is not a new issue. Previous rises were seen in 2012
Separating pedestrians and vehicles, both those in operation on a construction site and traffic diverted due to a work zone, is not just good practice, it’s a legal requirement. Creating an entirely separate route, one which represents pedestrian’s natural direction or “desire line”, will keep them away from vehicles while encouraging them not to stray
Materials, tools, bits and pieces left in pockets – all of these have the potential to cause a fatal accident if dropped, pulled or nudged from a great enough height. – protect your company with employers’ liability insurance. Here are a couple of scenarios in which every day and job-specific articles can cause some serious
The Construction industry produces more data than any other, but discards 95% of it. Here’s how your business can utilise the information it already unearths… Every industry has undergone a digital transformation over recent years, with the construction and building sectors changing for good. But a new report suggests there’s one commodity the industry just
From prohibition-era liquor to a woolly mammoth, here are the five strangest on-site discoveries made by construction workers… 18th Century Revolutionary War Ship Construction workers in Alexandria, Virginia were building a new hotel when they discovered the remains of timber vessel. It is believed to have been a cargo or military vessel, deliberately sunken between
