UK Construction Week 3-5 May
3-5 May ExCel London: UK Construction Week returns this year with a focus on sustainable construction. Highlights include:
ZERO Hub: Demonstration combining low embodied-carbon materials with modern construction methods
● Engineering Hub: Day 1: Indoor Air Quality and Vent Hygiene; Day 2: Building and Fire Safety and Competence and Compliance; Day 3: Installing & Regulations around Heat Pumps, Boilers and F-Gas.
Barhale wins £9m Thames water project
Walsall contractor Barhale has won a £9m project from Thames Water to inspect & refurbish 35km of water tunnels in West and North London.
140m3 of Zebra Mussels are expected to be removed, an invasive species which arrived on the hulls of ships from Eastern Europe. They eat plankton which makes the water clear which allows it to be penetrated by sunlight which stimulates the growth of invasive weeds. Zebra Muss
Manchester £1.5bn framework winners announced
Manchester City Council has awarded 8 contractors to its high value framework for projects worth more than £8m with total framework value a massive £1.5bn.
Agency North West Construction Hub appointed 8 companies of 20 bidders over 2 lots, up to £25m and greater than £25m.
It comes into force later in January 2023. It’s the fourth reiteration of the framework.
Lot 1: Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd, Eric Wr
£305m construction framework announced
Procurement company Fusion21 is seeking SMEs and contractors to fulfil a capital works program for public sector organisations in housing, education and healthcare sectors.
The program includes refurbishment and improvement works as well as modular and new build projects.
The deadline to apply is 6 February 2023. View the tender and apply here.
Chelsea FC £1bn stadium expansion
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HS2 cuts carbon with basalt tunnel reinforcement
The London section of HS2 tunnels will use basalt and low carbon concrete instead of steel and conventional concrete. The replacement leads to a reduction in embodied carbon of 50%.
The system was designed by a Skanska Costain Strabag JV. Basalt is volcanic rock. It is 4.5 times lighter than steel and has 22% lower carbon footprint. It doesn’t spark when cut resulting in no hot work and doesn’t rust or c
Workers Memorial Day this Thursday 28 April
Vince Butler on LinkedIn: Workers Memorial Day is Thursday 28th April 2022.
“Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don't die of mystery ailments, or in tragic "accidents". They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn't that important a priority. International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) 28 April commemorates those workers.”This year, for the second ...
In April EMS welcomed digital leaders in construction to Digital Transformation in Construction event at M Threadneedle in the City of London.
It was a packed agenda with Nokia's Simon Parry, Ferrovial's Adrian Talbot, Wates' Steve Slater and EMS' Stephen Muldowney all set to give their view on what transformation is all about now, challenges, lessons learned and proven benefits.
Panel
Andrew Lambert kicked off the afternoon welcoming guests ...
