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Construction deaths halve in two years
6+ hour, 53+ min ago (456+ words) The number of construction workers killed on site has halved in the last two years, according to new figures released by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). A total of 25 workers died in incidents between April 2025 and March 2026, down from…...
Laing O'Rourke joins team to build 14 small nuclear reactors
6+ hour, 4+ min ago (336+ words) Laing O'Rourke has joined a consortium aiming to build 14 small nuclear reactors on three sites in the UK. The consortium is led by Polish-based developer SGE, which has applied under the UK's Advanced Nuclear Framework (ANF) to develop a combined…...
Clients wanting to control cost should look at design
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (1416+ words) On the Suffolk coast, one of the UK's largest and most strategically important infrastructure projects is taking shape: Sizewell C nuclear power station will comprise two EPR reactors capable of generating 3. 2 GW of electricity, enough to power around six million…...
2 Finsbury Avenue: How sustainability reshaped Mc Alpine's latest City landmark
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (1696+ words) Sir Robert Mc Alpine is no stranger to ambitious City of London projects. Yet few have been so fundamentally reshaped by sustainability as 2 Finsbury Avenue (2 FA), which has undergone major changes to its design, engineering and construction since the project's…...
CIOB-funded research project addresses knowledge gaps around silica safety
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (375+ words) The recipient of the CIOB Paul Dockerill Award, Dr Scott Mc Gibbon, has completed his research into and tool kits for silica dust. The Residents, Clients & Construction Professionals Silica Excellence (Re ACT) research was funded by CIOB through the "10, 000 grant…...
CIOB launches 5k challenge to boost wellbeing and support members - Construction Management
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (369+ words) The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has launched a new 5k Run and Walk initiative aimed at bringing construction professionals together to promote wellbeing and raise funds for CIOB Assist. Set to take place on 3 October 2026, the event will encourage CIOB…...
CIOB member publishes first-person view of construction management
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (147+ words) CIOB member George-Alin Boghean MCIOB has published a book based on his experience in the industry. Boghean, a contracts manager with Crest Nicholson, says he wrote the book " Under the Hard Hat: What they don't teach you about construction management…...
Costain on what employers want
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1006+ words) Continuing our series featuring insights from major employers, Catherine Duffy, chief people officer at Costain, tells Nicky Roger how the infrastructure contractor is tackling skills shortages, supporting career development and building a more diverse workforce. It's an exciting time for…...
One to Watch: Osereimen Akhilele, Rooff
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (249+ words) The technical compliance manager from Rooff shares his views, motivations and ambitions What made you choose construction as a career? What else would you have done? After graduating, I spent a year as a graduate highway engineer with Setraco before…...
CIOB accredits LABC's Fire Engineering Principles course
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (163+ words) Contractors, consultants and other construction professionals can now gain a Level 6 certificate in fire engineering principles. The Level 6 qualification has been created in direct response to one of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report recommendations, which called for government to…...