Contractors face many challenges running their businesses today, including employee retention, supply chain concerns and more. But there are mixed answers when identifying their biggest concern.
According to the results of a survey released in July 2022 by frontline digital workplace WorkJam, employee shortages and turnover are more worrying for leaders than supply chain issues. Forty-eight percent of executives from
Buried high-voltage direct current (HVDC) lines in the rights-of-way along highways, waterways and railroad tracks have the potential for carrying more renewable energy cross-country more reliably than overhead power lines. There are challenges, but there are also incentives to make it worthwhile.
To encourage the development of “Clean Energy and Connectivity” projects along highways to expand and modernize the grid,
A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Georgia Institute of Technology has 3D printed a dual-phase, nanostructured high-entropy alloy that exceeds the strength and ductility of other state-of-the-art additively manufactured materials, which could lead to higher-performance components for applications in aerospace, medicine, energy and transportation. The work, led by Wen Chen, assistant professor of mechanical … Read More
UK national standards body, the BSI, has published three new standards setting out competence requirements for building safety management.
The requirements cover the roles of principal designer and principal contractor. The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities is sponsoring the new standards. Separate steering groups have overseen the development
There is a growing demand for level crossings to be replaced across the UK rail network due to the risks they pose to the public. Taziker has responded with its own design solution.
In 2018 Network Rail organised a design competition with the Royal Institute
Contractors are often identified with people who run businesses in the field of construction services, therefore they are often equated with contractors.
The services offered can be in the form of construction consulting, such as assessment, planning, design, supervision, and management of building construction implementation.
1. Workers in contractor companies
How to become a novice contractor you can start by … Read More
