Builder fined for unsafe site-made cradle

Builder fined for unsafe site-made cradle

A building firm has received a fine for putting workers working at height at risk during the refurbishment of a former warehouse building in London. The company also breached a prohibition notice.

Property investment company Shiva Ltd was using a site-made cradle during the renovation of the five-storey building on Bermondsey Street.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that on and before

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What are the Signs of Foundation Heave?

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Foundation heave is the upward movement of the expansive soil layer after it is saturated with water. Controlling the signs and symptoms of foundation heave at an early stage is important to prevent further enlargement of heave pressure and avoid serious damage to the foundation and superstructure.

Common signs of foundation heave are cracked and

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Constructing Data Centers With Security in Mind

Data centers are critical to business and everyday life. More will be built as the world’s digital needs expand, and energy considerations must play a central role in this growth. Construction crews must keep data centers’ power needs in mind for convenience and security.

Delivering enough power and ensuring consistency is more than just keeping data centers available. It’s a

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How to Take Advantage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Lessons learned from a previous Los Angeles County Public Works project and its implementation of Bentley Software to improve infrastructure could lead the way.

By Mike Lazear, President of Archway Systems, Inc.

According to information at Whitehouse.gov about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), a “once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure

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Bouygues outsources UK construction to Morocco

Bouygues outsources UK construction to Morocco
Modular building units imported from Morocco for student accommodation

The 491-bedroom student accommodation scheme has been delivered using modular construction, with the 430 modules built in a dedicated factory in north Africa and transported to the UK.

Bouygues, a French company, set up a factory in Morocco specifically for this project to align itself with the UK government’s construction roadmap,

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Powerproject shows building companies the next smart move

Powerproject shows building companies the next smart move

Ninety per cent of the information transmitted to our brains is visual. Hence it is not enough to capture detailed data on construction programmes: you need to deliver insights in a format that people can interpret and action.

Powerproject is Elecosoft’s award-winning planning and project management software. Its technology centralises data and provides intuitive insights – so your company can

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