Construction firm, ISG, has gone into administration, with operations ceasing to trade with immediate effect. Owned by US firm, Cathexis, EY has been appointed as the Joint Administrators. Administration notices have been filed by the following companies: ISG Central Services ...
Read More »SOCOTEC UK announces new CEO
SOCOTEC UK, a testing, inspection and certification (TIC) in the construction, infrastructure and real estate sectors, has appointed Matthew Marriott as its new Chief Executive Officer. Marriott, who took up his new role on 9 September 2024, replaces Nicolas Detchepare ...
Read More »VINCI Construction Grands Projets UK appoints new MD
Emmanuel Costes has been appointed as the new Managing Director of VINCI Construction Grands Projets (VCGP) UK. He takes over the position from François Pogu who is moving to a new role on the TELT project in France. Costes, who ...
Read More »Senior leadership appointments at Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty has made two key appointments to its digital, procurement and supply chain senior leadership team. Jon Ozanne has been promoted to Chief Information Officer with responsibility for coordinating IT and digital initiatives including cyber security and AI adoption, ...
Read More »New framework to accelerate buildings sector’s alignment with net zero targets launched by SBTi
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a groundbreaking science-based decarbonisation framework for companies and financial institutions in the buildings value chain. The framework sets 1.5°C-aligned emissions reduction targets for the buildings industry to overcome current climate challenges and ...
Read More »Improving H&S compliance on construction sites with temporary CCTV towers
Rapidly declining rates in health and safety standards on UK construction sites is sparking industry-wide concern and a growing need for firms across the country to install temporary CCTV towers, say Kingdom Systems. Kingdom, who secure hundreds of construction sites ...
Read More »Women into Construction ceases trading after 16 years
As of 15 August 2024 Women into Construction (WiC), an independent not-for-profit organisation that promotes gender equality in construction ceased trading. In a statement on the organisation’s website, Kath Moore MBE, Managing Director – Women into Construction CIC said: “Financially, WiC ...
Read More »Over a third of UK construction managers say incorrectly sized equipment has impacted site efficiency
More than one in three construction managers in the UK say that incorrectly sized equipment has caused operational inefficiencies on site, potentially disrupting their operations. According to the findings of a new report from Aggreko, ‘A Perfect Storm for European ...
Read More »Balfour Beatty appoints CEO for its UK Construction Services business
Nick Crossfield will join the international infrastructure group later this year as CEO of its UK Construction Services business. Crossfield will be responsible for the strategic leadership of Balfour Beatty’s UK Construction Services business, delivering on its business plans with ...
Read More »CIOB publishes playbook on AI in construction
The Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Digital and Innovation Advisory Panel has published a new playbook on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the construction industry, for built environment organisations of all sizes looking to get to grips with ...
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