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CIC hit by cyber attack

Will Ing — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 12:00:41 +0000

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has revealed its staff's personal data may have been stolen after it was struck by a cyber attack last month. The industry body said the “cyber incident” took place on 8 October but was only discovered on 23 October, with…

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Public sector work spurs ‘exceptional growth’ for modular builder

Charlotte Banks — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:05 +0000

Modular specialist Reds10 has increased profit and revenue for the fourth year in a row after landing a spate of government contracts. The London-based firm’s turnover soared by 70 per cent from £83.8m to £142.5m in the year ending 31 March 2024, while pre-tax profit…

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The untold environmental risk of UK’s electric grid rollout

Contributor — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:14:33 +0000

Tristan Hughes is business unit manager at water-services company OSSO There has been little discussion of how to manage the environmental risks posed by the unprecedented expansion of power grids envisaged in the UK. Long-distance, high-voltage transmission grids are set to connect cities to remotely…

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TopHat to wind down modular operations

Colin Marrs — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:28:19 +0000

Modular builder TopHat is to lay off staff and wind down its modular housing operations, it has announced. The latest blow to the modular housing sector comes a month after Construction News reported that the firm had seen off a winding-up petition lodged by one…

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How digital transformation is transforming ESG

Contributor — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:55:34 +0000

Jozefa Lewis is sustainability and wellbeing manager at ODGroup As we all know, the construction industry has a carbon problem. In the UK, the built environment produces more than 10 million metric tons of carbon per year, making it one of the most significant polluters…

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Tech-connected plant ‘could be worth £400bn to economy’

Joshua Stein — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:04:34 +0000

Greater use of technology in the construction sector could boost the UK economy by £417bn within two and a half decades, according to a study by Costain. The UK’s 16th biggest contractor found that extensive use of connected and autonomous plant (CAP) in the industry…

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Common data environment keeps Welsh rail revamp on track

Ben Vogel — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:46:05 +0000

A unique rail regeneration project in South Wales is on course for completion by 2027 after the adoption of common data environment software. The Core Valley Lines (CVL) programme represents a £1bn investment aimed at revitalising the 180-year-old rail lines that previously serviced the region’s…

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Balfour Beatty says CEO’s nephew’s firm helps safer working

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:45:50 +0000

Balfour Beatty has said that use of a digital platform co-run by its chief executive’s nephew has helped it achieve a record safety performance. The plc has been working with AI-powered platform Site Assist since 2021 to digitise and streamline permit to work procedures on…

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L&G Modular trims losses as it prepares to close in 2025

Joshua Stein — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:26:51 +0000

Legal & General trimmed its losses as it prepares to wind down its modular business in 2025, its latest annual accounts show. L&G Modular reported a pre-tax loss of £61.1m for the year to 31 December 2023, which it blamed on “balance sheet impairments [from…

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NHS hunts firms for £2.6bn offsite framework

Ian Weinfass — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:29:48 +0000

The NHS has started searching for new suppliers to join a £2.6bn modular building framework. Set to run for four years, the framework replaces a previous £1.6bn version, which initially saw 29 companies appointed. Work delivered under the agreement, set by NHS Shared Business Services…

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