The construction industry is facing increasing challenges due to both seasonal and environmental factors, making it essential to take these into consideration when designing schemes as they give rise to thermal loading. Altrad RMD Kwikform’s latest...

Excavations are one of the most hazardous types of work undertaken in the construction industry, with a fatality rate 112 per cent higher than the rate for general construction. Cave-ins are a primary concern and are...

Choosing whether to buy structural steel or hire proprietary props to support deep excavations is not a simple choice and a number of factors must be considered. Claire Smith reports. Since proprietary propping solutions were first...

Discover how to drive productivity and improve on-site health and safety A free new white paper, offering recommendations on how commercial building projects can drive productivity and improve on-site health and safety, has been launched by...

Demand for underground space is greater than ever before with basements on new developments going to greater depths and transport infrastructure and utilities being increasingly placed in tunnels. Construction of these record-breaking excavations is challenging the...