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Worker hit by falling insulation panel

Construction Enquirer

The man was working as a lift supervisor at a site in Jesmond, Newcastle, on 22 January 2020. The lift plan failed to stipulate how the individual SIPs were to be safely lifted and failed to consider proximity hazards or how the SIPs would be adequately controlled during the lifting operation. in costs at Newcastle Crown Court.

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Elements Europe wins Digbeth 550 rental flats

Construction Enquirer

Offsite modular specialist Elements Europe has been confirmed as the main delivery partner a central Birmingham 550-flats build-to-rent scheme. bn revenue Korean group GS E&C who took a controlling interest in 2020. Elements Europe is majority owned by $9.5

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Brickie fractures skull in platform fall

Construction Enquirer

Scott Ife, 30, from Bridgnorth, was working for 2 Counties Construction (Midlands) Ltd when the incident took place on 8 June 2020. A contractor has been fined £12,000 after a Shropshire bricklayer fell through a stairwell opening and fractured his skull. The man was hospitalised for three days following the incident.

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3 Truths for Home Sales Success Now and Into the Foreseeable Future

The Pro Builder

3 Truths for Home Sales Success Now and Into the Foreseeable Future ibush Sun, 09/24/2023 - 08:00 Most sales leaders have been in chaos control since 2020. Seeping into Gen-Z territory, forward-thinking sales teams will start building relationships with this demographic early. Are we really reliving it again now?

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Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns?

GCP Applied Technologies

Wed, 08/26/2020 - 10:37. August 26, 2020. While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums. Building Envelope Solutions. Commercial buildings.

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A Startup Turns Concrete into a Carbon Capture Solution

The Pro Builder

Photo courtesy Carbon Limit What happens to the mineralized CO2 if the building gets torn down or the road gets torn up? Residential Use Recently, Carbon Limit entered the residential market through a partnership with NCP Industries , an engineering and manufacturing company that produces building materials. Carbon Limit team.

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2023 Yearbook of Engineering Achievement: Transportation & Infrastructure

Civil + Structural Engineer

The project leveraged four alternative delivery methods including: landside and airside construction management at-risk, a design-build-operate-maintain baggage team, design-bid-build award contracts and multiple design-build concession/tenant packages.