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45% Increase in the number of young people seeking information about a career in construction . Source: CITB
Government warned about poor progress
by 2028 but only 55,000 were installed in 2021. During the same time, 1.5 million gas boilers were fitted. The NIC called on the Government to get back on track. Its advice includes: Durable policies to deliver long-term goals and certainty for investment; Fewer but better projects targeted by central government; Devolution of funding and decision- making, with multi-year funding for combined authorities and long-term devolved budgets for local transport authorities; and Improving delivery through updated National Policy Statements. reduce carbon emissions. McGee will ribbon cut existing beams to increase section stiffness. Seb Fossey, McGee Group Managing Director, said: “This is the first time that any project in the UK is targeting exact steelwork sections to be deconstructed, de-fabricated, recertified and refabricated for use in the redevelopment of the same site. “It is our hope that by successfully delivering this scheme, it will demonstrate that technical solutions around steelwork reuse are commercially viable for future schemes in the Capital.”
Progress on major infrastructure projects has lagged, despite the need having increased, and the UK Government is not likely to meet its targets, according to the UK’s independent National Infrastructure Commission (NIC). The NIC’s annual Infrastructure Progress Review points to: Poor energy efficiency in UK homes; Inadequate low carbon heating solutions; and Insecurity of water supply and demand.
35% Percentage of UK builders now offering clients payment plans to help with the cost of living. Source: IronmongeryDirect
The Government said it would install at least 600,000 heat pumps each year
Engineering company McGee plans to repurpose structural steel from a dismantled Grade II listed London office block for a 12-storey, 150,000 ft 2 , complex scheme on the same site. The company said it will reuse as much as 96% of the existing steelwork to rebuild the complex to Structural steel reused in office project
£12.50 The daily charge from 29 August for non-compliant vehicles across all London boroughs as part of the ultra-low emissions zone. Source: TfL
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