Archive for the 'Construction Product News' Category
Feb
16
BAM Nuttall trials tiredness detector tech
February 16, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Civil engineering contractor BAM Nuttall is trialling new technology to monitor tiredness levels in its construction workers.
Feb
16
Window firms merge
February 16, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Windows and doors manufacturer Polyframe has taken over Customade Group, its third acquisition since a management buyout last year.
Feb
14
TRL and Qatar launch building blocks made from cooking oil
February 14, 2017 | Leave a Comment
TRL has teamed up with the Qatar government to launch the ‘VegeBlock’, which is made from recycled cooking oil and said to have similar properties to low-strength concrete.
Feb
7
Hanson begins dredger fleet renewal
February 7, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Hanson is investing £60m in a pair of aggregate dredgers, the first new additions to its UK marine aggregate fleet for more than 25 years.
Jan
31
Weak pound softens Alumasc margins
January 31, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Building products firm Alumasc has grown its half-year earnings for the fifth consecutive time but the weakness of sterling impacted on its profit margins as the cost of imported materials went up.
Jan
30
Tracking device for remote workers
January 30, 2017 | Leave a Comment
A new GPS tracking device has been launched to enable lone workers to raise an SOS alarm in the event of an emergency.