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ISG strengthens engineering services team

ISG has recruited a pair of new directors to support its growing engineering services business. Chris McDermott (left) and Stephen Henley have joined ISG’s engineering services business The new appointments are expected to strengthen the company’s...

Speedy improves after taking its medicine

Plant and tool hire group Speedy saw its reported pre-tax profits collapse last year due to a series of exceptional restructuring costs but the strategy appears to be working. Speedy chief executive Mark Rogerson Speedy’s earnings...

Volvo adopts automatic traction control for its construction trucks

The automatic traction control system that Volvo Construction Equipment uses in its off-road articulated haulers has now been adopted by Volvo Trucks. Volvo’s automatic traction control activates the drive on the front axle automatically when...

Skills shortage gets worse for specialist contractors

Skills shortages are preventing 28% of construction firms from bidding for work they would have previously taken on. The latest state of trade survey from the National Specialist Contractors Council found that 47% of contractors...

BAM gets €5m grant for energy-neutral household retrofits

BAM has secured a €5m (£3.5m) grant for development of a project to retrofit thousands of homes with solar panels and heat pumps in place of gas. The work is part of the European Commission’s Horizon...

Dublin pharmaceutical project to create 800 building jobs

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has announced a €450m (£324m) project that is expected to create 800 construction jobs in Dublin. Planning permission is to be sought for the construction of a 20,000m2 manufacturing facility at Alexion’s College...

The risk of subcontractor insurance

Does your subcontractor’s insurance cover meet your client’s demands? Solicitor Christopher Coveney reports. Christopher Coveney is a solicitor in the construction team at Thomas Eggar LLP It is common for the employer under building contracts to...

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