January 2019 - Concrete Flooring Solutions

News Roundup 25/01/19: Investors target rental home deals as construction picks up

January 25th 2019

Most-needed construction skills named Nine industry organisations have collaborated to determine the construction trades suffering most in the UK’s continued skills shortage. The organisations – Association for Consultancy & Engineering, Build UK, Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA), Construction Plant-hire Association, Construction Products Association, Federation of Master Builders, Highways Term Maintenance Association, National Federation of Builders … Continue reading News Roundup 25/01/19: Investors target rental home deals as construction picks up

News Roundup 18/01/19: Build-to-rent home construction jumps 40%

January 18th 2019

Build-to-rent home construction jumps 40% Research published by the British Property Federation shows that build-to-rent homes are now providing significant work streams for contractors. There are now 139,508 build-to-rent homes complete, under construction and in planning across the UK – an increase of 22% on last year with the number of homes completed and in … Continue reading News Roundup 18/01/19: Build-to-rent home construction jumps 40%

How to Lay Concrete With Insulation

January 15th 2019

How to Lay Concrete With Insulation Laying a concrete floor is a very labour-intensive task and cannot be performed alone, so ensure you have a few hands to help you before you begin. Before you lay your concrete floor, you’ll need to take a few things into consideration, the first of which will be your building … Continue reading How to Lay Concrete With Insulation

News: 11/01/19 – Construction now underway on £42 million Moray secondary school

January 11th 2019

Construction now underway on £42 million Moray secondary school Construction of Moray’s new secondary school is well underway and progressing ahead of its new schedule, though it is early days for the £42 million project. Mild winter weather has helped contractors make swift progress on the beginnings of the replacement for the ageing Lossiemouth High … Continue reading News: 11/01/19 – Construction now underway on £42 million Moray secondary school

News Roundup 04/01/19: Timber frames: will we see wooden skyscrapers in the future?

January 4th 2019

Timber frames: will we see wooden skyscrapers in the future? Timber frames, for so long limited to the low-rise residential sector, have begun to break into commercial and higher-rise uses, thanks to technological breakthroughs. What does the future hold? For more than 100 years steel and concrete have been the default structural frame material for … Continue reading News Roundup 04/01/19: Timber frames: will we see wooden skyscrapers in the future?

Month: January 2019