Category Archives: Construction

Manufacturers call for safer gas supply

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Energy-intensive manufacturers are calling for urgent Government intervention to protect industry from gas shortages, warning that UK supplies of gas have been running perilously low and that the consequences of this are harming firms and stifling employment. Organisations including the … Continue reading →

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Crane manufacturer bids to lift new talent

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

The industrial crane and hoist manufacturer, Street Crane Company, has launched an initiative to recruit the next generation of engineers to take the business forward. The company is looking for recruits at three levels. Post A-level/ONC, trainees can join as … Continue reading →

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Rare public recognition for top manufacturers

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

More than 80 representatives from top manufacturers have enjoyed some rare public thanks for their support and commitment as suppliers to a leading construction sector distributor. The manufacturers were invited to attend a two-day national roadshow, held by distributors’ Pipe … Continue reading →

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Manufacturing and construction insolvencies top 9,000 since 2011

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

The UK manufacturing and construction industries remain two of the worst affected sectors across the board to suffer from insolvencies, according to the latest data from business advisory firm PwC. Together, there have been 9,153 insolvencies in the two industries … Continue reading →

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Eurozone crisis leaves UK Steel output at standstill

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

UK steel output in 2012 remained at a virtual standstill compared to 2011, according to annual data published today by UK Steel. According to the data, output in 2012 was just 1% higher in 2012 than 2011. This equated to … Continue reading →

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‘Enemy aliens’ help Brandauer celebrate 150th birthday

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

A mother from Vienna has brought her son to Birmingham to join in the 150th anniversary celebrations of her great-great-grandfather’s engineering firm – 98 years after the British Government branded her family as ‘enemy aliens’. Dr Ruth Brandauer and her … Continue reading →

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Vent-Axia doubles production capacity

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

The ventilation company Vent-Axia has officially opened three new production lines at its Crawley, West Sussex headquarters with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony by Crawley MP Henry Smith and Mayor Keith Blake. The new lines will double Vent-Axia’s manufacturing capacity of … Continue reading →

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Anglian celebrates loyal workforce

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

A factory manager with over 40 years’ on the shop floor is among those being honoured for a combined 750 years service at the window and door manufacturing firm Anglian. At a celebratory ceremony in Norwich, 21 employees were presented … Continue reading →

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Barnshaws balconies provide new London view

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

West Midlands plate bending specialist Barnshaws is helping to give Londoners a new outlook from a new Barratt development in Wandsworth. The urban development at Osiers Gate is a key brownfield plot that was been occupied by light-industrial work sheds … Continue reading →

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Waterloo Station contract puts Dudley manufacturer on track for record year

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

Having beaten off international competition to secure a major contract to complete all the architectural metalwork for the new concourse at Waterloo train station, Mercia Architectural says it has tapped into the spirit of the Olympics to record its best … Continue reading →

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