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Construction Dive | June 01, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has shocked U.S. construction into needing to adopt new technologies to maintain social distancing and monitor jobsites remotely. Those adaptations, some construction leaders say, should have been adopted in the first place, before the pandemic forced contractors to implement them. The outbreak has also forced more connection between the site and office, as most office workers have been relegated to working from home. Shared data and digital connectivity i...

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DEWALT | January 15, 2022

DEWALT, a leader in total jobsite solutions and part of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the world's largest, fastest growing and most innovative tools and storage company, today announced it will debut several new products supporting the concrete and construction industries from the World of Concrete® TradeShow in Las Vegas, taking place from January 18-20. Attendees at the World of Concrete Trade Show will be among some of the first to test and demo these new prod...

PBC Today | October 16, 2020

HS2 has signed up to the Tomorrow’s Engineers Code of Practice, which is designed to make engineering career opportunities for the next generation.HS2 has a well-established programme of curriculum-focused activity and has delivered over 50 STEM workshops in primary schools, through its Zoom Rail programme, engaging with nearly 2,000 7-11-year-olds.Secondary school pupils have also benefitted, with 110 STEM workshops delivered through its EPIC Engineers programme which is desig...

PBC Today | January 17, 2020

The National Audit Office has released its latest report, which shows serious delays and increased construction costs for two hospital developments due to the Carillion collapse. The 646-bed Royal Liverpool, which was due to open in June 2017, is now forecast to be completed more than five years late, in the autumn of 2022, and the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has not yet set an opening date. The 669-bed Midland Metropolitan, which was originally due to open in October 201...