Licence to build
A proposal to introduce a scheme to license building contractors is ill-conceived and will not work, writes Phil Bishop.
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Structural Safety
Following some high-profile failures, engineers are calling for an improvement in the way safety-critical bolts and fixings are specified.
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Tax legislation
Changes to the IR35 tax rules come into force in April 2020. Who's affected and how to prepare?
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Plant
Battery-powered electric diggers and the quest for zero emissions. Plus: hands-free load-handling from Australia, the world's biggest crane at work in Somerset and why rail-plant specialists fear for their future.
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Health & Safety
Silica dust, asbestos and poor air quality – construction’s respirable health risks exposed. Plus: how exoskeletons can help lighten the load, and are construction workers at greater risk of HIV infection?
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Roads & Bridges
How BIM is revolutionising bridge construction. Emergency support for damaged M6 bridge. Tarmacs new rubberised asphalt
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Piling & Ground Engineering
McGee grows its own in-house piling business Van Elles two years of turmoil Keller, jet grouting at extreme depths
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Materials recycling
A new recycling plant in Bristol is aiming for "zero waste to landfill"
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