Building collapses after foundation blunders
A building contractor has been prosecuted after carrying out unsafe excavation works which resulted in the partial collapse of a
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Author: Gerri Nielson
M Group buys Babcock power lines arm for £50m
Infrastructure specialist contractor M Group Services has bought Babcock’s Overhead Line Power business for £50m. Following the acquisition, the business
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Groundworker suffers burns during poorly planned dig
A contractor and its groundworks subbie have been fined £400,000 after unsafe excavation work left a worker with serious burns
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2021 in Review: Europe and the Middle East’s Year in Construction
As the end of 2021 fast approaches, we have begun to look back on another challenging – but exciting –
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A Simple Clear Construction Staffing Distress Indicator
> Well before the pandemic, the construction sector was worrying over what was perceived as an acute shortage of labor.
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Our Top 10 Construction Blogs from 2021
As we reflect on the last year, it’s worth a look back at some of Autodesk’s most notable blog posts
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Construction Estimating: 4 Winning Tips to Improve
In an era of rising costs and new technology, here’s how to bring more accuracy to construction estimating. When it
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Autodesk to Acquire Cloud Based Estimating Company ProEst
ProEst will join Autodesk to strengthen its preconstruction offering and connect the project cost lifecycle within Autodesk Construction Cloud SAN
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The Future of Work is Now: Is the Construction Industry Ready?
In early 2021 Deloitte was commissioned by the Autodesk Foundation to help identify the labour markets most vulnerable to technological
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How Connected Construction Leads to Proactive Planning and Execution
Construction projects have many moving parts, and managing all those different elements is crucial for project success. One wrong piece
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