At least two contractors have banned foam concrete containing IBA from all of their sites. The foam concrete is widely used in the construction industry. The worst of the explosions occurred at Mill Green, Hertfordshire where two workers sustained fractures to the ankle and foot.
The explosion was caused when foam concrete was placed into a [...]
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Exploding Concrete Banned After Two Explosions
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010New hospital ahead of schedule
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Construction work on a £545 million state-of-the-art hospital in Birmingham is ahead of schedule, it has been revealed.
University Hospitals Birmingham Trust said most of the building work had been completed and the Queens Elizabeth Hospital is expected to hit all its target dates.
The hospital will be the first in the city for 70 years when [...]
Firms share Severn Trent framework
Monday, January 4th, 2010Six contractors have secured a place in Severn Trent Water’s £40 million property framework.
The three-year project involves refurbishment and modernisation of facilities in an area extending from the Humber Estuary to the Bristol Channel, and from mid Wales to the East Midlands.
Allenbuild, BAM and ISG will share larger projects worth £1 million and above. Projects [...]