Terrifying moment three construction workers are seen riding out violent Nashville storm

Terrifying moment construction worker falls from a three-story home’s roof while his three screaming colleagues cling on for dear life during Nashville storm Video shared by Tiffany Holt on Sunday shows the group of construction workers bracing for the intense storm  Intense winds and big pieces of debris come flying towards the group of four, … Read more

Building sites will be allowed to stay open late and at weekends to help construction industry

Construction sites will be allowed to stay open late and during weekends in a proposed move by ministers to help firms get back to work and avoid worsening impact wreaked by the coronavirus outbreak on the economy.  A proposed temporary override of measures that typically prohibit building work being undertaken at night or on Sundays … Read more

Persimmon to restart construction work within days

Persimmon to restart construction work within days, after similar moves by other major housebuilders By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 Persimmon has said it will restart construction work within days, following similar moves by other major housebuilders.  The company yesterday said … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Builders line up at construction sites

Huge queues built up outside a Five Guys burger restaurant last night as parts of Britain showed signs that they were getting back to work today despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. Builders are returning to construction sites and roads are visibly busier than a week ago, with traffic having increased to the highest levels since … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Builders line up at construction sites as Britain gets back to work

Parts of Britain showed signs that they were getting back to work today despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown – with builders returning to construction sites and roads visibly busier than a week ago. Road traffic has increased to the highest levels since the lockdown was introduced, with traffic on Sunday seeing the most drivers back … Read more

‘Construction workers outnumber NHS staff’: Fury at Sadiq Kahn for ‘doing nothing’

Angry commuters across London’s tube network have slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan as they claim construction workers using the packed trains ‘outnumber NHS staff’. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously urged Britons to stay at home and not to travel, but many using Transport for London (TfL) services have claimed that busy tubes are now … Read more

Construction of Leicester Football Club’s training ground forges ahead despite coronavirus fears

Construction of Leicester Football Club’s state-of-the-art training ground forges ahead despite coronavirus fears By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:55 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:13 BST, 4 April 2020 Construction of Leicester Football Club’s state-of-the-art training ground has forged ahead despite the suspension of a similar project at Premier League rivals … Read more

Construction begins on Chris Hemsworth’s vacant block in Byron Bay

Construction begins on Chris Hemsworth’s vacant block near his $20million Byron Bay mega-mansion By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 06:00 BST, 3 April 2020 | Updated: 06:01 BST, 3 April 2020 Construction has kicked off on Chris Hemsworth vacant lot, just outside of his $20million mega-mansion in Byron Bay. Photos taken near the property shows … Read more

Persimmon starts ‘orderly shutdown’ of its construction sites and axes one of its dividends

Persimmon starts ‘orderly shutdown’ of its construction sites, bans most face-to-face meetings with homeowners and axes a dividend Housebuilder warns it faces a ‘material slowdown’ in new sales Interim dividend for shareholders in axed, but final dividend is postponed Sales sites shut from Thursday and face-to-face contact with customers cut  By Jane Denton For Thisismoney … Read more

Old appliances and construction material continue to emit banned CFC gases from the junkyard

Dumped old fridges and insulation material from older homes are responsible for 25BILLION metric tons of CO2 being released into the atmosphere over two decades Scientists from MIT found unexpectedly high levels of CFCs in the atmosphere CFC gases were originally banned in 2000 after being linked to ozone damage They were emitted by older … Read more