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Bilfinger UK Partners with Layher UK to Deliver Flagship ‘FlexBeam’ Underdeck System

Engineering and maintenance contractor Bilfinger UK, in collaboration with Layher UK, designed the world’s first underdeck scaffolding system using FlexBeam to provide safe access to the underside of an oil rig.

From Layher UK Ltd 22 Jul 2022

Vinci Building Appointed on 400 Million GBP Project

VINCI Building has been appointed on an early works contract and pre-construction services agreement at Sheffield Forgemasters, worth more than £70 million.

From VINCI Construction UK Limited 22 Jul 2022

Port of Amsterdam Selected Responsible Wood Construction

The Nautical Coordination Centre in Amsterdam is a wooden building that reflects the sustainable and circular ambitions of the Port of Amsterdam. The entire construction – walls, floors and roofs – is built with Metsä Wood’s engineered Kerto® LVL wood product.

From Metsä Wood 3 Jun 2022

Berkshire Engineering Firm Selected for Luxury London Residential Project

A leading Berkshire-based company, Structural Engineering Services, will be providing its expert design services to support the development of an exciting new build residential project in London.

31 May 2022

Sustainability and Automation: Employing Robots For Sustainable Construction

Sustainable construction typically refers to using renewable and recyclable materials when building new structures, as well as introducing new methods and technologies that help reduce energy consumption and waste. ...

19 May 2022

New Technique for Monitoring Soil Freezing Will Make Building on Permafrost Safer

Soltech researchers and their colleagues from JSC Research Center of Construction have demonstrated the practical utility of their previously patented method for determining at what temperature soil freezes and how much unfrozen water it contains.

15 Mar 2022

Examining Vibration Patterns Caused Due to Laser-Induced Shock Waves to Detect Defects in Concrete Structures

Researchers investigated the vibration patterns resulting from laser-induced shock waves to identify defects in concrete structures.

25 Feb 2022

Peab Builds Tullgarn Bridge in Uppsala

Peab has been commissioned to build Tullgarn Bridge over Fyris River in Uppsala. The customer is Uppsala Municipality and the contract is worth SEK 157 million.

From Peab AB 29 Dec 2021

Study Shows Visible Light Contributes to Fast Aging of Bitumen Used in Road

Bitumen is the black binder holding the small stones in asphalt together and thus governs its durability. Aging causes bitumen to change its properties and turn brittle, ultimately leading to asphalt cracking.

16 Dec 2021

Mikrotron Camera Casts Eye Inside Flowing Concrete

Concrete is the world's most frequently used building material, enabling the construction of high-rise buildings, super highways, and sophisticated bridges and dams.

From Mikrotron GmbH 30 Nov 2021