Procurement for Housing (PfH) is putting together a new framework, expected to be worth £800m over four years, on behalf of Building Better. Building Better is an alliance of housing associations and councils, backed by the National Housing Federation, set up to increase the use of modern methods of construction (MMC) in social housing. With […]
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Photo of demolition taking place in September 2023 Specialist contractors Dem-Master Demolition has completed its work to bring down and clear away Irvine’s Fullarton high flats. The five towers were taken down over the course of several months using a high-reach demolition excavator. Water suppression hoses were used to reduce dust and minimise disruption for
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New chief executive Declan Higgins For the year ended 31st July 2023, Higgins Group made a pre-tax loss of £25.8m on turnover down 20% to £171.9m (2022: £215.9m). The FY 2023 loss follows pre-tax losses of £5.4m in 2022, £3.1m in 2020 and £4.0m in 2019. Only in FY 2021 has it recently made a
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The crypto revolution was finally taken to new heights when the SEC approved 11 Bitcoin spot ETFs in January 2024. Global investors flooded in like never seen before, adding almost $5 billion of inflows on the first day of trading. As a result, the crossover between traditional finance and digital assets is now firmly established,
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In mid-January, a massive winter storm swept across the United States, dropping temperatures in Central Texas into the low 20s and causing Texans to huddle indoors with their heaters running full blast. The Texas power grid creaks and groans when it’s put to the test during extreme weather events and sometimes it goes down leaving
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SatsCrap, a marketplace for trading goods for bitcoin, has unveiled a new feature: Bitcoin and AI-powered auctions, streamlining the process of selling items for sats, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. This marketplace allows users to list, bid, and purchase items with ease, all while transacting in KYC-free bitcoin. “Bitcoin is repricing
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Going into the future of Bitcoin adoption and development there is one issue of software interacting that is coming to the forefront of roadblocks developers must deal with: compatibility. As applications and protocols in this space become more complex and featureful in order to meet the needs of actual users and use cases, this presents
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In addition to equipment, an EV charging fleet project might take one to two years. That takes design and installation partners to develop a plan, including a plan for operations and maintenance. Photo: Martin Romjue / Bobit Plug n’ play may be suited best to music, but for electric vehicle charging, the opposite applies. Determining,
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Brown & Mason was one of 10 demolition contractors that colluded to rig their bids for contracts Nicholas Brown appealed to be allowed to continue as a director of demolition contractor Brown & Mason Group but the High Court said no. Brown & Mason was one of 10 demolition contractors collectively fined a total of
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We will continue growing together to help fleet managers understand the future, and drive more efficient, productive, safe, and sustainable fleets! Photo: Bobit | Fleet Forward What is the future of fleet? Fleet Forward has answers. Fleet Forward is designed to provide insights and solutions around new technologies to get fleets electrified, connected, and automated.
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