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Building Contractors - review your finance options today

Are you a building contractor considering business expansion? Are you confused as to how best to finance a new construction project? Do you need to improve your cashflow in order to finance ongoing jobs? If the answer is yes, then you would benefit from talking to Nationwide Corporate Finance - a leading UK provider of construction finance, having arranged over £3 billion worth of finance over the last 50 years.

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Newmarket Business Park to expand as Mick George provide earthworks

Newmarket Business Park is set for further expansion with developments to Plots 9 & 10’ set to commence in the near future.

Local construction firm Mick George Ltd has been appointed to conduct Earthworks on behalf of Parkway Construction Ltd who are designing and building two industrial units in this £3.9million project.

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Protect your site from intruders

The price of protecting your site and workers is invaluable but if preventative measures are not put in place from the beginning, this can cause major project delays and financial strain on a business.  

Project and health and safety managers have a million things to think about such as ensuring site development is on track, carrying out a thorough risk assessment, and ensuring workers are protected. However, intruders are still a major issue within the construction industry due to the damage they cause and the risk of injury, not to mention insurance claims. 

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BooBoo Plant Hire goes solar

BooBoo Plant Hire are a Hertfordshire based plant hire firm with strong links to the demolition and construction markets in and around London. 

With these markets growing propensity to seek out emission free construction site machinery, particularly in the Greater London area, BooBoo took the decision to increase their fleet of solar powered equipment.

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Attention Van Owners: Keeping your tools in a garage could protect your livelihood

Statistics show that a van is broken into and tools stolen every 23 minutes in the UK 

Tool thefts from vans are on the rise, with a 30% increase in claims made year-on-year since 2014. Taking partial blame for this spike in tool-related theft is the now widely available Skeleton Key – traditionally used by locksmiths, this key allows criminals to force entry at their will.

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