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Publications update from The Concrete Centre

As always, The Concrete Centre is on-hand to ensure that designing and building in concrete is as straight forward as possible by providing guidance and tools to support you. To this end, we have just updated several of our most popular guides, as well as producing new titles.

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The risks faced by contractors in building contracts

As all contractors will know, building contracts are fraught with risks. The contractor is at risk that he has or has not priced the job properly. Risks in relation to ground conditions usually fall on the contractor.

Delays by circumstances which do not carry an entitlement to an extension of time at all are at the contractor’s risk. Other delays carry an entitlement to an extension of time but not to money in the form of additional preliminaries or loss and expense, such as weather related delays.

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TruTac unveils latest innovations at Multimodal debut

TruTac, one of the UK’s leading logistics software and tachograph analysis providers is exhibiting for the first time at this year’s Multimodal Show, NEC, Birmingham on 10th-12thMay.

With over 20 years’ experience at the forefront of commercial vehicle fleet analysis, TruTac will be presenting its latest range of tachograph hardware, download tools and remote data capture devices for the HGV, PSV and LGV sectors.

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New skills qualification to future-proof modular and portable building sector

The Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) has launched a new workplace training course to ensure that future demands for skilled professionals within the sector are exceeded.

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Women in construction event showcases career opportunities

Girls from an Anglesey school have been given an insight into the varied career options open to them in the construction industry.

15 students from Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones Amlwch took part in a day of activities organised by Coleg Menai, in partnership with CITB’s Women in Construction campaign and Redrow Homes.

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Find out where your TV signal is heading

On 27th April The Confederation of Aerial Industries (CAI) will be holding its annual show at Birmingham's National Motorcycle Museum.

Evolving Connectivity 2016 will be unlocking a number of secrets this year: vital information for facilities management companies and those responsible for designing the systems within buildings - single homes or multi-occupancy dwellings like apartment blocks, care homes, hospitals and commercial premises - that involve the distribution of moving pictures, audio and data.

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VMS win Ford Transit Tipper deal for Fastflow Pipeline Services

VMS welcomes Fastflow Pipeline Services as a new customer. Based in Newcastle, Fastflow is a dynamic, growing and independent utility service provider. Established in 1991, it provides a comprehensive range of utility infrastructure services covering all aspects of pipeline networks. 

VMS have supplied six Ford Transit Crew Cab Tippers with a CPD body conversion. Working with CPD Bodies Ltd, they have convertedthe chassis cab into a steel tipping body with a single electrics tow bar and twin amber beacon.The newly built, additional fleet will help to minimize company downtime and will reduce fleet overhaul during busy periods.

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Safety barriers should not compromise facility hygiene

Every product in the hygiene logistics trail must contribute to overall health and safety – and a new range of polymer-based safety barriers could prove revolutionary for sensitive workplaces

Dust, debris, dirt – the deadly 3Ds for those working environments where cleanliness is most certainly next to godliness.

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Hope and Stanford celebrate construction partnership milestone

Two British businesses are celebrating a landmark partnership which has seen them create the floors for 50 major UK construction projects in just three years.

The UK’s leading independent concrete supplier, Hope Construction Materials Ltd, and the country’s leading concrete flooring innovator Stanford Industrial Concrete Flooring Ltd are marking the 50-project landmark…with another two significant flooring contracts!

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Safety & Access Ltd celebrate 25 years of supporting industry

Humber - June 9th
Nottingham - September 7th

The days feature input from CISRS and NASC along with presentations from the largest principal contractors in the UK.

There will also be trade stands, demonstrations and attractive offers and incentives.

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