Kubota ‘Gold Digger’ raises £26,000 at the Lighthouse Club Summer Ball
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Kubota UK, the market-leading supplier of high performance compact construction machinery, has raised £26,000 auctioning off its special edition ‘Gold Digger’ at construction industry charity The Lighthouse Club’s 60th anniversary Summer Ball.
Following the significant milestone of Kubota selling its 50,000th excavator in the UK and Ireland this year, the manufacturer produced a special edition gold Kubota KX-71 mini excavator, which it donated to the charity to be auctioned at the event to raise much needed funds. The successful bid was made by Anglia Crane and Plant Hire.
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Leading firms recognised at ECA Annual Awards
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Top-performing building services and electrical firms achieved major accolades at the 2016 ECA Gala Dinner and Awards, attended by hundreds of industry leaders on 8 July at Celtic Manor in South Wales.
NASC issues amended version of SG4:15 Management Guide
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An amended version of the SG4:15 Preventing Falls in Scaffolding Operations management guide has been posted on the NASC website, incorporating a foreword from HSE. The document is available to download free of charge, and will shortly be available for purchase from the NASC in hard copy format.
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Actavo|Building Solutions looks to the future with two new appointments
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The UK’s fastest-growing offsite build specialist, Actavo | Building Solutions,has appointed Matthew Jeeves as site manager and Joao Ferreria (JT) as contracts manager in order to deliver projects to specific specifications, on budget and on time.
A seasoned site manager, in his previous position, Matthew was responsible for overseeing substantial contracts. He also served for 18 years as senior commander in HM forces constructing bridges and demolishing buildings and responsible for all aspects of his team’s health and safety.
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SEH French director to lead the National Federation of Builders
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Simon Girling, director of Ipswich-based construction firm SEH French, was sworn in as the national chair of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) at the federation’s annual general meeting yesterday.
The inauguration ceremony took place at Girton College, Cambridge where the previous NFB chair, Simon Carr, managing director of Henry Boot Construction Limited, handed over the chains of office to mark the beginning of the twelve-month term.
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