Construction Index Features
01 April 2026
Not all construction processes require the application of the latest virtual reality or BIM application. But as you'll see in this issue, UK construction is receptive to new technologies. Plus Heritage cover-ups and high-speed house building.
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With a chronic shortage of construction skills - who's helping to fill the gap? Two major rail infrastructure projects are using artificial intelligence to streamline planning and reduce risk.. and Drive-thru concrete is a thing now.
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Mammoet adopts a novel approach to bridge-jacking in Bilbao, Scottish Water sends drones underground and Laing O Rourke forges ahead at Everton's new stadium. Plus, is HVO fuel really good for the planet?
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The annual Construction Index Top 100 construction firms. Plus: structural waterproofing designed to last 120 years; making bricks from site-won waste; and RMD Kwikform boss on life as part of the Altrad Group.
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Industry gears up for the next tranche of national road projects – but local roads continue to deteriorate. Meanwhile, the piling sector turns to low-carbon solutions, Crossrail finally opens and Lancashire's Fox Group gobbles up the competition.
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Reviving our town centres, demolishing airport structures and rethinking plasterboard production. Plus, a new owner for Scotland’s leading timber frame manufacturer and pallet deliveries go green.
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Giant scaffold for Manchester Town Hall and a new bridge for Great Yarmouth. Plus, why construction is the archaeologist’s best friend, why Weston Homes is going off-site and a radical new approach to tunnelling.
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Scientists developing a low-carbon, mud-and-straw building material that meets 21st century. Turning potentially lethal asbestos into a safe cement substitute. East West Rail Alliance saves £70m by changing design of a crucial railway flyover
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What is UK construction doing to fulfil our COP26 carbon promises? Plus: breath-taking temporary works on London’s Piccadilly; flywheels offer on-site energy storage; plant-hirers vent their red-diesel-rebate concerns. And what killed NMC
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黑料社 Top 100 construction firms in 2021. Plus all you need to know about the forthcoming ban on the use of rebated red diesel
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Despite ambitious plans for Hammersmith Bridge, 100s of historic bridges are facing destruction. Willmott Dixon gives Bristol's premier concert venue a new lease of life & Irish engineers are developing a new piling solution for deep-sea structures
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Scientists in Scotland promote home-grown timber, others turn waste sludge into building products. Why is one of the worlds biggest cement producers investing in a tiny offsite start-up? Is carbon-offsetting the cheats way to net zero?
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Mastclimbers are under-appreciated, says one hirer, but scaffolding is the nuclear option at Hinkley Point. Meanwhile robots are digging up the roads, contractors are recruiting ex-offenders and you'll never drop a sheet of plasterboard again.
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In this issue: how artificial intelligence is improving efficiency and safety on UK sites, why more companies are opting for employee ownership, and how a modular building manufacturer rose to the Covid-19 challenge. Plus: does the CITB have a future?
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Covid-19 lockdown forced a theatrical rigging firm to focus on construction work. Plastic waste put to good use in asphalt mixes, nitrate pollution stalls Hampshire projects & is "re-wilding" the best way to offset environmental impact
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The TCI Top 100: how are the UK's biggest contractors performing? Plus: steelwork fabricators are upbeat about their future prospects, the lifting-gear specialist offering bespoke solutions, and how business is Zooming into the future under lockdown
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Sunderland's strategic transport corridor runs the gamut of ground engineering techniques , post-tensioning solves Warwick Uni's complex concrete frame, and the brickwork subbie that's also a leading scaffolding contractor
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Mass transport for the post-Covid world, Piling firms in the doldrums & changes to the regulations governing the disposal of plastic packaging could spark a massive hike in the cost of some building materials.
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