Global engineering company Ayesa has revealed its forward strategy after its subsidiary ByrneLooby rebranded to Ayesa on 19 October, concluding an 18-month integration.
Spain headquartered Ayesa acquired ByrneLooby in February 2022. Ayesa operates in 23 countries and has a 12,000-strong workforce. ByrneLooby, now operating as Ayesa, has offices in the UK,…
In construction, any machinery breakdown or failure can result in enforced and unplanned downtime, causing financial loss to both the company and the project and lower rates of productivity.
Additionally, a machine or equipment failure can result in an injury in the workplace, or worse, so it is important for…
The volume of civils work starting on site in the UK has fallen by a quarter in the past year, research has revealed.
Industry intelligence unit Glenigan found that the value of activity in the sector was 28 per cent lower in the three months to the end of September 2023…
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is a ‘Yimby’ (“Yes in my back yard” as opposed to a Nimby), and he and his party set out their stall on their ambitions for building at the Labour party conference.
Under their plans, Labour says it would ensure 1.5 million new homes…
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has welcomed a £2.7bn investment into the region’s transport infrastructure.
The Department for Transport (DfT) funding will be used for a wide range of improvements including delivery of the Midlands Rail Hub project. The investment, which will be delivered over the next decade, has been confirmed…
KPMG has been fined £21M for failures in its audit of collapsed construction company Carillion.
Infrastructure giant Carillion went into liquidation in 2018 under a £7bn debt. The irregularities of KPMG's audit of the company were first raised by accountancy watchdog the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in 2020. The FRC has…
The British Construction Industry Awards (BCIAs) took place last night, 11 October, at London’s glamorous Grosvenor House Hotel to celebrate the best projects, initiatives and innovations seen in the sector this year.
Across all 22 award categories there was fierce competition, with at least a half dozen nominees in contention for…
The introduction of a mandatory digital waste tracking system in the UK is imminent. Announced as a notion in the Environment Act 2021 to replace the existing paper-based system, the tracking system will mark a new era for land and waste recovery.
The issue of waste is a hot topic…
Industry leaders have backed Labour's promise to rewrite all 12 national policy statements (NPS) within six months of taking power in a bid to speed up infrastructure delivery.
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves today told delegates at the party's annual conference in Liverpool that the critical documents would be overhauled urgently following…
The industry has backed the launch of the Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) benchmark tool for infrastructure carbon assessment, with Mott MacDonald the first company to provide detailed data.
Created by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) over three years, the free-to-use BECD will allow precise calculation of the embodied carbon…
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