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Nominations Open for 2026 Top Contractor Award
Nominations are open for Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction’s 2026 Top Contractor award, which spotlights the annual top contractors in the pavement, sealcoating, striping, and pavement repair markets. This survey of paving and pavement maintenance contractors helps develop an objective and verifiable listing in each of these five industry segments. To do that, we need to…
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Nominations Open | For Construction Pros
Nominations are open for Pavement Maintenance & Reconstruction’s 2026 Top Contractor award, which spotlights the annual top contractors in the pavement, sealcoating, striping, and pavement repair markets. This survey of paving and pavement maintenance contractors helps develop an objective and verifiable listing in each of these five industry segments. To do that, we need to…
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Gretchen’s DIY Holiday Decorations And Other Festive Craft Ideas
On a scale of 1-10, I love decorating for the Christmas/holiday season about a 7–generally enthusiastic about the idea of adding a fresh hit of festive decor to my home for a special few months, but often discouraged by the price tag or appearance of in-store offerings (you will simply NEVER catch me with a…
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Gretchen’s DIY Holiday Decorations And Other Festive Craft Ideas
On a scale of 1-10, I love decorating for the Christmas/holiday season about a 7–generally enthusiastic about the idea of adding a fresh hit of festive decor to my home for a special few months, but often discouraged by the price tag or appearance of in-store offerings (you will simply NEVER catch me with a…
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McLaren kicks off main works at Wrexham’s stadium
McLaren Construction has broken ground on the redevelopment of the Kop stand at Wrexham AFC’s stadium, StōK Cae Ras. The new stand, set for completion during the 2026/27 season, will restore the stadium to a four-sided configuration, increasing capacity to just over 18,000. McLaren was appointed to the project under a pre-construction services agreement earlier…
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Lidl is selling power tools, but are they less on Amazon?
When Arnold Schwarzenegger first started demonstrating Lidl’s power tools a while back, you couldn’t help but notice. And Lidl’s reputation for offering quality at low prices made this partnership a hard-to-ignore combination. The Terminator actor certainly packed a punch armed with his Lidl chainsaw, cutting muscles into a wooden sculpture of himself in their advert,…
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Mould in loft? Here’s how to solve the issue fast
Finding mould in your loft can be pretty alarming, especially if this is a space you rely on to store precious belongings or items such as Christmas decorations or out of season clothing – things you really don’t want to pull out and find covered in the stuff. While there are plenty of mould removal…
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10 stars facing thousands in mansion tax payments
With the government announcing a Mansion Tax, many high-value homeowners are set to pay a heavy price for their super homes. All homes over the value of £2 million will be forced to pay the surcharge, amounting to thousands in extra payments for each property. We’ve rounded up some of the most expensive celebrity homes…
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Construction Industry Adds 19,000 Jobs in September as Unemployment Ticks Up
The construction industry added a net 19,000 jobs in September, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry employment is up 38,000 jobs over the past year, a 0.5% increase. Nonresidential construction added 16,300 positions, with gains across all subcategories. Nonresidential specialty trade contractors…
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Turning a dining room into a home office
The dining room may be enjoying a quiet revival in interior design, but in many homes it remains one of the least-used spaces during daylight hours. And with hybrid working now firmly part of modern life, it makes perfect sense to put that overlooked square footage to better use. Transforming a dining room into a…