Category: Featured
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Call for more women to join Lower Thames Crossing project
“In terms of impact on the economy of the surrounding areas, the Lower Thames Crossing is huge, and we want to be able to use it as an opportunity to recruit people from the local area in the hope it can create new opportunities to benefit the community and leave a lasting skills legacy,” Condon…
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The One Big Beautiful Bill and Incentivizing Equipment Purchasing
Signed on July 4, 2025, the full impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill has yet to take full effect. Let’s take a look at the projected impact on the equipment rental and construction industry in general. At its essence, the intent of the Bill is to drive the economy using incentives to drive capital…
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38 PRETTY Home Utility Tech Items—Doorbells, Thermostats, Smoke Detectors—No Need To Hide These
Two weeks ago, I came out swinging with a post entitled “Design Hot Take: Can Designers Stop Trying to Hide Everything Useful?” In that piece, I went off about hiding things like thermostats and doorbell chime boxes behind art, routers, and remotes inside faux boxes, photoshopping things like outlets and cords out of images…the home…
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Best bulbs to plant in September for kerb appeal in spring
Deciding on the best bulbs to plant in September is one of the most enjoyable autumn jobs. An afternoon spent pushing bulbs into the soil now means you’ll be rewarded early next year when your flowers spring to life in little groups all over the garden. Planting bulbs is easy to do and an affordable…
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Smart Bidding Strategies with Artificial Intelligence
In construction, an accurate bid can mean the difference between a profitable year or continuous delays and costly overruns. Many contractors continue to rely on spreadsheets, fragmented data, or gut instinct to prepare bids. This leaves too much room for errors. According to Contimod, nine out of ten construction projects exceed their budgets, with average…
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Toro Names Tom Werner General Manager of Sitework Systems Division
The Toro Company has named Tom Werner general manager of its Sitework Systems business. Werner joined Toro in 2018 as a senior product marketing manager in the Residential and Landscape Contractor division. He later became senior director of marketing for the same business, where he oversaw new product launches, expanded channel partnerships and led brand…
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Couple transform a 1930s house into an energy-efficient home
Homeowners Loretta and David are used to the construction process – they built their own home in Derbyshire before moving to their Sheffield village 10 years ago. A few years after moving, however, they decided the house was too small for them so the hunt was on for a bigger place. “When we found a…
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How long do washing machines last?
It makes sense to want your washing machine to go the distance – especially when the best models are no small investment. A machine takes on a heavy workload, so knowing how long it should last – and what you can do to extend its lifespan – is key to getting the most from your…
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Pan-United Expands AiR Digital AI Platform for Concrete and Logistics Operations
Pan-United Corporation Ltd., a Singapore-based concrete producer, has expanded its AiR Digital Solutions platform to ready-mix concrete and logistics companies across Asia-Pacific, with the technology also now available in the U.S. market. The AI-powered system, developed in-house, manages scheduling, fleet deployment and resource allocation in real time. Pan-United said users have reported improved fleet utilization,…
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Michelle Dockery’s pistachio green doors are setting a trend
Pistachio green is emerging as one of the freshest door and window colour trends, and Michelle Dockery’s newly renovated west London home demonstrates why. The Downton Abbey star says her Crittall-style doors in this uplifting shade are one of her favourite features in her four-year renovation project. With help from interior designer Emma Ainscough, Dockery…