Tag: month
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Construction spending drops for fourth straight month
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Nonresidential construction spending dropped 0.2% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.237 trillion, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis released July 1. Spending fell from the month prior in eight…
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CIOB apprentice of the month: Ben Hatch, BAM Construction
Ben Hatch is currently working as a site manager for BAM Construction. Ben Hatch, BAM Construction What are your future career ambitions? I am currently a site manager at BAM Construction. My short-term aspirations will be to progress up to senior management, a level above where I am now. And then my long-term aspiration is…
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A One Month Living Room Makeover – Here’s The Design Plan + A BIG Media Center DIY
Welcome to my living room!! This is my 1950s apartment in Los Feliz, and I moved here because it’s A. Super affordable B. In a fantastic location and C. Has a ton of charm and potential. At its current state, this living room is underwhelming at best, but we’re going to make it so sick,…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘Say yes to every opportunity’
Martha Penney is a quantity surveyor, Level 6 construction, at Barratt Redrow Martha Penney working on site in Macclesfield (Image: Mark Waugh) What was your favourite project to work on over the course of your apprenticeship? A site at Macclesfield. It’s the biggest site that I’ve worked on since I’ve been there and it’s the…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘construction’s carbon footprint is a big issue’
Abbie Griffiths is an apprentice engineer and Level 4 construction site supervisor, at Tilbury Douglas. Abbie Griffiths, Tilbury Douglas What is one piece of advice you would give to someone enrolling onto a construction apprenticeship? To try and do a placement and not necessarily pick an industry category. If, say, you have chosen QS, also…
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Construction materials costs rise for third month on tariff pressures
Dive Brief: Construction input prices increased 0.5% in March, while nonresidential input prices climbed 0.6%, both unusually steep jumps, according to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Both overall and nonresidential input prices are now 0.8% higher than a year ago and sit more than 40% higher…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘The apprenticeship exposed me to so many different roles’
James Pratt is assistant quantity surveyor, Level 3 construction support technician, at Barratt Developments Which technological advances in the sector are you most excited about? Modular and offsite construction. You’re saving time on site, and on a lot of the premiums. It also enables a lot of work to happen at the same time. Different…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘The apprenticeship exposed me to so many different roles’
James Pratt is assistant quantity surveyor, Level 3 construction support technician, at Barratt Developments Which technological advances in the sector are you most excited about? Modular and offsite construction. You’re saving time on site, and on a lot of the premiums. It also enables a lot of work to happen at the same time. Different…
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Industry Hires and Promotions This Month
Throughout the month of March, the construction industry has seen multiple changes in leadership. Here is a roundup of the main promotions and recruitment this month. CNH Announces Global Leadership Team Change CNH announced a key leadership transition in its Human Resources function. Effective May 1, 2025, Francesco Tutino will assume the role of chief…
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Little Giant Supports National Ladder Safety Month
Safety is not optional. That’s why Little Giant Ladder Systems is again taking a stand for ladder safety by working closely with the American Ladder Institute (ALI) for the annual National Ladder Safety Month this March. With an unwavering commitment to preventing injuries and saving lives, Little Giant Ladder Systems (Little Giant) is raising the…