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7 Tips to Speed Up Your Construction Projects

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Alex Robinson
Jan 29, 2025 7 Tips to Speed Up Your Construction Projects

Anyone working in the building and construction industry understands that time is money. If your project overshoots the planned building project timeline, more money must be pumped in to keep the project running. Additionally, delays in the project progress schedule can be frustrating for all stakeholders involved, from on-site workers…

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6 Ways Construction Companies Are Meeting ESG Goals

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Alex Robinson
Jan 22, 2025 6 Ways Construction Companies Are Meeting ESG Goals

With support from various industrial sectors and embracing various government reforms and sustainable practices, the UK is on track to achieve its net zero carbon emissions targets by 2050. At the recent COP29, the current PM, Sir Keir Starmer, upped the UK’s target to an 81% cut in emissions by…

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The Importance of Effective Construction Site Design

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Alex Robinson
Jan 14, 2025 The Importance of Effective Construction Site Design

A construction project requires extensive planning and forethought. All details must be ironed out before any equipment, machinery, or workers arrive on the building site. Construction firms must meticulously plan construction site design and layout to ensure safe, successful and productive project sites. Hireforce Welfare, a division of the Hireforce…

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UK Construction Industry Forecast for 2025

Alex Robinson Written by
Alex Robinson
Jan 8, 2025 UK Construction Industry Forecast for 2025

Businesses start gearing up for the new year many months before, looking for insights and predictions into what the coming year may hold. This helps companies to set the right expectations, plan the year, and stay competitive in the evolving market. A useful tool for many businesses, our UK construction…

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4 Ways Portable Welfare Units Can Support Construction Firms in 2025

Alex Robinson Written by
Alex Robinson
Dec 18, 2024 4 Ways Portable Welfare Units Can Support Construction Firms in 2025

The construction sector is constantly changing as demand rises for increased productivity,  sustainability initiatives, and provisions for worker welfare on a construction site. Innovative solutions are essential to address these demands and ensure construction sites remain efficient and safe. One solution that stands out is portable welfare units designed to…

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4 Benefits of Structured Construction Break Times

Alex Robinson Written by
Alex Robinson
Dec 18, 2024 4 Benefits of Structured Construction Break Times

All workers need to take periodic breaks, especially those in the intense environments of civil engineering and construction. While corporate offices usually have fixed break times for their employees, the uncertain schedules and delays on building sites mean staggered construction break times. Construction workers face challenging conditions that can potentially…

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How to Avoid Construction Management Problems

Alex Robinson Written by
Alex Robinson
Dec 18, 2024 How to Avoid Construction Management Problems

Good project management on construction sites ensures even the most complex works take off smoothly, are delivered on time, within budget, safely, and meet the intended purpose. Although a project requires the expertise of multiple involved stakeholders, its success primarily boils down to effective management and resolution of various construction…

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Seasonal Affective Disorder and Its Impact on Construction Workers

Alex Robinson Written by
Alex Robinson
Dec 12, 2024 Seasonal Affective Disorder and Its Impact on Construction Workers

After the warm and pleasant conditions of spring and summer comes the chill of autumn, followed by cold, dark, short winter days.  Research has shown that winter can negatively impact employees’ physical and mental well-being, including workers in the construction sector. Combined with the intense, physically demanding nature of their…

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What Happens on Construction Sites Without Adequate Welfare Facilities?

Alex Robinson Written by
Alex Robinson
Dec 4, 2024 What Happens on Construction Sites Without Adequate Welfare Facilities?

Working on a construction site means dealing with a physically and mentally intensive environment. Construction and building projects demand significant manual involvement, where workers operate heavy construction machinery and physically load and unload materials. Construction workers often carry out these tasks in dirty, dusty, noisy surroundings. The right welfare facilities…

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4 Ways Welfare Facilities Support a Green Building Site

Alex Robinson Written by
Alex Robinson
Nov 20, 2024 4 Ways Welfare Facilities Support a Green Building Site

Construction sites, where residential or commercial properties, or modern infrastructure is being built, are areas bustling with activity. Despite the many positives they bring, these building sites are a source of pollution and the construction waste as a result damages the environment. There is, therefore, an urgent need for construction-related…

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