Yearly Archives: 2020

Industry letter to President von der Leyen “The notification deadline for the SCIP database must be postponed”

von der Leyen industry letter

Industry letter to President von der Leyen “The notification deadline for the SCIP database must be postponed” On Monday 21st September, a coalition of 40 industry organisations wrote a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for decisive action to solve implementation issues within the EU Waste …

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4 More Major Upcoming Construction Events go Digital: Autodesk University – ASCE Event- CRETECH and Construct

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1. AUTODESK UNIVERSITY, LAS VEGAS 2020 (Digital) Diversity in construction shows depicts the innate diversity in the construction sector itself. However, there is one unique conference known as Autodesk University, that is related to technological innovations which are changing the momentum and future of the construction sector. Due to COVID-19, …

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Industry and unions call for emergency measures and retraining to secure skills essential for UK recovery

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Apprenticeship opportunities disappearing against backdrop of COVID redundancies with fears of lost generation Britain’s manufacturers, leading unions, skills training providers and industry bodies are calling today on the Government to take urgent action to safeguard the skills the country’s economy needs now and in the future by acting to save …

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From Russia with Love

Hyundai brutal digger

Evgeny Akhtyrtsev is a heavy machine operator working for a small independent construction company based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Evgeny is also an Instagram and YouTube star, with more than 10,000 followers/subscribers, known online under the persona of ‘Brutal Digger’(@brutaldigger). Brutal Digger has become somewhat of a social media sensation and …

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