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NHBC has developed an online quiz to test people’s knowledge of onsite health and safety signs. The quiz was launched to coincide with NHBC’s 8th annual Health and Safety Awards where house building sites across the UK compete to demonstrate excellence in health and safety standards.

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Lego has made the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum the latest addition to its architectural model series to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the birth of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, reports Deezen. The late American architect, who was born 8 June 1867, completed the New York art museum in 1959. W

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Construction worker Joseph Mutungi is celebrating after winning the Kenyan lottery. The father of four became the second Lotto Power Draw winner this year, taking home Sh10 million (£75,000) in the Madaraka Day Power Draw.

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Staring at modern buildings and the 21st century’s urban landscapes such as the archetypal financial district can give you a headache, according to a new academic study.

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Housing maintenance company Mears has banned its workers from having beards, citing health and safety grounds regarding the effectiveness of dust masks. According to the Unite trade union, its members working for Mears in Tower Hamlets were told at a tool box talk that beards were now banned so that

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Moray Council is giving local businesses the opportunity to sponsor new street names as a way of raising much needed revenue. The initiative was approved by the council’s planning and regulatory services committee as part of revised policy and procedures for the naming and numbering of streets.

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The crimes of cowboy builders are well publicised, but a new study has found that rogue traders may well be out-numbered by rogue customers. Customers having a cavalier attitude towards tradesmen’s safety and wellbeing is common, as are attempts to belittle their expertise, but the worst behaviour

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Padlocks bearing messages of love have been removed from a North-east bridge due to structural concerns, the Press & Journal has reported. Aberdeenshire Council removed 150 ‘love locks’ from the River Cowie bridge in Stonehaven, many of which were inscribed with romantic messages.

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Sports giant Nike has created the world’s first LED running track in Manila, Philippines. Conceptualized by BBH Singapore, the Unlimited Stadium has been described as a running track with a nightclub feel, resembling a Nike LunarEpic running shoe footprint.

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A tech firm has created new wireless electric vehicle charging technology which enables the cars to pick up charge while driving. Qualcomm Halo, which has been developed by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. (QTI), has been tested and proven to allow electric vehicles (EV) to charge while parked or while d

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