Mind your head! Massive oil drilling platform passes under Forth bridges after being dropped off by world’s largest construction vessel The 382 metre long Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit transferred its huge cargo of a topside drilling platform onto a cargo barge called the Iron Lady The cargo barge was then towed clear of the Pioneering Spirit and … Read more
As humans continue to explore Mars, plans are already underway to build a sustainable city on the red planet. The plans were unveiled by architecture studio ABIBOO, which has offices around the world, including two in the United States. Nüwa, the capital city and one of five planned at Tempe Mensa on Mars, is built vertically … Read more
Builder’s £125m fire-trap flat fund: Construction giant Taylor Wimpey sets aside fortune to fix cladding issues Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said fund would ‘provide certainty’ to leaseholders The £125m fund will spare leaseholders the cost of making buildings safe It is the latest construction giant to set aside cash since the Mail launched its campaign to … Read more
Builder’s £125m fire-trap flat fund: Construction giant Taylor Wimpey sets aside fortune to fix cladding issues Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said fund would ‘provide certainty’ to leaseholders The £125m fund will spare leaseholders the cost of making buildings safe It is the latest construction giant to set aside cash since the Mail launched its campaign to … Read more
Work is due to start on the world’s first ‘space hotel’ in low Earth orbit in 2025 – and it will come equipped with restaurants, a cinema, spa and rooms for 400 people. Developed by the Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the Voyager Station could be operational as early as 2027, with the infrastructure built in … Read more
Hilarious moment digger driver shoves workman into freezing cold muddy puddle on Scottish building site Greig Roger filmed the moment his brother Kyle was pushed into a dirty puddle The pair were working on a building site in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire One of their colleagues used the digger to push Kyle into the puddle By … Read more
Cladding victims hailed a major breakthrough last night – after Barratt became the first housebuilder to back calls for a developer levy to help pay for the crisis. The construction giant acknowledged that the industry had a ‘collective responsibility’ to cover the costs of the scandal, which has left leaseholders facing average bills of £40,000 … Read more
‘Look at the size of it!’ Shocking moment a 14ft SNAKE is found on Scottish construction site – amid fears others could be on the loose The snake was found on the edge of wasteland by a busy pavement by workers Police were called in but it was confirmed that the snake was dead It … Read more
Air taxis to fill the skies over Florida following the construction of 10 ‘vertiports’ across the state for the aircraft powered by 36 jet engines with 186 mile range German aviation firm Lilium is opening 10 air taxi hubs across Florida The hubs will be built by Ferrovial SE, a Spanish infrastructure company The first … Read more
Don’t mind us, we’re just LION around! Construction boss shocked to find six big cats sunning themselves on his deck in South Africa David and Mariska De Beer came face to face with the unexpected guests when checking a relative’s property in Hoedspruit The six lazy lions lounged around the patio before eventually padding off … Read more