First 50 customers sign-up to order cement by smartphone

Fifty UK construction companies have already registered to use the new CEMEX digital platform which allows you to order materials by smartphone.

CEMEX Go uses the latest digital-industrial technology available through desktops and mobile devices to allow customers to place orders, track shipments, manage invoices and make payments for building products including bagged and bulk cement, readymixed concrete and aggregates.

Customers can access their account at any time and the information is delivered in real-time like an Ocado style service for construction.

One of the first to sign up was Technic Concrete Floors.

The company constructs concrete floors using traditional mesh reinforcement, steel and polyfibres and has worked closely with CEMEX UK, using their readymixed concrete.

Darren  Murgatroyd, Director said: “The introduction of CEMEX Go will undoubtedly bring massive benefits to our business.

“We will be able to track the deliveries and look at efficiency levels/wastage, which in turn will support our environmental strategies and improved invoicing process. We are looking forward to working with CEMEX on this new digital platform.”

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Competition has banks easing up on commercial lending

A Federal Reserve Board survey revealed that commercial lenders' loan standards are the most relaxed they have been in three years.

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Army posts pre-bid notices for U.S.-Mexico border wall work

The notices state that official bid solicitations will be forthcoming and that bids are due Aug. 15.

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The Dotted Line: What contractors need to know about arbitration

When it comes to contract disputes, arbitration is sometimes the answer, even if it does not mean contractors will get an inexpensive and quick resolution.

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$2B Worldcenter one of Miami's biggest mixed-use plans yet

Fifteen years in the making, the development has already created 4,000 construction jobs and is still a few years from completion.

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Developer brings $1.5B urban-style complex to South Florida

The 65-acre Metropica mixed-use project would be the first of its kind in Ft. Lauderdale suburbs.

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Environmental training up for grabs in Gloucester

Training specialist Construction Skills People has received funding that will enable access to vital industry qualifications for more than 200 Gloucestershire-based construction workers and civil engineers.

The fully funded training is available to companies looking to put their staff through a construction related Level 2 NVQ Qualification, leading to CSCS or CPCS cards for successful participants.

The training programme will focus on promoting environmentally friendly and sustainable construction processes and techniques.

Construction Skills People is now calling on local construction contractors to reach out to register their interest.

Andy Sheppard, Funding and Levy Manager at Construction Skills People, said: “Environmental considerations need to be taken very seriously on a construction site in order to minimise the impact on the local environment and to reduce waste and costs.

 “The funded training is available immediately but is limited to 200 applicants, so we are inviting local companies to register their interest soonest.”

 If you are a Gloucestershire company looking to qualify your staff through the CSCS/CPCS Card Scheme, please contact Kadie or Rebecca at Construction Skills People on 01246 589444 Ext 715 or 607.

 

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