February 1, 2017

Emergence of robotic sand blasting technology is estimated to surge demand growth of Sand Blasting Machines Market: Global Market Insights, Inc.

Sand Blasting Machines Market Size By Product (Industrial Sand Blasting Machine, Mini Sand Blasting Machine) Industry Outlook Report, Regional Analysis, Application Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2012 – 2022 Sand blasting machines market size is forecast to hit USD 485 million, growing at 3.5% by 2022. Robotic sandblasting

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Malvern Scaffolding Limited presented with International Safety Award for protecting its employees from the risk of injury and ill health at work

Category: Construction Industry Today | Subscribe to Construction Industry Today Feed Published Thu, Apr 28th 2016 Malvern Scaffolding has won an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2015 calendar year. Posted

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The car industry might suffer if a Brexit deal isn’t made clear

The Government must agree on a Brexit deal by the end of March for the automotive industry to stay competitive, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Mike Hawes, the Chief Executive of SMMT, urges the politicians to give more information to the industry about the deal so

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“Mates in Mind” Initiative to Tackle Issues of Mental Health

The building and construction industries will no doubt hugely benefit from this progressive measure organized by the British Safety Council (BSC) to improve the lives of workers in the sector who have mental health to contend with and it is hoped that a much greater understanding of how to work

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Alarming Increase in Health and Safety Breaches

Health and safety in the workplace, particularly in the building and construction industries, are of paramount importance to individuals around the world as well as in the United Kingdom. However, alarming figures collated by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) have indicated that despite the continued implementation of

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Lighting Industry Association Receive Coveted Prize

The well regarded and respected Lighting Industry Association (LIA) have reached new heights of construction achievement when they were named as the “Best Construction Industry Trade Association” in the whole of the United Kingdom. They were granted this award after much time and effort in the building and construction industry

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AGA Builds All New Fitness Space for Xtend Barre

A location along Marylebone High Street in the middle of London is to be the site of an all new fitness space from its original state as a bargain basement that was quite frankly none other than a sad waste of property building space. Now, these 3,000 square feet of

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The Housing Crisis – Are “Garden Villages” A Solution?

Britain is currently experiencing an incredibly concerning housing crisis, resulting in too many people being forced into temporary housing or worse: having to sleep on the streets. This also does not excuse or in any way distract from the fact that a vast number of housing accommodation itself is in disgraceful

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The Future of the Building Industry Safe in Terms of Engineers

Affiliates and those interested in the building, design and construction industries will be pleased to know that tool manufacturing agency Dormer Pramet have recently signed an agreement with the Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTC) to furnish them with tools, equipment and advice to their engineering students and apprentices. This is

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Issue 332 : Sept 2025

February 1, 2017

Emergence of robotic sand blasting technology is estimated to surge demand growth of Sand Blasting Machines Market: Global Market Insights, Inc.

Sand Blasting Machines Market Size By Product (Industrial Sand Blasting Machine, Mini Sand Blasting Machine) Industry Outlook Report, Regional Analysis, Application Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2012 – 2022 Sand blasting machines market size is forecast to hit USD 485 million, growing at 3.5% by 2022. Robotic sandblasting technology is projected to open new avenues for the market growth. The market has enjoyed substantial surge due to increased usage in industrial and domestic applications. Increased expenditure in this new technology by the key market participants is likely to influence market growth positively in the near future. Browse key industry insights spread across 85 pages with 22 market data tables & 21 figures from the report, “Sand Blasting Machines Market Size By Product (Industrial Sand Blasting Machine, Mini Sand Blasting Machine) Industry Outlook Report, Regional Analysis, Application Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2012 – 2022” in detail along with the table of contents:https://www.gminsights.com/industry-analysis/sand-blasting-machines-market-size Robotic blasting technology has seen wide acceptance where the standard automation solutions does not suffice the needs of part complexity, complex process requirements, and quality control needs. This new technique has been implemented to broaden the scope of sand blasting.  Manual sand blasting operation leads to potential health hazards. Various industries like aerospace, consumer electronics, automotive, medical, etc. have adopted robotic blast systems for numerous applications such as material removal, coating removal, surface preparation, shot peening, mold cleaning, and stress relief. Growing demand from these sectors is anticipated to boost market growth during the forecast time frame. Application areas like 3D printing offering a carved or handmade look have started adopting the new technology at a fast pace. Silica is a traditionally used abrasive material. Inhalation of this material may lead to health issues including silicosis and other lung diseases. Other abrasive materials including water, crushed glass, walnut shells, etc. have gained prominence owing to Government regulations in many nations to prohibit the use of blast cleaning abrasives comprising over 0.1% free silica. Considering the risk of lung diseases, shot blasting machines are gaining popularity as they use metallic shots and grits as abrasives. This is likely to restrain market growth a bit. Make an inquiry for purchasing this report @ https://www.gminsights.com/inquiry-before-buying/129 Mini sand blasting machines market share is projected to surpass USD 90 million, at a growing CAGR of more than 4% and to lead the application segment in coming few years owing to their inherently portable feature and use in household tasks. Industrial sand blasting machines market is projected to be worth USD 390 million during the estimated time frame. Growing trend of replacing manual labor for accomplishing domestic tasks is likely to further the growth by 2022. The demand in Asia Pacific market is anticipated to top due to extensive contribution in volume and revenue generation globally by Chinese market together with increasing use in infrastructure, construction, and automotive sectors. Europe is expected to hit USD 95 million by 2022, with gains estimated of 2.5% during the forecast period. Request for a sample of this research report @ https://www.gminsights.com/request-sample/detail/129 The report features comprehensive analysis of the extremely fragmented market with key players profiled in the report including Airblast B.V, Kramer Industries, Sintokogio Group, Clemco Industries Corp, Norton Sandblasting Equipment, Midwest Finishing Systems Inc., Torbo Engineering Keizers GmbH and SANdBOT (JetSystem Group).Global Market Insights has segmented the sand blasting machines industry on the basis of product and region: Sand Blasting Machines Industry Product Analysis (2012 – 2022, Unit Shipments & Revenue) Industrial Sand Blasting Machine Mini Sand Blasting Machine  Sand Blasting Machines Industry Regional Analysis (2012 – 2022, Unit Shipments & Revenue) North America Europe Asia Pacific Latin America MEA  Browse Related Reports: Read our insightful industry blogs About Global Market Insights:Global Market Insights, Inc., headquartered in Delaware, U.S., is a global market research and consulting service provider; offering syndicated and custom research reports along with growth consulting services. Our business intelligence and industry research reports offer clients with penetrative insights and actionable market data specially designed and presented to aid strategic decision making. These exhaustive reports are designed via a proprietary research methodology and are available for key industries such as chemicals, advanced materials, technology, renewable energy and biotechnology. Contact Us:Jack DavisCorporate Sales, USAGlobal Market Insights, Inc.Phone: 1-302-846-7766Toll Free: 1 888-689-0688Email: sales@gminsights.comWeb: https://www.gminsights.comSource: Global Market Insights, Inc.   Source link

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Malvern Scaffolding Limited presented with International Safety Award for protecting its employees from the risk of injury and ill health at work

Category: Construction Industry Today | Subscribe to Construction Industry Today Feed Published Thu, Apr 28th 2016 Malvern Scaffolding has won an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2015 calendar year. Posted via Industry Today. Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday Malvern Scaffolding is one of 165 organisations to win a pass in the 2015 International Safety Awards and one of only two specialist scaffolding companies worldwide to do so. Now in their 58th year, the International Safety Awards recognise and celebrate organisations of all types and sizes from around the world that have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the scheme’s independent judges their commitment to preventing workplace injuries and work-related ill health during the previous calendar year. In 2016 436 organisations won an International Safety Award. These winning organisations span all sectors and are drawn from the United Kingdom, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. 30 organisations were awarded a distinction, 241 organisations were awarded a merit and 165 organisations achieved a pass. Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, congratulated Jon Stone, Director of Malvern Scaffolding Limited on their success in winning an International Safety Award for 2016: “The British Safety Council commends Malvern Scaffolding on their achievement. The award is in recognition of their commitment and effort to keep their employees and workplaces free of injury and ill health. Our warmest congratulations.   “The British Safety Council’s vision is that no one should be injured or made ill by work, anywhere in the world. Across all of the winning organisations are examples of dedication and hard work to ensure that the risk of injury and ill health is prevented. We commend the winning organisations and urge them to continue working with us to ensure that our vision becomes a reality.”   Source link

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The car industry might suffer if a Brexit deal isn’t made clear

The Government must agree on a Brexit deal by the end of March for the automotive industry to stay competitive, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Mike Hawes, the Chief Executive of SMMT, urges the politicians to give more information to the industry about the deal so that the car market can maintain its position. In 2017 it was down by 5.6% and unless a decision is made the members will keep struggling investing if they don’t know what is ahead. He says that if no clarification will be brought by the end of the first quarter of the year, then the “industry will have to start taking contingency measures, such as stockpiling parts and vehicles, which costs money and makes them less competitive.” The Brexit situation impacted on vehicle sales and people opted to hold on to their existing cars or buy used ones rather than choosing new. The new car registration estimates have been in decline and the current figures are lower than expected. Even though Hawkes thinks that the Brexit did not result in anyone losing their job, it did cost potential new jobs “production and sales are down, which isn’t good for the industry.” However, an incident in October resulted in a 400 jobs cut when Vauxhall announced that it would move its workers from Ellesmere Factory in Cheshire to a single shift through a ‘voluntary separation programme’. The carmaker commented that the move was not made because of the Brexit, but because they needed to bring costs down in line with its benchmark factories in France. Hawkes tried to point out the opportunities that could be made available after Brexit: “there could be advantages to having a factory that uses sterling and is outside the EU in close proximity to Europe.”

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Property prices in Spain rose in February as recovery takes hold

The prices of homes in Spain increased by 0.6% in February year on year, taking average values to €1,233 per square meter, according to the latest data from the General Council of Notaires. Prices are strongest in the single family home sector with growth of 3.8% year on year while the price of apartments fell slightly by 0.2% compared to February 2015. The average price for single family homes is now €1,007 per square meter, for second hand apartments it is €1,350, up 0.6%, and for new apartments it is €1,619 per square meter, a rise of 0.3%. At the same time sales are rising steadily, up 22.9% year on year with the growth being led by apartments with transactions in this sector up by 25.9%, the data also shows. Sales of single family homes also registered a significant increase year on year with growth of 22.6% but new homes are not as popular with transactions down by 5.1%. The report from the Notaires states that in general terms the figures reflect an underlying trend of recovery. The recovery is also being reported by estate agents. Barcelona based Lucas Fox International said it recorded a 33% increase in sales in 2015 and much of the growth is coming from Spanish buyers rather than from those from overseas. Property sales to Spanish buyers were up by 86% year on year, according to the company’s latest market report and it said this is a sign that the Spanish property recovery is well underway. International buyers, however, continue to dominate high end sales. Some 17% of prime market buyers in Barcelona purchasing property above €950,000 were to national clients compared to 11% the previous year, the majority of whom were purchasing primary residences. ‘The increased market activity by local buyers was the standout trend in 2015. Spanish buyers have been active predominantly at mid end of the market, attracted by property prices at an eight year low, a recovering economy and increased lending from Spanish banks,’ said Tom Maidment, partner at Lucas Fox. ‘For several years the market has been dominated by international buyers and whilst foreign investors still account for the majority of our sales, the number of local buyers is clearly on the rise and we expect this trend to continue apace throughout 2016,’ he added. Sales to the British were also up by 50% in Barcelona, and in Lucas Fox’s Ibiza office, UK buyers accounted for more than two thirds of home sales, primarily due to the strong Pound against the Euro during 2015. The Barcelona office also saw a significant rise in Dutch and US buyers during 2015. The number of Russian buyers has dropped substantially, however, and are being replaced by buyers from the Middle East.Sales to the Spanish were also particularly strong in Valencia where transactions to local buyers more than doubled. There were also significant increases in Maresme, the coastal area to the North of Barcelona, and the Costa Brava, where Spanish buyers accounted for 37% and 29% of home purchases respectively. Lucas Fox co-founder Alexander Vaughan explained that while asking prices might well be rising sales prices are not. ‘Year on year we have not seen house prices rises. In fact the average property price for a Lucas Fox sale in 2015 was around €1 million, the same figure as in 2014,’ he said. ‘Sales prices can still be significantly lower than the asking price, although that gap is finally narrowing. The average price of prime property in prime regions is also being driven up by sales of new developments, which can sell for 20% to 30% more per square meter than re-sale homes in the same prime micro-area. Currently demand for this kind of product is outstripping supply,’ he added. BOOKMARK THIS PAGE (What is this?)      Source link

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“Mates in Mind” Initiative to Tackle Issues of Mental Health

The building and construction industries will no doubt hugely benefit from this progressive measure organized by the British Safety Council (BSC) to improve the lives of workers in the sector who have mental health to contend with and it is hoped that a much greater understanding of how to work with this will improve the lives of these individuals in the workplace. Following on from the meeting convened by the Health in Construction Leadership Group (or HCLG) back on the 28th January this year, the Chief Executive Officers declared the go-ahead for the “Mates in Mind” initiative. This particular new initiative is designed to enable site managers, foremen and team leaders the opportunity to learn more about the challenges experienced by construction workers suffering from mental illness, and how their leaders can help them to have a better experience of their workplace. In this way, the prejudices and preconceptions made about those affected by mental health issues can be lifted in the workplace, thus encouraging integration, understanding, compassion and a better relationship between workers on site. This vital and necessary goal is aided and approved by a number of other charitable organizations dedicated to tackling issues of mental health, including such charitable bodies as Mind and Mental Health First Aid England. Featuring an attendance of 300 team leaders and heads in the building and construction industry, the HCLG was a successful and innovative meeting that has been in place twice now, and it is greatly hoped that the program will be a success. As under the implementation of Mike Robinson of the BSC, it is greatly hoped that the staggering figures showing how many thousands of construction employees around the country are affected by mental health due to problems encountered in the construction industry will be significantly lowered in the future years to come. It is hoped that businesses all over the industry will cooperate to making this encouraging intention a reality.

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Alarming Increase in Health and Safety Breaches

Health and safety in the workplace, particularly in the building and construction industries, are of paramount importance to individuals around the world as well as in the United Kingdom. However, alarming figures collated by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) have indicated that despite the continued implementation of health and safety regulations in the workplace, many of these have not been followed or simply been ignored by members of the industry. The evidence based on this alarming and worrying claim is based on the staggering amount of fines accrued by building firms for not carrying appropriate risk assessments or putting their employees’ lives in danger and at great personal risk. The year 2016 recorded a total of 19 fines imposed amounting to sums worth a million pounds or even greater than that, the greatest even reaching to a 5 million pound fine. This is clearly a disgrace to the building and construction industries and demonstrates that not enough businesses in these sectors are regarding the safety and wellbeing of their workers as it should be. It is also worth bearing in mind that fewer fines of staggering amounts were imposed during the year 2015. In fact, not a single fine amounting to 1 million pounds was imposed on a single business in 2014: this is not due to the fact that safety measures were implemented much more in that year than more recently. Rather, the reason for this increase in fines is also that the IOSH is imposing larger penalties than ever before on businesses that neglect the safety of their workers and it is hoped through this that this will be a way of ensuring that businesses regard the safety of their employees more seriously now that they can be fined huge amounts for negligence. Shelley Frost of the directing body of IOSH has explained how injuries in the workplace destroy lives forever and it is therefore essential that all is done to ensure that businesses give health and safety the attention that it deserves.

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Lighting Industry Association Receive Coveted Prize

The well regarded and respected Lighting Industry Association (LIA) have reached new heights of construction achievement when they were named as the “Best Construction Industry Trade Association” in the whole of the United Kingdom. They were granted this award after much time and effort in the building and construction industry to make their firm one of the best service providers in the land. The awarding body themselves have been in operation for the last three years and are dedicated to ensuring that companies and individuals in all kinds of industries get recognized for their achievements and hard work in the respective industries that they are in. Such various industries that the award covers range from catering in hotels and infirmaries to the building and construction industries, which the LIA managed to beat in order to seize the prestigious title that it won. As organized by Build Magazine, the event is an obvious testament to the hard work of firms all around the country to improve and invest in new forms of technology for the advancement of industry itself all around the country. Indeed, Mister Steve Davies the Chief Executive Officer at LIA is naturally jubilant that the company was awarded for its incredible hard work throughout the years to improve its efforts all across its various departments. The award itself  is clearly not only a testament to the company itself, but also to its clients, employees and representatives all around the country that help to make the Lighting Industry Association the best that it can be. It is hoped that the award will increase the company’s popularity among clients and will encourage other businesses to follow suit and commit themselves to delivering the best service possible that they can to those who need it. Surely the company’s recognition by Build Magazine is a sign that hard work does indeed pay off eventually.

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AGA Builds All New Fitness Space for Xtend Barre

A location along Marylebone High Street in the middle of London is to be the site of an all new fitness space from its original state as a bargain basement that was quite frankly none other than a sad waste of property building space. Now, these 3,000 square feet of valuable space in the bustling London metropole will become an all-new studio for fitness enthusiasts and those wishing to get their regular exercise in on track. Commissioned by US corporate giants Xtend Barre for AGA (or Amos Goldreich Architecture) to visualize the ambitious project, the architectural design firm has delivered the project on time to include a variety of luxurious facilities but with an added down-to-earth feel that will delight and appeal to users from all levels and skills. The original space itself being a dark and dilapidated space, AGA took steps to make sure that enough light could be let into the space by stripping down the walls and then covering them in white paint so that enough light would be reflected all around the walls of the studio. In addition to this, the main entrance area will also feature some eating and drinking facilities, as well as a sign for exercise tops and gear, in addition to a general sitting space for tired would-be athletes and their impressed guests. Locker room storage areas will also be made available on demand for those that seek it. This is all wonderful news no doubt for the employees and founders of Xtend Barre London as they grow a community that will be able to benefit from the brand new services that the studio will have to offer. This is especially good tidings for Ms Catie Miller, the creator of the London branch of Xtend Barre, and she is ecstatic that the collaboration with Amos Goldreich Architecture has been an all-round success.

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The Housing Crisis – Are “Garden Villages” A Solution?

Britain is currently experiencing an incredibly concerning housing crisis, resulting in too many people being forced into temporary housing or worse: having to sleep on the streets. This also does not excuse or in any way distract from the fact that a vast number of housing accommodation itself is in disgraceful disrepair and lacking in the basic health and safety regulations that it might once have been the government’s aim to deliver to every household in the United Kingdom. Now what is the current Tory government doing to try and combat this increasingly worsening problem throughout our land? “Garden villages.” An initiative with a typically middle-class name, this scheme is their intention to build decent housing in the light of 48,000 brand new habitations amounting to a the creation of a grand total of 14 of these “villages.” This seems to be an impressive number at first, but consider for one moment that it does indeed seem a far cry compared to the housing initiatives undertaken by the Labour government after the Second World War. Indeed, one of the crucial differences was that the government back then was concerned to not only build more houses, but also to improve those that were already in existence. The people who benefitted from better living conditions from the Labour initiatives and legislative housing acts of the late 1940s were not just in their thousands: they were in their millions. The “garden villages” scheme sounds suspiciously like an initiative that will enable housing for a lucky few, but will avoid the even greater issue that many Britons supposedly living in functioning homes are in fact living in uninhabitable ones. It seems clear that this suggested solution is just simply not enough. The building and construction industries will need to be prepared to work together to ensure that more houses are built in the future, however with pathetic initiatives like these it seems unlikely that this will happen any time soon.

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The Future of the Building Industry Safe in Terms of Engineers

Affiliates and those interested in the building, design and construction industries will be pleased to know that tool manufacturing agency Dormer Pramet have recently signed an agreement with the Advanced Manufacturing Training Center (AMTC) to furnish them with tools, equipment and advice to their engineering students and apprentices. This is fantastic news for the AMTC, located in the city of Coventry. Under the wing of the Manufacturing Technology Center (MTC), itself founded in 2011, the AMTC (set up for only just over a year now) has become a key and very popular location for various individuals from all over the country wishing to learn about the engineering and construction trade. Having come a long way since 2015, the AMTC specializes in a number of different engineering trades and it is clear that Dormer Pramet’s declaration of support for them is a welcome sign that they will be able to progress into the future by ensuring that the future generations of engineers in this country are educated with the right set of tools and enthusiasm by a specialist in the trade. Not only will the faculty benefit from a fresh and reliable supply of tools and materials, but Dormer Pramet’s commitment to them will mean that talks, seminars and networking events will be able to be organized in order to increase enthusiasm levels from students, interns, apprentices and staff members alike in what the engineering trade has to offer to its members. An experienced and well established initiative, Dormer Pramet supply tools and technical help to more than 30 different offices around the world involved in over 100 different markets all around the world. It is hugely hoped that their commitment will ensure the survival of the industry at a time when all too legitimate concerns with the skills base in this country are at their very highest at this time.

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