http://www.contractjournal.comen-gbWed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73386/exploding-concrete-banned.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/11/11/73386/exploding-concrete-banned.htmlContractors are banning foam concrete on civils sites after two explosions left construction workers with fractured feet.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/09/15/71612/corus-hikes-structural-steel-prices-by-25-a-tonne.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/09/15/71612/corus-hikes-structural-steel-prices-by-25-a-tonne.htmlSteel manufacturer Corus has informed fabricators it will raise the price of steel sections by £25-a-tonne from 4 October. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:44:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/09/09/71214/ardmore-turns-shipping-containers-into-student-digs.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/09/09/71214/ardmore-turns-shipping-containers-into-student-digs.htmlStudents could soon be sleeping in old shipping containers transformed into accommodation units by north London contractor Ardmore.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/09/08/71406/shuttle-buggy-speeds-delivery-of-road-surfacing.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/09/08/71406/shuttle-buggy-speeds-delivery-of-road-surfacing.htmlExtra smooth running lanes are now in place on the A1 through Newton on the Moor in Northumberland after use of a new piece of road surfacing plant. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:45:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/09/08/71405/resurfacing-work-sets-industry-standards-for-recycling.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/09/08/71405/resurfacing-work-sets-industry-standards-for-recycling.htmlResurfacing work on the M25 between junctions 6 and 7 has set an industry standard for recycled roads in the UK. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:45:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/07/17/69885/chip-fat-to-be-used-in-road-building.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/07/17/69885/chip-fat-to-be-used-in-road-building.htmlOld chip fat could be used instead of bitumen to make road construction 'greener', Aggregate Industries has claimed. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:50:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/07/09/69639/corus-cuts-366-more-jobs.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/07/09/69639/corus-cuts-366-more-jobs.htmlSteelmaker Corus has announced a further 366 job cuts at its Scunthorpe site, just two weeks after it announced 2,000 job cuts.Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/07/07/69640/concrete-gets-cheaper-tougher-and-greener.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/07/07/69640/concrete-gets-cheaper-tougher-and-greener.htmlThe inventors of a cheap, low-carbon cement substitute battled for 20 years to reach commercial production. Aaron Morby finds out how RockTron won over the sceptics and kept its technology British.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:21:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/07/07/69478/hanson-plant-to-cut-93-jobs.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/07/07/69478/hanson-plant-to-cut-93-jobs.htmlA Hanson cement plant is planning to cut 93 jobs as it reduces its output "to a minimum", following a drop in orders.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:17:00 GMThttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/69235/payment-row-erupts-over-cemex-concrete-plant.htmlhttp://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/2009/06/30/69235/payment-row-erupts-over-cemex-concrete-plant.htmlA row has erupted over payment for a concrete plant constructed for Cemex in Stepney, London, by McCrory Engineering. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT