Laing O’Rourke has sold its Bison hollowcore precast concrete flooring business to materials group Forterra for £20m. The deal includes a five-year commercial agreement for Forterra to supply hollowcore and other precast products to Laing O’Rourke. Bison Manufacturing is based around a highly-automated manufacturing
Mumbai-based Remek is bringing unique and authentic handcrafted pieces from traditional artisans to young and urban Indians. It’s been six months, and the startup clocks 300 website visitors each day with a monthly run rate of Rs 50,000. An old saying goes that India
A few years ago, Jason Isbell was an ex-member of Drive-By Truckers, playing clubs and drinking way too much whiskey. Now, the Alabama native is headlining venues like Baltimore’s 19,000-seat Merriweather Post Pavilion while turning out sharp country-rock story-songs. (John Mayer has called him
The latest attacks against Israeli forces and settlers in Jerusalem and the West Bank have once again exposed the cracks in the Israeli security apparatuses, experts and analysts say. “Israel watches over the Palestinians in minute details; their lives and their movements. But this surveillance does not work
If your home seems to lack character and personality, perhaps it’s time you tapped into different types of lighting to create different moods. The right lighting is essential to create the right feel in every room. If the light is too bright, a room
Billy Joel’s a notoriously prickly figure, the kind of guy who’s burned enough lovers and interviewers to forever cement his legacy as a “difficult person.” Regardless, the man’s a star, even today. Since 2014, lest we forget, he’s sold out Madison Square Garden 40 times. He
According to researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, there is finally an increase in the smoking cessation rate. The study finds that more people using e-cigarettes are responsible for quitting smoking and these electronic devices
Attracting positive chi into one’s house is very important. You may think every room in your house is right with all the energy flowing, but there could be one or two areas that may have negative influences. So, generally it is good to pay
UPDATE ONE: Call of Duty Modern Warfare Remastered has gone LIVE now as a standalone product in the Xbox Games Store today. It costs £34.99 and the Variety Map Pack is also available for £11.59. If you’re an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, you can get
A combination of rising connectivity and more sophisticated automation is transforming traditional businesses as they blend products and services in new ways. In product-led industries such as manufacturing, this trend first manifests itself in the growth of services alongside products. But it doesn’t stop
