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How Contractors Can Comply with UK’s Building Safety Act

How Contractors Can Comply with UK's Building Safety Act

The UK construction industry is navigating one its most significant regulatory transformations in decades. The Building Safety Act (BSA) represents a seismic shift in how building safety is managed throughout a structure’s lifecycle. For contractors in the UK construction industry, understanding these changes is essential for legal compliance and long-term visibility. The act itself is

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Largest UK Construction Projects

From Hadrian’s Wall to the Northern Powerhouse Rail, the United Kingdom’s landscape has been shaped by ambitious construction projects spanning nearly two millennia. These engineering marvels reflect Britain’s evolving needs—from Roman frontier defense to Victorian industrial might to modern climate resilience. Each project represents not just physical infrastructure but pivotal moments in the nation’s development,

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Bridgit’s Commitment to Workforce Planning Integration Garners Multiple Industry Honors

At Bridgit, we’re dedicated to helping construction professionals optimize their workforce management with intuitive, effective, and highly integrated solutions. This year, we’re proud to share that our commitment to innovation and customer success has been recognized with several prestigious industry awards. These accolades reflect our ongoing efforts to deliver best-in-class workforce planning tools that empower

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Reinventing the Internal Resume Database: Bridgit’s Experience Summaries & Other New Features in March

(View internal resume for every employee including previous employer experience) Bridgit’s mission is simple: we help contractors reimagine talent management and modernize their people strategy. We recognize that maintaining accurate, up-to-date employee resume data—and automatically updating each individual’s experience as they gain it—is central to that vision. In pursuit of this goal, we’re excited to

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5 Ways to Scale Your Contracting Business Without Hiring More People

Labor shortages hit the construction industry hard in 2024. Projects keep coming, but finding and keeping skilled workers remains a persistent challenge. Smart contractors are turning to digital tools – not to replace workers, but to maximize the potential of their existing teams. Traditional growth models fail when faced with budget constraints and talent scarcity.

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5 steps to maximize construction workforce productivity

There’s a high cost associated with inefficient workforce management. Bottlenecks can cause costly delays, project overruns, and reduce your overall profitability. Traditional tools like spreadsheets and manual processes may be letting you down – they may be creating bottlenecks instead of efficiencies. In this post, we’re going to take a look at the five steps

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Turning Your People Data into a Competitive Advantage: Experience Tracking is Now Live in Bridgit

Workforce planning has traditionally focused on optimizing productivity—ensuring the number of people coming available matches the capacity needed for upcoming jobs. Historically, this process has been limited to job titles and roles. But now, we’re taking it a step further. We’re excited to announce the launch of Bridgit Experience Tracking—a significant evolution in the Bridgit

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Trends in Construction Labor Markets and Impact on Project Management

The construction industry is in a state of rapid change, and one could even argue it’s experiencing some disruption. Multiple trends are coming together, creating shifts that are impacting the construction labor market. These changes have a direct effect on construction project management. For construction project managers, the challenge lies in navigating this evolving market

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