With the global economy producing over a 100 billion garments a year, it’s little wonder the clothing industry has had such a debilitating effect on the environment for so long. Experts estimate that the industry’s climate impact ranges from 4% to 10% of overall global carbon emissions,[2] so there’s no getting away from the fact that it has been a major contributor to climate change and biodiversity loss through production processes and the use of fossil-based synthetics. That’s why the sustainability efforts of clothing manufacturers and their supply chains are crucial to our planet’s wellbeing.

Leading highways industry players Balfour Beatty, Connect Plus, Connect Plus Services and Highway Care have helped to create a compelling narrative of road safety and innovation with the World Book Day launch of ‘The Cones and The Cone Laying Machine’; a children’s storybook by Chris Madeley.

 Rockford, Illinois-based The Caldwell Group Inc. is celebrating 70 years. The below-the-hook and material handling equipment manufacturer will mark the occasion with a series of events, culminating in a late-summer gala with customers, partners, suppliers, and staff.

Founded by Leslie Caldwell in 1954, as a maker of lifting slings, the firm has expanded and moved several times over the decades, now occupying two large manufacturing and warehouse facilities.

Despite the prevalence of design and build contracts across many construction sectors, there is still a high proportion of architectural practices, along with developer clients, which seek to achieve excellence in the specification and delivery of projects: whether in relation to targeting greater energy efficiency, the upper levels of BREEAM, enhanced whole life cost, or perhaps to meet site specific challenges.