The 175-hector, 600MW proposed data centre campus, is the second largest investment project at £5.6b in 2023, with Network Rail having the largest investment at £9.6b. The proposed new site in Essex will cover 300,000 sqm and Havering Council is likely to review the application through a Local Development Order as the land is … Continued
You have to do some research to find any positive news coming from the construction industry at the moment, but it didn’t take me long to find a couple of really good news stories. Although the increase in interest rates has had an impact on the domestic housing market, there are significant signs that the … Continued
Essex currently has around 360 public EV chargers (120 fast chargers) and has a target of delivering 1500 charging points by 2025 and 6000 by 2030, when the government plans to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel cars. Essex is the lowest performer per 100,000 vehicles across Central, South and Eastern regions. The … Continued
Warehouse jobs are essential to the smooth running of many businesses. Whether you’re a retailer, a manufacturer, or a distributor, you need a team of reliable and hardworking warehouse workers to keep your operation running. But finding the right people for warehouse jobs can be a challenge. Warehouse work can be physically demanding and repetitive, … Continued
Over the last two hundred years we have gradually removed the reliance on manual labour, removing the need for people and animals from the workforce and moving from steam, to oil, to computers, to now the digital revolution, which will change how goods are produced. Unlike the last 3 industrial revolutions, which generally saw the … Continued
Axiom Personnel has worked in the industrial and manufacturing sectors for many years and yet ‘Gigafactory’ is a new term and one that we needed to do some research into. A Gigafactory is a manufacturing facility that produces EV car batteries on a grand scale. The term was first used by Tesla when they announced … Continued
The UK government has set ambitious targets for recycling, and Essex is well-placed to meet these targets. The county has a strong infrastructure for recycling, and there is a growing awareness of the importance of recycling among residents. There are a number of factors that will drive the growth of the recycling industry in Essex … Continued
As with any check, they are only as accurate as the information provided on that date, if someone is in court today and has a criminal conviction that may not be included in the system at the time of the check, how often do you carry out an update is down to each employer. It … Continued
The job title generally reads, Gardener or Landscaper as Horticulturalist can conjure up someone with many years of experience and a member of the RHS, but whatever the title, the industry is still struggling to recruit. Back in 2014, a collaborative report was produced identifying the impending crisis in UK Horticulture, because of the threats … Continued
Last Friday afternoon the team took the mobile phone and headed off to Sandown Park Racecourse, the day had been planned for a while and we tied in our team building with Ladies Day. It turned out to be one of the hottest days so far this year and everyone made a real effort with … Continued