Pictured: Grandfather, 60, killed when large chunk of concrete ‘fell from the back of a lorry’ and smashed through his windscreen in front of his horrified wife and two grandchildren Stephen Oscroft was driving with his wife and two grand children on July 7 A large concrete block fell from a truck and hit his … Read more
Chunk of concrete ‘that fell off back of truck’ smashes through windscreen and kills driver Driver in Thoresby, Nottinghamshire, died after concrete hit their windscreen The large piece of rock crashed through the windscreen on Tuesday morning Police are searching for a beige truck that may have discarded its load nearby By Luke May For … Read more
Scientists create an environmentally-friendly bendable concrete made of industrial by-products that could prevent damage to buildings during earthquakes Video shows new concrete made from waste that bends under heavy loads The material uses industrial waste products such as fly ash produced by coal Engineers hope it could prevent disastrous building collapses during big quakes By Jonathan … Read more
Builder finds ingenious way to level concrete as he swings across a house extension perched on a digger arm with his trowel A group of builders were working on an extension to a house in Derbyshire After pouring a concrete, the builders needed to carefully screed the surface One decided to jump in the bucket … Read more