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Race Heats Up for £1bn Concrete Road Upgrade Contract

Race Heats Up for £1bn Concrete Road Upgrade Contract

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The new £1bn Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction (LCRR) Framework has been unveiled, replacing the current £400m five-year arrangement that prioritized maintenance and repairs over...
Kier switches to battery-hybrid generators

How Kier led the switch to hybrid battery generators

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The changeover was made after testing ten battery storage units on the contractor's sites. Kier has calculated a monthly carbon savings of seven tonnes...
Winvic wins first phase of £900m Swindon logistics park

Winvic wins first phase of £900m Swindon logistics park

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The £900m scheme, driven by Panattoni, is a project that will see the now defunct 7.2m sq ft of logistics and manufacturing space taking...
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consultancy  Firm RSK Group secures £500m for fresh acquisitions spree

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The Cheshire-based group RSK, which employs 15,000 people and operates in 40 countries, has secured investment from a consortium led by Searchlight Capital Partners...
Inflation added £23bn to the cost of construction last year

Inflation ‘adds £23bn to annual construction output costs’

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This is the first time annual construction value has surpassed £200 billion, representing a 15% increase in nominal terms over 2021 output values. According...

Wates Submits Proposal for 1,000 Home Development in Harrow

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Wates Residential is set to transform the former council civic centre site, delivering over 1,000 homes across a 10-year redevelopment plan. A hybrid planning application...
Colas wins Cheshire highways deal

Colas wins long-term Cheshire maintenance deal

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Colas will be responsible for the upkeep of the 2,300km of public roadways and traffic signals, street lighting, gulley cleansing, drainage, and street furniture,...

Pump it up

Dewatering the Hinkley Point C power station site calls for a massive pumping capacity

Construction Output Shows Signs of Recovery in March

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construction activity saw a modest lift in March, building on a revised 0.2% increase in February and recovering from a 0.3% decline in January....
Construction workers will be offered coronavirus testing

Construction workers will be offered coronavirus testing

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Health secretary Nick Hancock has confirmed on Tuesday that the construction workers and their families with the covid-19 symptoms will now have access to...
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