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Pump it up

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

Rita Ora takes to the stage at The Construction Index Race Day 2019

Pop superstar Rita Ora will be providing the evening entertainment after a day of horse racing at Doncaster Race Course on 29th June 2019.

Brexit threat fails to stifle plant growth

With the UK teetering on the edge of Brexit, Margo Cole travelled to Peterborough to find out what might lie ahead for the UK’s construction equipment industry

Balfour Beatty picked for Aberdeen park transformation

Balfour Beatty has been chosen by Aberdeen City Council for the £25.7m transformation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG).

Green light for Aberdeen road improvements

Aberdeen City Council has approved road and transport works totalling £10.6m, boosted by £2.5m of additional funding.

Delayed starts prompt Van Elle profits warning

Van Elle, the publicly quoted geotechnical contractor, has warned shareholders that its annual profits will be below expectations because of clients stalling on project start dates.

Crossrail to open by March 2021 but without Bond Street station

Crossrail’s new leadership team has produced a new plan to get the delayed project finished and start rail operations under central London sometime between October 2020 and March 2021.

Aarsleff boosts geotechnical expertise

Foundations specialist Aarsleff Ground Engineering appointed Dan Adams as senior geotechnical consultant.

Cheesegrater bolt saga finally comes to an end

When huge bolts started to fall off the Cheesegrater in November 2014, just months after construction completed, the legal battles began. Four-and-a-half years later, the affair has now been settled.

Planning permission granted for Edinburgh concert hall

Edinburgh Council has granted planning permission for the city’s first purpose-built music and performance venue in over 100 years.

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