Green light for £1bn Purfleet regeneration
Thurrock Council has given planning approval for a £1bn regeneration project in Purfleet that includes the construction of thousands of new homes and a new town centre.
Directors’ ban for concrete pipe cheats
Two former bosses of concrete drainage supplier CPM who colluded with competitors in cartel activities have been banned from acting as company directors.
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.
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