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Two directors banned after concrete pipe cartel probe
Two former directors of precast concrete drainage product manufacturer CPM have been banned following a probe into price-fixing. The Competition and Markets Authority secured the ban after investigators discovered that two materials suppliers had been involved in...
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 With the UK teetering on the edge of Brexit, Margo Cole travelled to Peterborough to find out what might lie...
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.Van Elle, the publicly quoted geotechnical contractor, has warned shareholders that its...
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.Crossrail’s new leadership team has produced a new plan to get the delayed...
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). Balfour Beatty has been chosen by Aberdeen City Council for the £25.7m transformation of Union Terrace Gardens (UTG).Read Full Article: The...
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.Aberdeen City Council has approved road and transport works totalling £10.6m, boosted by £2.5m of additional funding.Read Full Article: The...
Aarsleff boosts geotechnical expertise
Foundations specialist Aarsleff Ground Engineering appointed Dan Adams as senior geotechnical consultant.Foundations specialist Aarsleff Ground Engineering appointed Dan Adams as senior geotechnical consultant.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All...
Skanska Europe stems construction losses
Skanska’s European construction business, which includes UK operations, racked up another loss in the first quarter of this year. But the losses are reducing as the European arm was in the red by £7.65m between January and March from revenue of £565m compared to...
Digital UK map of buried utilities to save lives
Work is starting on an ambitious project to draw up a digital map of all UK underground pipes and cables to end strikes and save workers lives. The government’s Geospatial Commission plans to collate existing data on underground pipes and cables to create an...
£45m Edinburgh concert hall gets green light
Edinburgh’s first purpose-built music and performance venue for over 100 years has got the green light from city planners. The International Music & Performing Arts Charitable Trust Scotland is planning to build the concert hall behind the Royal Bank of Scotland’s...
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