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Costain Welsh road upgrade costs rise by £54.9m
The cost of a complex Costain road-widening job in Wales has increased by £54.9m. The Welsh Government has also confirmed the stretch of the Heads of the Valleys road will miss its opening deadline this year and will not be fully complete until 2020. Costain started...
Big Midlands steel stockholder collapses
Dudley-based steel stockholder Meridian Metal Trading has entered administration. The firm is one of the largest, independent steel stockholders, processing 250,000 tonnes annually and employing 160 staff in the UK. It supplies galvanised, hot rolled, cold reduced,...
Crossrail chiefs were allowed too much autonomy – MPs report
A committee of MPs has expressed its range and frustration that the root causes of the delays and 19% cost overruns of the Crossrail project are still not yet properly known.A committee of MPs has expressed its range and frustration that the root causes of the delays...
Plans approved for Greenock cruise centre
Inverclyde Council has approved plans for the terminal on the banks of the Clyde at Greenock to welcome cruise ship passengers.Inverclyde Council has approved plans for the terminal on the banks of the Clyde at Greenock to welcome cruise ship passengers.Read Full...
Two thousand tonnes of ballast needed to fix Conwy rail line
Network Rail has started work this week to repair extensive damage to the Conwy Valley line.Network Rail has started work this week to repair extensive damage to the Conwy Valley line.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | The...
Speller Metcalfe managing director leaves
The owners of building contractor Speller Metcalfe are back in day-to-day charge of their business after the departure of group managing director Des O’Neill.The owners of building contractor Speller Metcalfe are back in day-to-day charge of their business after the...
Mace hires ex-Aecom director to lead £1.1bn Stratford project
The director tasked with leading Aecom’s move into contracting has joined Mace to lead its East Bank project in Stratford. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/industry-moves/mace-hires-ex-aecom-director-to-lead-11bn-stratford-project/10041722.article
Combustibles blanket ban is ‘not the answer’
Experts have told a parliamentary panel that building regulations need to include more guidance on fire safety and take better account of modern methods of construction. source...
Robotic timber construction project launches
The Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has launched a project exploring the use of robotic fabrication in the assembly of cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures. source...
Speller Metcalfe MD suddenly exits
The group managing director of Midlands-based construction group Speller Metcalfe has left the company. Des O’Neill joined the fast-growing builder as a divisional director nearly six years ago from Thomas Vale where he was senior projects manager. He progressed to...
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