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Brexit has ‘no impact’ on UK construction says Laing O’Rourke
A detailed analysis of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, with or without a deal, has shown that it will have little or no impact on UK construction, Laing O’Rourke has determined.A detailed analysis of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, with...
Laing O’Rourke pre-tax losses fall 20%
Laing O’Rourke has posted a pre-tax loss of £43.6m for the year to 31st March 2018, representing a modest improvement on the previous year’s pre-tax loss of £54.3m.Laing O’Rourke has posted a pre-tax loss of £43.6m for the year to 31st March 2018,...
Dundee plans port expansion to boost offshore recycling
Metal recycling and decommissioning specialist John Lawrie Group has agreed a multi-million-pound deal to develop a new site at the Port of Dundee.Metal recycling and decommissioning specialist John Lawrie Group has agreed a multi-million-pound deal to develop a new...
Two Portsmouth ‘Grenfell’ tower blocks to be torn down
Two landmark Portsmouth tower blocks are set to be demolished after work to strengthen them was estimated to cost £86m. Problems with structural concrete were uncovered when cladding was removed from the two 18-storey towers in Somerstown following the Grenfell...
Telford Homes to start 260 London rental homes scheme
Telford Homes secured another forward funding deal with long-term rental specialist Greystar to deliver a near 260 homes build-to-rent scheme at Walthamstow in East London. Greystar in Partnership with European real estate business Henderson Park partnership will pay...
Laing O’Rourke reports loss after hospital and Brexit hit
Laing O’Rourke has reported a loss for the third year running after it was hit by further costs on its Montreal hospital job and Brexit-related write-downs. source...
Morgan Sindall fined £100k after worker’s hand severed
A Morgan Sindall worker’s hand was severed by a biomass boiler he was inspecting at a British Army barracks. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/best-practice/health-and-safety/morgan-sindall-fined-100k-after-workers-hand-severed/10040150.article
Brexit: Construction minister given list of ‘key concerns’
Construction minister Richard Harrington has been handed a list of the market’s four “key areas of concern” in relation to Brexit by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC). source...
Portsmouth advised to pull down sixties tower blocks
Portsmouth City Council leaders are being asked to back a plan to pull down two adjoining blocks of flats that are beyond economic repair and put up new housing in its place.Portsmouth City Council leaders are being asked to back a plan to pull down two adjoining...
Funding deal for Telford’s Walthamstow development
Telford Homes has secured funding for a build-to-rent development in London by forward selling it.Telford Homes has secured funding for a build-to-rent development in London by forward selling it.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News |...
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