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Scottish electrical contractors welcome standards review
Scottish trade body Select has welcomed the announcement of a government “call for evidence” on the extent of substandard electrical installations in Scotland.Scottish trade body Select has welcomed the announcement of a government “call for evidence” on...
No-deal Brexit: CLC warns businesses to mitigate against impact
It is vital that firms start talking within their supply chains to mitigate against the risks of a no-deal Brexit, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has warned. source...
Middle East: Firms accused of ‘failing’ migrant workers
The majority of construction firms working on projects in Qatar and the UAE are “failing” to protect workers’ rights, according to a report from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre. source...
Balfour Beatty to deliver £214m Hinkley Point power line
Balfour Beatty has been appointed to deliver the £214m north and south 400 kV overhead line project on behalf of National Grid at Hinkley Point C. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/home/balfour-beatty-to-deliver-214m-hinkley-point-power-line/10039395.article
Balfour bags £214m Hinkley connection contract
Balfour Beatty has landed a £214m deal to deliver overhead line connections for National Grid at Hinkley Point. The North and South 400kV overhead lines will link the new nuclear reactor to the national grid. The work has been awarded through National Grid’s Overhead...
Crest Nicholson squeezed by build cost rise and weak sales
South East house builder Crest Nicholson saw profits fall for the first time in years after being squeezed by higher build cost inflation and softening market conditions in the south east. The firm has now closed its London division with all sites in the capital now...
Local Preston firm bags £19m Lancaster Uni business school
Preston-based John Turner Construction has secured the contract to deliver new business school facilities for Lancaster University Management School. The local firm beat off competition from BAM – who were initially expected to deliver the project – Eric...
Diamond cutting machine can speed-up cable laying
A new diamond trenching method claims to boost the speed of cable laying by up to five times. Specialist Nextec has developed the system in its domestic Swedish market and is now looking to launch in the UK. Its machine replaces a traditional microtrenching carbide...
Crest Nicholson hit by Brexit build cost inflation
House-builder Crest Nicholson has blamed Brexit uncertainties as well as its failure to keep tabs on build cost inflation for a dip in profits.House-builder Crest Nicholson has blamed Brexit uncertainties as well as its failure to keep tabs on build cost inflation for...
Former HS2 chairman says project will ‘be a success’
The new team leading HS2 is “very good” and the project will be a success, its former chairman Sir Terry Morgan has told Construction News. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/home/former-hs2-chairman-says-project-will-be-a-success/10039280.article
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