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Highways England issues tender for £7bn smart motorways alliance
Two months later than expected, Highways England has published the eagerly-anticipated contract notice for its £7bn Smart Motorway Programme Alliance (SMP Alliance).Two months later than expected, Highways England has published the eagerly-anticipated contract notice...
Untrained concrete pump operator killed trying to clear blockage
A concrete pumping company and its sole director have been fined after an employee was struck and killed by concrete.A concrete pumping company and its sole director have been fined after an employee was struck and killed by concrete.Read Full Article: The...
Hunt for smart motorway trio to deliver £7bn plan
Highways England is advancing plans to deliver all the smart motorway programme through a single alliance arrangement. Radical plans to adopt a full alliance model for all smart motorway work are now underway with bids being invited to find three tier one contractors,...
Peel plans five resi towers at MediaCityUK
Developer Peel Land is proposing to build five tower blocks offering a mix of housing and student accommodation next to MediaCityUK on Salford Quays. The firm in joint venture with local landowner Tokenhouse has just submitted outline plans for a 1,500 unit scheme to...
Flying concrete from blocked pump kills worker
A concrete pumping company and its sole director have been fined after an employee was struck and killed by concrete. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how on 13 February 2017 Kevin Hoare was attempting to clear a blockage in a vehicle mounted concrete pump at...
Brit gets third term in Eurocode chair
Professor Steve Denton, head of civil, bridge and ground engineering at WSP, has been re-elected for an unprecedented third term as chair of the European Standardisation Committee CEN/TC 250 responsible for setting design rules for structural and geotechnical...
Balfour Beatty consults on redundancies at specialist arms
Exclusive: Balfour Beatty is planning to merge the location and management of its ground engineering, living places and Balvac business units and is consulting on redundancies. source...
Specialist margins on the rise as clients bypass tier ones
Specialist contractor margins are growing as they take on more risk and contract directly with clients, the 2018 CN Specialists Index has revealed. source...
Crossrail cost ‘could rise by £4bn’
Crossrail could end up costing as much as £19bn to complete – £4bn more than its original budget, a rail expert has claimed. source https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/clients/crossrail/crossrail-cost-could-rise-by-4bn/10037903.article
Proline Group hit by fall-out from Forrest
Building services specialist Proline Group is fighting for survival after being left with a string of unpaid bills by stricken contractor Forrest Group. Proline had been working on two major Forrest sites in Machester – the X1 Gateway where it had a £3.7m...
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