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Willmott Dixon to lead Darlington town regeneration
Willmott Dixon has been picked as construction partner for a major regeneration drive across Darlington town centre. The contractor is teaming up with Cityheart, Space Architects, Identity Consult and others after Darlington Borough Council confirmed the line-up for a...
Bear Scotland road workers vote to strike over pay
Road maintenance workers at Bear Scotland have overwhelmingly backed industrial action in a row over low pay. The dispute involves dozens of Inverness-based staff who maintain and keep safe key routes across central Scotland and the Highlands, including tsupporting...
Contractor fined after employee killed by collapsing wall
A building firm in Bath has been ordered to pay more than £100,000 for safety breaches that caused the death of an employee.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | Construction Index https://ift.tt/NhyF6RS
Gateley Vinden recruits new director
Gateley Vinden has appointed Richard Causer as director and head of its national construction dispute resolution team.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | Construction Index https://ift.tt/Yc3NlXb
Merchants forecast modest growth
Building materials sales are growing more quickly than previously expected, but the outlook is uncertain.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | Construction Index https://ift.tt/G9YSHpR
Tilbury Douglas starts work on £35m Halifax leisure centre
Calderdale Council reports that site work has begin on construction of a new £35m leisure centre in Halifax.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | Construction Index https://ift.tt/sm92TCR
Almacantar cladding judgment confirms leaseholders not liable
The Upper Tribunal has made its decision in the case of Almacantar Centre Point v Leaseholders. Bhavini Patel, senior associate and co-head of the building safety group at Howard Kennedy, was part of the team that acted for 10 leaseholders in the case. This is her...
Graham wins £50m Bristol school building contract
John Graham Construction has been appointed main contractor for the new secondary school in Bristol.Read Full Article: The Construction Index from All Construction News | Construction Index https://ift.tt/ociCxIJ
Former Highways England director banned over Covid loan abuse
A former executive director of Highways England has been disqualified as a company director for Covid loan abuse. Anna Daroy has also served as Director General of the Institute of Directors and a raft of senior roles across all industries. She was Executive Director...
O’Rourke appoints new Director of Strategy and Transformation
Victoria Pomarnevska has been appointed as the new Director of Strategy and Transformation for Laing O’Rourke’s Europe hub. She joins the business from her role as Strategy and Planning Director at British Gas. Pomarnevska will initially work alongside...
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